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October 1, 2009 4:35 PM

Packages in Princeton were not dangerous, police say

The three suspicious packages discovered in Princeton, Minn. on Wednesday did not contain any hazardous materials, the Princeton Police Department announced today.

by Madeleine Baran

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October 1, 2009 12:00 PM

St. John's University inaugurates new president

St. John's University in Collegeville inaugurated its 12th president Thursday afternoon.

by Ambar Espinoza

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October 1, 2009 11:14 AM

Minn. regulators approve Wis. utility's wind farm

Minnesota regulators have approved a wind farm in southern Minnesota that would be paid for by Wisconsin utility ratepayers.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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October 1, 2009 10:06 AM

Police await test results on Princeton devices

Investigators in Princeton still don't know what was in those three suspicious packages found there Wednesday, but they're treating them as bombs until proven otherwise.

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September 30, 2009 6:44 AM

Congress announces $350 million dairy aid package

Amid a crisis of low milk prices and mounting losses in dairy country, lawmakers in Congress have agreed to a $350 million emergency aid package aimed at helping struggling milk farmers.

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September 29, 2009 8:28 PM

1 Hutchinson cop fired, 1 suspended

One Hutchinson police officer is fired and another is suspended without pay after separate incidents that happened earlier this year while the officers were off-duty.

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September 29, 2009 11:28 AM

Park vs. monument: What's in a name?

When we started thinking about a series of stories about Minnesota's national parks, we were quickly confronted by a tricky question -- just how many parks does Minnesota have?

by Jeff Jones

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September 29, 2009 6:12 AM

Karl Rove speaking at Concordia and St. Olaf this week

Two Minnesota college campuses are getting visits this week from an influential White House figure during former President George W. Bush's tenure.

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September 28, 2009 8:08 PM

Man questioned by police for unruly plane behavior

Police in Rochester say they're trying to determine whether a Northfield man should face criminal charges after flight attendants said he was unruly and removed him from a U.S. Airways flight that had stopped in Rochester.