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Dissolved copper may be causing rusting of Duluth harbor steel

Dissolved copper may be causing rusting of Duluth harbor steel

A new study of rusting steel supports in the Duluth-Superior harbor points to dissolved copper in the water as a contributing factor.
by Bob Kelleher

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Pastoral path runs through nursing homes, jails

Pastoral path runs through nursing homes, jails

Callings from a higher power don't come in the form of a well-written letter or a carefully worded voice mail, so Jerry David understands why the ministerial path he's on has taken some detours.

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Investor says Elk Run project going slower than expected

The California venture capitalist who says he plans to bring a billion-dollar bio-science park on a former elk farm in southeastern Minnesota said Friday it's going slower than he hoped.
by Tim Nelson

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How education financing affects a whole community

MPR News convened seven people to talk about the fallout from the Moorhead school district's financing situation. It wasn't face-to-face, but in a "virtual forum" where they came together.

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Officials won't confirm driver's health was cause of bus crash

Officials won't confirm driver's health was cause of bus crash

Investigators said they could not confirm the bus company's claim that the driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm in his chest that might have caused a tour bus accident Wednesday afternoon near Austin, Minn.
by Tim Nelson and Elizabeth Baier

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Part of SD town evacuated after chemical leak

Residents of this northeastern South Dakota town who were evacuated after an anhydrous ammonia leak returned to their homes Thursday morning unharmed.

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SE Minn. plagued with series of traffic accidents

A series of traffic accidents in southeastern Minnesota had emergency responders hopping for several hours.

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