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Greater Minnesota

Outdoors money paves way for state's largest forest preservation deal

Outdoors money paves way for state's largest forest preservation deal

For $36 million, the state gets permanent land rights and ensures public access to more than 187,000 acres of privately owned forest land scattered over seven counties in northern Minnesota.
by Tom Robertson

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Appeals court holds hearing on Essar Steel case

Appeals court holds hearing on Essar Steel case

The Minnesota Court of Appeals is set to hear arguments on whether an environmental study for a steel plant in northern Minnesota was thorough enough.

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Tornado touchdowns reported in west-central Minn.

Tornado touchdowns reported in west-central Minn.

A tornado touched down in the west-central Minnesota town of Spicer late Tuesday afternoon, causing damage at a shopping mall, while another tornado also went through the small town of Swift Falls, where it destroyed a couple of turkey barns.

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Former Minn. lawmaker and ag commissioner dies

Former state Rep. Elton Redalen, a southeastern Minnesota dairy farmer who served as agriculture commissioner under Gov. Arne Carlson, has died. He was 83.

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