Greater Minnesota

December 7, 2009 6:03 PM

Man charged in brutal stabbing in Steele County

Steele County authorities have charged a 21-year-old man in the brutal stabbing death of his estranged girlfriend last week.

by Laura Yuen

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December 7, 2009 4:24 PM

Man pleads guilty to real estate fraud scheme

A Webster, Minn., man pled guilty in federal court Monday to bilking more than $7 million from at least 15 real estate companies.

by Madeleine Baran

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December 6, 2009 12:00 AM

Minnesota vineyard grows in former cornfield

What once was corn and soybean ground now has more than 4,000 grape vines growing on it.

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December 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Still need a Christmas tree? Grab an axe and go north

Families in search of an inexpensive and truly Minnesotan Christmas tree this year should look past their local tree stand and head north -- and bring an axe.

by Nathaniel Minor

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December 4, 2009 6:31 PM

Pipeline leaks oil near Staples

At least a dozen vacuum trucks are cleaning up an oil spill that happened earlier Friday near Staples in Todd County along a stretch of 16-inch pipeline.

by Ambar Espinoza

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December 4, 2009 4:29 PM

Corrections facility in Appleton to close

A privately-run adult correctional facility in Minnesota plans to shut down in February after struggling to find enough inmates to fill its beds, company officials announced Friday.

by Madeleine Baran

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December 4, 2009 2:38 PM

St. Louis County schools face major change, regardless of $80 million vote

Voters in St. Louis County head to the polls Tuesday for a special election that carries both a large price tag and potentially large ramifications for education across northern Minnesota.

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December 3, 2009 5:31 PM

Qwest closing Duluth call center

Fifty-two Qwest employees are losing their jobs at a Duluth directory service call center.

by Bob Kelleher

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December 3, 2009 3:33 PM

A guy and a truck provide recycling pickup in Bemidji

The City of Bemidji used to provide a curbside recycling service. But the program got the axe in 2007 because of budget cuts. Now, a one-man company is trying to revive the service.

by Tom Robertson

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December 3, 2009 11:44 AM

Shots fired during traffic stop on I-35

An Illinois man is accused of shooting at a Minnesota state trooper during a traffic stop on the interstate in southern Minnesota Wednesday.

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