Greater Minnesota

December 9, 2009 12:00 AM

Lake cabin owners take hard hit with increased property taxes

Thousands of Minnesota property owners will face big property tax increases next year, and a change in state law is causing sticker shock for many. Among the hardest hit are lake cabin owners and farmers.

by Dan Gunderson

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December 8, 2009 4:44 PM

Man suing over alleged sexual abuse at St. John's Abbey

A Minnesota man Tuesday sued the Order of St. Benedict at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville over alleged sexual abuse.

by Ambar Espinoza

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December 7, 2009 6:03 PM

Man charged in brutal stabbing in Steele County

Steele County authorities have charged a 21-year-old man in the brutal stabbing death of his estranged girlfriend last week.

by Laura Yuen

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December 7, 2009 4:24 PM

Man pleads guilty to real estate fraud scheme

A Webster, Minn., man pled guilty in federal court Monday to bilking more than $7 million from at least 15 real estate companies.

by Madeleine Baran

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December 6, 2009 12:00 AM

Minnesota vineyard grows in former cornfield

What once was corn and soybean ground now has more than 4,000 grape vines growing on it.

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December 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Still need a Christmas tree? Grab an axe and go north

Families in search of an inexpensive and truly Minnesotan Christmas tree this year should look past their local tree stand and head north -- and bring an axe.

by Nathaniel Minor

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December 4, 2009 6:31 PM

Pipeline leaks oil near Staples

At least a dozen vacuum trucks are cleaning up an oil spill that happened earlier Friday near Staples in Todd County along a stretch of 16-inch pipeline.

by Ambar Espinoza

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December 4, 2009 4:29 PM

Corrections facility in Appleton to close

A privately-run adult correctional facility in Minnesota plans to shut down in February after struggling to find enough inmates to fill its beds, company officials announced Friday.

by Madeleine Baran

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December 4, 2009 2:38 PM

St. Louis County schools face major change, regardless of $80 million vote

Voters in St. Louis County head to the polls Tuesday for a special election that carries both a large price tag and potentially large ramifications for education across northern Minnesota.