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Statewide Blog

A day in Winona

A day in Winona

WINONA, Minn. — The streets of downtown Winona felt a little sleepy on a recent Wednesday morning, but Adventure Cycle and Ski was hopping with both local gearheads and casual bike riders. “The bluffs up there? Some of the best mountain biking in the state,” says Jim Trouten, an employee at the shop who knows Winona’s…
by Molly Bloom

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Bachman doubles down after bipartisan opposition emerges to her Muslim Brotherhood claims

Bachman doubles down after bipartisan opposition emerges to her Muslim Brotherhood claims

Marriage amendment foes winning money race; Bachmann's former campaign chief -- shame on you, Michele; Fed: Regional economy sees moderate growth; Video chat with Olympian and Duluth Native Kara Goucher; St. Paul City Council approves Saints ballpark financing; Franken raps Facebook on photo tagging
by Michael Olson

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Close quarters for pigs; The politics of rural broadband; Craft brew at the fair

Close quarters for pigs; The politics of rural broadband; Craft brew at the fair

Video shot in Minn. spotlights how pigs are treated; Lake County broadband effort turns into fight over government stimulus help; 2 Minn. men indicted over untimely wolf kills; Minneapolis: A look at the midwest's marketing overachiever; Republicans tell Mitt Romney to show tax returns; Minnesota State Fair: Craft beer, Luminarium among new attractions
by Michael Olson

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Fighting pesticide use; Breaking even; When otters attack

Fighting pesticide use; Breaking even; When otters attack

Anti-pesticide movement gaining ground in Lakes Country; Goodhue County commission tables recommendation on silica mining; 10,000 jobs to break even; Is it fair to ridicule Romney for his 'retroactive retirement' from Bain?; Bachmann defends her witch hunt; Beware: Duluth Attacking Otters
by Michael Olson

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Absent minded driver loses passenger

A sleeping teenager was ejected from a car traveling north of Blackduck, then had to wait for the car's driver to notice she was missing.

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Flood clean up compromises trout stream; Needle sandwich; Walking the snake

Needles found in sandwiches on 4 U.S.-bound Delta flights; St. Paul Police crime lab under scrutiny in drug case; Naturalists up in arms over downed trees along Chester Creek; 'It's sentimental': Fallen trees brings mess, sense of loss after July 2 storm; Minneapolis, St. Paul gain as growth shifts from burbs; West Fargo denies request to allow constrictor snakes as pets; Romney veep selection: Pawlenty, Portman or Jindal
by Michael Olson

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Heroin death in Duluth; Thief River food-shelf closed; Ron Paul’s insurgency ends

Duluth police: 5 heroin overdoses over weekend, one fatal; Despite tragedy, divers not deterred at 'the cribs' in Duluth; Thief River food-shelf closed temporarily; Ron Paul's delegate insurgency ends in Nebraska
by Michael Olson

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Hot; Bachmann on Muslim Brotherhood; Auroras fill the sky

Hot; Bachmann on Muslim Brotherhood; Auroras fill the sky

Today's heat index could reach 105; Walz raises more than opponents in second quarter; Flush times draw newcomers to farming; Anxiety and anger as zebra mussel invasion spreads; Nolan emerges to run for Congress after 32-year political hiatus; Bachmann details allegations of "potential Muslim Brotherhood infiltration" of U.S.;
by Michael Olson

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