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January 9, 2010 8:23 AM

High tunnels stretch season for Fergus Falls pair

Some growers have one or two high tunnels, but Mark and Diane Boen are using seven in their 136-acre direct market produce farm near Fergus Falls.

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January 8, 2010 7:52 PM

10 years for Northfield man in disabled man attack

The last of five defendants is now sentenced for the 2008 kidnapping and beating of a mentally disabled man in Dakota County.

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January 8, 2010 5:59 PM

Forgotten bag causes security alert at Duluth airport

Flights were delayed and the Duluth Airport terminal evacuated after an unattended bag was found near a restroom.

by Bob Kelleher

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January 8, 2010 4:09 PM

Tough economy forces shutdown of Appleton prison

The shutdown of a private prison in western Minnesota is costing the region hundreds of jobs, business and city revenue.

by Mark Steil

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January 8, 2010 3:36 PM

Man jailed after shots fired outside Zimmerman bar

A 33-year-old Minneapolis man is in jail after shots were fired outside a bar in Zimmerman.

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January 8, 2010 12:37 PM

Duluth News Tribune lays off executive editor

The Duluth News Tribune has laid off its executive editor and circulation manager.

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January 8, 2010 11:01 AM

Webcam expected to show black bear giving birth in Ely

Today, just outside Ely, a camera was installed in den where a black bear named Lily is hibernating. The hope is that Lily will give birth to a set of cubs in about a week or so. and the world will be able to watch it happen online, in real time.

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January 7, 2010 8:35 PM

Faribault woman sentenced for bomb threats

A federal judge has sentenced a Faribault woman to 4 1/2 years in prison for threatening to bomb post offices in southern Minnesota.

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January 7, 2010 8:10 PM

Ammo discovery prompts Blaine school lockdown

Police say a search of Blaine High School that followed the discovery of ammunition in a garbage can found no weapon.

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January 7, 2010 11:57 AM

Man charged in string of ND, MN robberies

Prosecutors have charged a man in a string of December robberies in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota.

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