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February 19, 2010 5:42 PM

Administration readies Great Lakes cleanup plan

The Obama administration is expected to release on Sunday a 5-year blueprint for fighting invasive species and otherwise improving the Great Lakes environment.

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February 19, 2010 1:55 PM

Lake County acts to prevent another phone outage

Lake County officials are making plans to avoid the widespread communications outage that hit two weeks ago when a fiber optic line in Duluth was severed.

by Bob Kelleher

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February 19, 2010 1:44 PM

Spring floods could hit Red River Valley, elsewhere in Minn.

Officials on Friday warned residents in the Red River Valley and elsewhere in Minnesota to prepare for widespread flooding this spring.

by Dan Gunderson

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February 19, 2010 9:36 AM

2 killed in Moorhead apartment fire

Fire officials say two people have died in an apartment fire in Moorhead.

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February 19, 2010 6:06 AM

Walker hosts annual eelpout festival this weekend

The northern Minnesota town of Walker hosts the annual International Eelpout Festival on Leech Lake this weekend.

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February 18, 2010 12:33 PM

Chisago County board votes against proposed power plant

The Chisago County board has voted against a proposed gas-fired power plant.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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February 18, 2010 10:56 AM

Missing Mexican wolf found in New Brighton

Authorities have tracked a missing Mexican gray wolf to New Brighton in the northeastern Twin Cities.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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February 17, 2010 3:34 PM

Renewed calls to remove gray wolf from federal protection

The growing number of gray wolves in Minnesota and other north central states is fueling a backlash against the predator, which is still protected under federal law.

by Bob Kelleher

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February 17, 2010 1:04 PM

SMSU football player dies of brain aneurysm

The university says 20-year-old Ben Bundy of Madison, S.D., fell unconscious at the school gym last Friday and died Wednesday at a hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.

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February 17, 2010 11:00 AM

Wolves in northern Minnesota

By every indication, the number of wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan is likely to be going up again. Beyond a few months in 2007, the region's wolves have been under Federal protection since 1974, and the animals are prospering - much to the chagrin of cattle farmers, deer hunters and some pet owners.

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