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March 30, 2011 8:00 AM

Healthy living center at Mayo set to expand

The Mayo Clinic has announced that it will double the size of the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center.

by Elizabeth Baier

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March 30, 2011 3:00 AM

Subsidized companies didn’t produce jobs

125 companies in Minnesota that accepted subsidies from local and state government failed to create a single job.

by Michael Olson

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March 29, 2011 4:27 AM

Moorhead builds solar energy project

City officials hope the pilot project will stimulate local businesses and homeowner to consider solar energy applications.

by Dan Gunderson

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March 29, 2011 3:35 AM

DNR seeks fee hikes from hunters, anglers

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources staff say the quality of outdoor life will be significantly reduced if the department isn't allowed to increase the cost of hunting and fishing licenses.

by Michael Olson

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March 28, 2011 3:36 AM

Duluth city council considers opposing anti-immigration bill

Two Duluth city council members will introduce a resolution against a proposed bill in the Minnesota legislature that would require local police to enforce federal immigration law.

by Michael Olson

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March 25, 2011 7:00 AM

Fargo-Moorhead a model for coping with disaster

National disaster organizations like FEMA and the Red Cross have noticed how well Fargo Moorhead residents bounce back from disasters.

by Dan Gunderson

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March 25, 2011 3:11 AM

Iron Range reps fight GOP plan to raid taconite fund

"It is going to kill jobs for generations to come," Rep. Carly Melin, DFL-Hibbing, said of a plan by Minnesota Republicans to use $60 million from a fund derived from taconite production taxes.

by Michael Olson

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March 24, 2011 11:45 AM

When nuclear disaster strikes

When disaster struck at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission recommended that American within 50 miles of the disaster evacuate. Most Minnesotan's live within that radius of a nuclear plant. What would you do if disaster struck close to you?

by Michael Olson

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March 24, 2011 9:30 AM

Grant helps promote dental hygiene for poor, rural Minnesotans

Minnesota State University will offer dental care to low-income rural Minnesotans who can't afford dental care.

by Elizabeth Baier

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March 24, 2011 2:11 AM

Body recovered of backhoe operator, Highway 22 collapses

The body of Michael J. Struck has been recovered from the Minnesota River. A tributary of the river swallowed Struck as he was working with a backhoe to clear an ice jam.

by Michael Olson

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