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Greater Minnesota

Former scout leader accused of abusing 4th victim

Forty-four-year-old Peter Robert Stibal II had already been charged with abusing three boys. The new charge filed Monday in Dakota County District Court brings the total counts up to seven.

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Faribault man dies in snowmobile accident

Faribault police say 48-year-old John O'Connor was driving on the Sakatah State Trail after 10 p.m. on Sunday night when his snowmobile left the trail, hit a tree and caught fire.

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Rural school districts using 4-day weeks to save funds

Rural school districts using 4-day weeks to save funds

Leaders in three rural Minnesota school districts are giving high marks to a big change they made this year -- four-day weeks. The districts say they're saving money with the move, but not enough to solve their budget woes.
by Tom Weber

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Minn. couple accused of kidnapping, sex assault

A Grand Marais man who discovered his wife was having an affair is accused of using a crowbar, knife and gun to force the other man to have sex with his wife.

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Minn. gypsy moth capture rose in 2009

Minn. gypsy moth capture rose in 2009

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture caught more than twice the number of gypsy moths this year over last year.

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