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Proposed Copper mines ripe for buyout?

Analyst thinks PolyMet and Duluth Metals hot prospects

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Closed ethanol plant to reopen

An ethanol plant shutdown for most of the past two years is getting ready to reopen. The DENCO plant in Morris in west central Minnesota fell victim to a sharp downturn in the ethanol industry in 2007-2008. The plant’s Australian owner, the now-defunct Babcock and Brown Environmental Interests, closed it in January 2009. A new…
by Mark Steil

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Dispatch from northwest Minnesota

Dispatch from northwest Minnesota

Dan Gunderson, who covers Northwest Minnesota for Minnesota Public Radio News, talks to Cathy Wurzer about important stories on his beat during Morning Edition. He reports on a a legal dispute over genetically modified seed, this year's harvest, rain in the forecast and a flood diversion project for Fargo Moohead.
by David Cazares

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Canada moves to clean up Lake Winnipeg

Canada moves to clean up Lake Winnipeg

There has been talk recently about having multi-party talks in Washington D.C. to negotiate several water issues causing political skirmishes across the international border.
by Dan Gunderson

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Latest crop estimate brings mixed news

New crop data suggest corn will see less supply and higher prices. For soybeans the opposite will probably happen.
by Mark Steil

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Guitar summit brings fast fingers to Fergus Falls

Guitar summit brings fast fingers to Fergus Falls

Some of the fastest fingers in Minnesota are in Fergus Falls for the first annual West Central Guitar Summit.
by Dan Gunderson

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DNR seeks input on Lake Vermilion State Park master plan

DNR seeks input on Lake Vermilion State Park master plan

The Minnesota DNR is looking for public comment to help create the master plan for the new Lake Vermilion State Park, established just this summer.

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Falcons, Griffins or Raptors? U of M Rochester to reveal mascot

Falcons, Griffins or Raptors? U of M Rochester to reveal mascot

Heads up, Med City residents. The University of Minnesota-Rochester may not have a football team or cheerleading squad in its cards, but it will have a mascot soon.
by Elizabeth Baier

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MayoClinic.com named one of 50 best sites of 2010

Time magazine thinks MayoClinic.com is pretty awesome. The magazine named the Rochester clinic's site one of the top web sites of the year.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Creepy and fascinating asylum complex yours for $1

Creepy and fascinating asylum complex yours for $1

The former Fergus Falls State Hospital is an imposing collection of Victorian-style buildings. The problem is no one knows what to do with the complex. The city is seeking buyers with ideas -- and money. Someone put up an ad on Craiglist offering the site for $1. The city didn't put up the ad, but doesn't mind the publicity.

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