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Greater Minnesota

Duluth head shop owner pleads not guilty to charges

Duluth head shop owner pleads not guilty to charges

The owner of a Duluth head shop and three workers have pleaded not guilty to federal charges of selling synthetic drugs that authorities say were misbranded and marketed as incense, potpourri or bath salts.

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All we want for Christmas is our gifts on time!

All we want for Christmas is our gifts on time!

A record number of Americans took to the Web to order holiday gifts after retailers flooded their inboxes with offers of extra discounts, free shipping and easy returns. But a storm bringing heavy winds and snow to much of the Midwest on Thursday could mean that some packages might not make it under the tree in time for Christmas.

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Unlike Decker case, most officer killings solved quickly

Unlike Decker case, most officer killings solved quickly

When a law enforcement officer in Minnesota is shot and killed, it rarely takes more than a day for investigators to find the killer. Often it takes only a few hours, or the suspect is killed at the scene. The killing of Cold Spring Police Officer Thomas Decker is the first fatal shooting of a Minnesota law enforcement officer since 1970 that was not solved within a few days, an MPR News analysis has found.
by Madeleine Baran

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Opinions vary widely on how to control guns, if at all

Dozens of gun owners responded to an inquiry into what they thought should be the legislative reaction to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Some said a ban on "assault weapons" would be ineffective, while others said there should be a ban. Yet others said teachers should be allowed to carry weapons at school.
by Matt Sepic

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Minn. college coach cleared in porn case off leave

Minn. college coach cleared in porn case off leave

A Minnesota college football coach cleared by a judge of child porn charges stemming from cellphone video of his naked children is no longer on administrative leave, but hasn't yet been reinstated atop the program.

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Verso Paper fined for fatal explosion

Verso Paper fined for fatal explosion

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Verso Paper Corp. for the explosion and fire that killed one employee and injured four others at its Sartell paper plant last May.
by Conrad Wilson

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