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January 7, 2011 4:42 PM

DNR argues for higher fishing, hunting license fees

Officials at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources say the state needs to consider hunting and fishing license fee hikes to prevent the state's Game and Fish Fund from being depleted by 2015.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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January 6, 2011 9:38 AM

Opponents say proposed dog park disrespects MLK

The Minneapolis Park Board is considering placing an off-leash dog park area in Martin Luther King Park, and some African Americans say they oppose it because it would disrespect the park's namesake.

by Brandt Williams

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January 4, 2011 3:38 PM

Dayton: State-owned casino would be best gambling addition

Gov. Mark Dayton says if Minnesota expands gambling, a state-owned casino would be the best way to go about it.

by Matt Sepic

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January 1, 2011 3:21 PM

Police arrest 30 people for New Year's DWIs, 17 in metro

The Minnesota State Patrol arrested 30 people around the state for driving drunk on New Year's Eve.

by Tim Post

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December 30, 2010 12:03 PM

A bike means freedom, at any time of year

Winter cyclists are members of a community that only seems crazy.

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December 30, 2010 7:29 AM

Nature takes its course for trophy elk in N. Minn.

Ryan Muirhead and a couple of deer hunting buddies came across a trapped bull in Decemeber and did their best to save the huge animal. They didn't know it at the time, but the elk's antlers eventually would measure among the largest ever.

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December 29, 2010 2:05 PM

Mpls. commercial kitchen an incubator for food-based small businesses

Nearly a dozen cooks, caterers and small food business owners use a shared commercial kitchen in north Minneapolis to make money. Some believe the small business will help revitalize a part of the city that has long suffered from underdevelopment.

by Brandt Williams

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December 28, 2010 12:35 PM

Deer hunters group wants to catch cougars on trail cameras

The Minnesota Deer Hunters Association is asking people with trail cameras to leave them up this winter so that they might catch a picture of a predator -- especially a cougar.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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December 28, 2010 7:19 AM

Minn. explorer sets out for risky Alaska climb

A Minnesota explorer hopes to become the first person to scale Mount McKinley on a solo expedition in January.

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December 28, 2010 6:30 AM

1,000 expected at 2011 ice dive in Excelsior

More than 1,000 people are expected to take a freezing plunge on New Year's Day in Excelsior.

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