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Greater Minnesota

Dark matter detector nearing activation in SD mine

Dark matter detector nearing activation in SD mine

Scientists hoping to detect dark matter deep in a former South Dakota gold mine have taken the last major step before flipping the switch on their more than $300 million experiment and say they may be ready to begin collecting data as early as February.

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Dayton on fence about child care union

After being blocked in court, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said Tuesday he hasn't decided whether to ask the reconfigured Legislature to permit a unionization drive by home-based child care providers.

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Sister: Minn. Marine killed in Afghanistan

JoLyn Means says the Marines told her family Sunday night that her 23-year-old brother, Lance Cpl. Dale Means, was killed by an improvised explosive device in southern Helmand province.

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Truckers' health focus of Mayo doctor's study

Truckers' health focus of Mayo doctor's study

When many people think of truck drivers and their lifestyle, they likely envision someone who sits a lot, eats loads of unhealthy food and consumes too many soft drinks.
by Lorna Benson

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15 senators urge action on Mississippi waterway

15 senators urge action on Mississippi waterway

Fifteen senators from eight Mississippi River states are urging the Army Corps of Engineers to take steps to keep barges moving on the Mississippi.

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18 years for fatal punch outside MN bar

A man convicted of fatally punching a man outside a bar in St. Louis County has been sentenced to a maximum 18 years in prison.

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