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Greater Minnesota

Minn. opponents rally against pipeline project

Opponents of a proposed oil pipeline across northern Minnesota rallied in Bemidji on Wednesday.

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Authorities searching for missing 82-year-old

Authorities searching for missing 82-year-old

Searchers continue looking for an 82-year-old rural Staples man who missed a family wedding.

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GOP targets U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson

GOP targets U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson

Minnesota's Republican Party is launching a renewed effort to unseat longtime 7th District Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson.
by Tim Nelson

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Big Stone II plant inches toward final approval

Big Stone II plant inches toward final approval

Five power companies will decide this fall whether to move forward on the proposed $1.6 billion Big Stone II power plant, which has been the subject of heated debate over whether it's necessary, and how much pollution it would cause.

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IRS closes inquiry into pastor's McCain endorsement

The Internal Revenue Service has told a pastor in Warroad, Minn. it's closed an inquiry into complaints that he was preaching politics from the pulpit in violation of federal tax law.
by Elizabeth Baier

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St. Charles poultry plant fire ruled accidental

St. Charles poultry plant fire ruled accidental

The ruling means the April 17 fire was not caused by arson, but investigators were unable to determine the exact cause.

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Appeals court upholds state's ballast water rules

Appeals court upholds state's ballast water rules

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected an environmental group's argument that the state's ballast water permit program is inadequate to protect Lake Superior.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Beekeeping in Minnesota

Beekeeping in Minnesota

Beekeeping is now legal in Minneapolis, after being banned for more than three decades. MPR's Jess Mador and Tom Weber visited a beekeeper to find out more about the process.

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