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Greater Minnesota

Idled lumber plants may get second life in bioenergy business

Idled lumber plants may get second life in bioenergy business

Canadian-owned Ainsworth Lumber Company permanently shuttered its plants in Bemidji, Grand Rapids and Cook earlier this year, and now those communities are wondering what's next for the huge, idle plants.
by Tom Robertson

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Republican Cummins to challenge Minn.'s Oberstar

A Republican construction executive says he will challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar for a second time in northeastern Minnesota's 8th Congressional District.

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Dispute over tomato garden divides town

Dispute over tomato garden divides town

A spat over city zoning ordinances involving a man's vegetable garden has grown into a feud that has driven deep divisions through the tiny town of Watson.
by Mark Steil

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Eccentric Ohio congressman freed from Rochester prison

Former Ohio Rep. James Traficant walked out of a Minnesota prison Wednesday morning after serving a seven-year sentence for bribery and racketeering.
by Nomaan Merchant

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Researchers' efforts helping revive prairie chicken population

Researchers' efforts helping revive prairie chicken population

Prairie Chickens nearly disappeared from the Minnesota landscape as prairie habitat became farmland, but the birds are making a comeback on the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge near Crookston.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minn. DNR officer pleads guilty to drug charges

A former conservation officer with the Department of Natural Resources has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to five years of supervised probation for felony drug possession.

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William Marvin, founder of Marvin Windows, dies at 92

William Marvin, the former president and chairman of Marvin Windows and Doors responsible for its growth into a major manufacturer, has died. He was 92.

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Groups sue regulators over giant wind farm in Minnesota

Two consumer groups have sued Wisconsin regulators, alleging they followed the wrong process when they approved a giant wind farm near Albert Lea, Minn.

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Man charged in Duluth shooting

A 24-year-old Duluth man has been charged in connection with the shooting death of a man early yesterday morning.
by Madeleine Baran

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Courts use different approach with drug, alcohol offenders

Courts use different approach with drug, alcohol offenders

Two Minnesota counties and the city of Fargo are trying a new alternative sentencing program for drug and alcohol offenders. The program is run by retired police officers, and the focus is on consequences and second chances.
by Dan Gunderson

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