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Greater Minnesota

Will Rochester pay more for Mayo expansion?

Will Rochester pay more for Mayo expansion?

State lawmakers say if the Mayo Clinic is going to expand in Rochester, more of the money will need to come from city and county residents. Lawmakers have asked Rochester to more than double its share of local taxes committed to the project, bringing the city's contribution to $128 million. It's unclear how much Rochester residents are willing to pay to help Mayo expand.
by Elizabeth Baier

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DNR to kill cormorants on Lake Vermilion

DNR to kill cormorants on Lake Vermilion

Fisheries officials plan to kill part of the cormorant population on Lake Vermilion in northeastern Minnesota because the lake's perch population has been falling, and they're worried that the decline could eventually harm the lake's walleye numbers.

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Battening down in Fargo-Moorhead as possible record flood looms

Battening down in Fargo-Moorhead as possible record flood looms

Flood preparations will move into high gear this week in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Construction crews and volunteers will build emergency sandbag dikes and earthen levees as the communities prepare once again for a possible record Red River flood.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesotans in new book on Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal

Minnesotans in new book on Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal

As the state Legislature nears a vote on a controversial bill that would give victims of sexual abuse more time to sue, a new book chronicles the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, including some key characters and cases from Minnesota.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Once-lost Minn. Indian portraits on display

Once-lost Minn. Indian portraits on display

Once-lost images have now gone on display at Bemidji State University, where they'll be part of the permanent collection at the American Indian Resource Center.

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Reroute of Highway 53 riles Iron Rangers

Reroute of Highway 53 riles Iron Rangers

Officials on the Iron Range are meeting with Minnesota Department of Transportation officials to discuss how to relocate a major highway in the region. Highway 53 between Eveleth and Virginia must be moved to make way for an open pit taconite mine expansion. But a newly proposed option would completely bypass both towns, and that's raised the ire of many local business owners.
by Dan Kraker

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