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Greater Minnesota

State: Unbelted traffic deaths more common in rural areas

Rural Minnesota has the largest percentage of unbelted traffic deaths, according to government data released Thursday as a part of a seat belt enforcement campaign.
by Madeleine Baran

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Twin Cities vicar is Duluth bishop

A Twin Cities vicar was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth Thursday.

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Flood-control projects hinge on economic impact numbers

Flood-control projects hinge on economic impact numbers

The Army Corps of Engineers has identified 14 options in Fargo-Moorhead for flood control, but there's a catch. For a plan to gain federal approval, the benefit to taxpayers must be greater than the project cost.
by Dan Gunderson

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Sister: Missing NW Minn. woman's body found in car

The sister of a Thief River Falls woman who had been missing for nearly a year says her body has been found inside a car that authorities pulled from a river in her hometown.

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Faint phone signal leads searchers to lost hunter

Searchers used a faint cell phone signal to track down a lost hunter who was found barefoot in northern Minnesota.

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Explosion damages grain elevator in SE Minn.

An explosion at a grain elevator shook the southeastern Minnesota town of Pine Island on Wednesday.

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Olmsted County hosting 'speed dating'-style DFL forum

The Olmsted County DFL will host a gubernatorial candidate forum in Rochester next week with a unique twist--the event will be structured like "speed dating," organizers say.
by Madeleine Baran

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New Ulm 'bullying' its way to wind energy, landowners say

New Ulm 'bullying' its way to wind energy, landowners say

The city of New Ulm wants to put up five wind turbines as a power source, but proposal has angered a group of landowners who say eminent domain is being used to secure rights for a wind energy project.
by Mark Steil

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Court rules Duluth free to change city retiree benefits

A state court has sided with the City of Duluth in a long-standing dispute over the generous health benefits provided to hundreds of retired city workers.
by Bob Kelleher

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3 sentenced in Wis. tribal lands drug ring

A Red Lake man received a 17 1/2-year sentence with no parole on Tuesday, in connection with a St. Croix tribal drug trafficking investigation.
by Madeleine Baran

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