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Statewide Blog

Remembering Tom Keith, Dayton: votes don’t add up for Viking stadium, mining battle heats up in Wisc.

There are a number of memories of Tom Keith emerging after his passing this weekend. He was known nationally as the sound effects man on A Prairie Home Companion, and he also co-hosted The Morning Show on Minnesota Public Radio for 25 years.
by Michael Olson

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American Crystal workers vote on contract, Worthington man returns from fight in Libya, Occupy Iowa

Union leaders have made clear they are not satisfied with American Crystal Sugar Company's new proposals, saying that they aren't enough, but they will not recommend how the 1,300 locked out members should vote.
by Michael Olson

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Is the Fergus Falls State Hospital haunted?

Is the Fergus Falls State Hospital haunted?

The hospital's long-vacant buildings and lonely, sprawling grounds appear at once imposing and more than a little spooky, even with a late-autumn sun still high in the sky
by Michael Olson

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MN-08 DFL candidates set to debate

MPR News wants to pose your questions to the Minnesota Democrats vying for the DFL nomination in Minnesota's 8th congressional district and the chance to unseat Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack.
by Michael Olson

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Mayo Clinic to take over historic Mayowood Mansion

Mayo Clinic to take over historic Mayowood Mansion

Members of the History Center of Olmsted County voted this week to transfer ownership of Rochester's historic Mayowood Mansion to the Mayo Clinic, which will pay $3 million to restore the mansion. The historical society will keep all the personal property and continue to offer tours of the mansion.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Fargo Moorhead flood diversion moves forward

Fargo Moorhead flood diversion moves forward

In the Fargo Moorhead area, local governments have spent $342 million on permanent flood protection since 1990.
by Dan Gunderson

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Bemidji charter commission: give voters recall power

Unlike many Minnesota cities, voters in Bemidji don't have the ability to recall their elected city officials. But Bemidji's charter commission wants to change that.

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