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Rochester superintendent finalist for Macon, Ga. job

The head of Rochester’s public school system has been named a finalist for the top positions in Macon, Ga. Rochester Superintendent Romain Dallemand will travel to Georgia this weekend for a final round of interviews, according to local television reports. Dallemand is one of two finalists for the Bibb County school board position. The other…
by Elizabeth Baier

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Economy in the dumps? Not on Lake Superior.

Economy in the dumps? Not on Lake Superior.

Two reports came out this week demonstrating the resurgence in shipping from Great Lakes ports, including the Port of Duluth-Superior. With three months to go before ice closes the shipping season, the Duluth Seaway Port Authority reports tonnage shipped so far up 25 percent from the same period the year before. As a whole, St.…

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Saudi royal family pumps millions into Rochester

When members of the Saudi Arabian royal family fly half way around the world to visit the Med City, lots of people notice. This month’s visit — presumably for medical evaluations and treatment at the Mayo Clinic — was no exception. Officials with the Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau estimate the recent visit of more…
by Elizabeth Baier

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Big piles of grain in farm country

Big piles of grain in farm country

This is the time of year when there’s a new sight in the farming parts of the state. They’re massive piles of grain, open to the air, open for everyone to see. Here’s one in Slayton, at the Schmitz Grain company. But the one is Slayton is just a start. It seems small-time when you…
by Mark Steil

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Lutsen Resort celebrates 125 years

Lutsen Resort celebrates 125 years

Lutsen Resort on Lake Superior’s North Shore is celebrating its 125th anniversary this weekend. Proprietors say its Minnesota’s oldest resort. The resort opened in 1885, many years preceding a road up the North Shore. The property was first a homestead for Swedish immigrant Charles Axel Nelson, who named the property “Lutsen.” Travelers heading up the…

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Obesity expert, ‘Treadmill desk’ inventor to leave Mayo

Obesity expert, ‘Treadmill desk’ inventor to leave Mayo

The man who got the world excited about walking while working is leaving the Mayo Clinic. James Levine, a physician and researcher at the clinic’s main campus in Rochester, is heading to The Cleveland Project for University Hospitals Case Medical Center. It’s a new initiative promoting healthy living in Cleveland, according to the Rochester Post-Bulletin.…
by Elizabeth Baier

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Dispatch from Southwest Minnesota

Dispatch from Southwest Minnesota

Mark Steil, who covers Southwest Minnesota for Minnesota Public Radio News, talks about important stories on his beat during Morning Edition with Cathy Wurzer.
by David Cazares

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1862 battlefield joins historic registry

1862 battlefield joins historic registry

An 1862 battle location in southwest Minnesota has been added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the effort to preserve the site. The last fight of the U.S.- Dakota War took place in Yellow Medicine County near the Minnesota River on September 23, 1862. It’s known as the Wood Lake Battle.…
by Mark Steil

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