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Greater Minnesota

Most wolf-hunt permits going to hunters in northern Minnesota

Most wolf-hunt permits going to hunters in northern Minnesota

When Minnesota's wolf-hunt season opens on Saturday, many of the permitted hunters will likely have seen a wolf before. Some have even felt the impact of the growing number of wolves. That's because wolves and most of the hunters with wolf permits call the northern half of the state home.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Ojibwe bands ban wolf hunting - but only on Indian-controlled lands

Ojibwe bands ban wolf hunting - but only on Indian-controlled lands

Minnesota's inaugural regulated wolf hunt, set to begin Saturday, is being received with sadness by many Ojibwe people. For them, killing the animals is unthinkable. To guard against it, all seven of Minnesota's Ojibwe bands forbid wolf hunting on their lands. While the bands acknowledge their legal authority over land they don't own may be limited, they still intend to make a point.
by Dan Kraker

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When Halloween costumes cross a cultural line

When Halloween costumes cross a cultural line

Halloween has never been a poster child for political correctness. While a time for traditions like pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating, it can also be, as some see it, a time for all-too-predictable displays of racism.
by Nikki Tundel

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With unchanging arguments, debaters spar over value of voter ID amendment

With unchanging arguments, debaters spar over value of voter ID amendment

The proposed requirement for voters to show photo identification at polls is either a common sense protection or a costly and confusing measure that's too harsh for enshrinement in the state constitution. Two of Minnesota's lawmakers publicly debated the issue Tuesday evening.
by Tim Pugmire

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8th District congressional candidates to meet for last debate

8th District congressional candidates to meet for last debate

Polls show former Rep. Rick Nolan leads in the 8th District congressional race, but only slightly. Most view the race as too close to call. The DFL challenger Nolan meets Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack in a debate this afternoon.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Teen dies when boat capsizes in Minn. lake

Authorities in Waseca County say five teenagers were duck hunting on Lake Elysian when their boat capsized. One hunter has died.

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