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Greater Minnesota

Four killed in head-on crash near Albert Lea

Four people have died after their minivan was apparently struck head-on by a tractor-trailer in southern Minnesota near Albert Lea.

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Air cleanup effort launched in Boundary Waters area

Air cleanup effort launched in Boundary Waters area

Minnesota and other states are mobilizing to clean up the air in supposedly pristine areas like the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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50-year-old bones found at Minnesota home

Marshall County authorities say construction workers have unearthed human bones that may have been buried for 50 years or more.

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Carnival workers continue to buck stereotypes

Carnival workers continue to buck stereotypes

Patrick Carlson, 49, has been a carnival worker for more than 20 years. And he's heard it all before.

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Duluth to take Fond du Lac band to court

The city of Duluth says it plans to go to court to force the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to keep sharing revenue from its downtown casino.

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Man convicted of 2001 rape after DNA match

A Minneapolis man was convicted today for raping a woman in New Brighton eight years ago, after police matched the man's DNA from an alleged sexual assault last year.
by Madeleine Baran

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Safety drill this week at Monticello nuclear plant

Emergency responders will descend on Monticello this week for a full-scale preparedness drill at the nuclear power plant, officials with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Exercise ball fetish leads to burglary in Duluth

It may have been a self-professed fetish for slashing large rubber exercise balls that led a Duluth man to break into medical building Duluth in May.

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Cirrus Aircraft doubles sales over previous quarter

Cirrus Aircraft doubles sales over previous quarter

Duluth airplane manufacturer Cirrus Aircraft reports second quarter sales more than doubled the pace of this year's first quarter.
by Bob Kelleher

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Big crowd for Peterson's town hall forum on health care

Big crowd for Peterson's town hall forum on health care

Several hundred people turned out this afternoon in Willmar for a town hall meeting on health care reform, called by 7th District U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson -- and some of them were angry about the plans being debated in Washington.
by Mark Zdechlik

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