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Lifestyle

Work at Minneopa restricts view of falls

Visitors to Minneopa State Park will have reduced views of the park's twin waterfalls while a 90-year-old bridge between them is rebuilt.

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Fergus Falls mulls deer hunt in city

Leaders in Fergus Falls are considering a limited deer hunt on some city-owned land after a spate of car-deer accidents in the city limits.

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Lottery sales going up, even as other gambling goes down

Lottery sales going up, even as other gambling goes down

The Minnesota State Lottery had a record year. Sales totaled $520 million in the year that ended June 30, topping last year's record by $16 million. For the past five years, lottery sales have been climbing, even as sales of other forms of gambling have gone down.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Wild (Mid)West: Cowboy mounted shooting takes aim in Minn.

Wild (Mid)West: Cowboy mounted shooting takes aim in Minn.

A growing number of Minnesotans are competing in a little-known sport called cowboy mounted shooting, an activity that attracts participants who have a hankering for the Wild West. Cowboy mounted shooting combines horses, guns and split-second timing.
by Dan Gunderson

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DNR simplifies sale of turkey-hunt licenses

Minnesota wildlife officials say the state's turkey population has rebounded so efficiently that hunting applications for the fall season will no longer have to be distributed by a special application and lottery process.

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The Week in Commentary

The Week in Commentary

A summary of the past week's commentaries and some of the comments they inspired.

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