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Greater Minnesota

Albert Lea: The manufacturing meltdown

Albert Lea: The manufacturing meltdown

In Albert Lea, the pain of the manufacturing slump is acute. That sector has lost nearly 43,000 jobs in Minnesota since the start of the recession -- more than any other major industry. With a heavy reliance on factory jobs, Albert Lea's jobless rate topped 11 percent earlier this year.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Lakeville woman pleads guilty in child suffocation death

A Lakeville woman who was intoxicated when she rolled on top of her infant grandson pled guilty to second-degree manslaughter on Monday.
by Madeleine Baran

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Duluth police looking for vehicle in hit-and-run

Police in Duluth are still looking for an SUV that hit an 18-year-old pedestrian over the weekend.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Fargo-Moorhead flu clinic has leftovers

Officials say only half of the stock of H1N1 FluMist vaccine was used up during Fargo-Moorhead's first public vaccination clinic.

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Teachers union supports school funding ballot measures

Teachers union supports school funding ballot measures

The head of Minnesota's teachers union says next week's election is just the latest sign that the state's system for funding schools needs a complete overhaul.
by Tom Weber

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Ethanol plant penalized for environmental violations

A company that runs an ethanol plant west of the Twin Cities must pay a $425,000 civil penalty for environmental violations, including exceeding its wastewater discharge limits.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Three cities receive loans for water projects

Water projects in three Minnesota cities will move forward with help from $20.6 million in federal stimulus dollars and state loan funds.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Jury awards $1.25 million in misdiagnosis death

A jury awarded more than $1.25 million to a family whose 21-month-old son was misdiagnosed by a Hibbing doctor and died.

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