Greater Minnesota

August 6, 2009 6:17 AM

Mining official: Minntac lines reopening

An iron mining official says U.S. Steel's Minntac plant in Mountain Iron should have four of five production lines up and running next month.

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August 5, 2009 8:09 PM

Minn. girl bitten by pit bull

An 11-year-old girl is recovering after a pit bull attacked her near Richmond.

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August 5, 2009 8:06 PM

Detroit Lakes man faces charges in July 4 crash

A 26-year-old man is in jail facing charges in a Fourth of July crash that killed four people near Detroit Lakes.

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August 5, 2009 5:51 PM

Thousands of Minn. turkeys quarantined

Several thousand turkeys at a large poultry producer in central Minnesota's Meeker County have been quarantined after routine testing discovered a strain of avian flu.

by Madeleine Baran

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August 5, 2009 3:36 PM

Bemidji businesses including Ojibwe in signs

A growing number of businesses in Bemidji are putting up signs in the language of the local Native American community.

by Tom Robertson

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August 5, 2009 3:00 AM

Controlling farm runoff could have multiple benefits

A big contributor to the Gulf of Mexico's 'dead zone' is farmland runoff, but a new approach to farmland drainage may help reduce its size.

by Mark Steil

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August 4, 2009 11:16 AM

Tinklenberg withdraws from 6th District race

Democrat Elwyn Tinklenberg said today he is ending his campaign for Congress in Minnesota's 6th District. This would have been his third attempt to unseat Republican incumbent Michele Bachmann.

by Ambar Espinoza and Melanie Sommer

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August 4, 2009 10:23 AM

Conservation group appeals Big Stone power plant ruling

A conservation group is appealing a judge's order dismissing its lawsuit, which accused the Big Stone power plant of violating federal environmental laws.

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August 4, 2009 8:20 AM

Minn. mother accused of starving daughter to death

A Minnesota woman has been charged with starving to death her developmentally disabled 10-year-old daughter, who used a feeding tube to gain nourishment.

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August 3, 2009 6:13 PM

Cool weather slows MN crops

Cool weather continues to slow crop development in Minnesota.

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