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March 5, 2010 6:51 PM

ND man gets no more jail time for firing at brother

A Fargo man whose Minnesota family was featured on a reality show won't face further jail time for trying to shoot one of his brothers.

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March 5, 2010 5:14 PM

Red River's spring flooding outlook

The National Weather Service issues a new flood outlook today. One forecaster says it offers a ray of sunshine in a gloomy flood forecast for residents of the Red River Valley, but forecasters caution the situation is still precarious with the typically volatile spring weather season ahead.

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March 5, 2010 4:11 PM

Faribault manufacturing company gets gov't help to expand

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a $72 million loan guarantee to help Faribault, Minnesota-based SAGE Electrochromics build a new manufacturing facility.

by Mark Zdechlik

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March 5, 2010 1:54 PM

Proposal to lift Minn. nuclear ban faces uncertain future

The nuclear bill that stalled in a Senate energy committe this week could still make its way to the House and Senate floor for a vote.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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March 5, 2010 8:46 AM

Flood risk slightly lower for Red, Minnesota Rivers

The latest National Weather Service flood outlook calls for slightly lower risk of flooding in the Red River Valley and along the Minnesota River.

by Mark Steil, Dan Gunderson and Laura Yuen

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March 5, 2010 6:06 AM

Revised MN flood outlook due Friday

Cities along rivers in Minnesota should have a better idea of the spring flood threat when the National Weather Service releases an updated flood outlook Friday.

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March 4, 2010 5:52 PM

Man dies after being trapped in corn bin

Deputies say the man was trying to dislodge frozen corn inside the bin Thursday morning when the grain collapsed onto him and suffocated him.

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March 4, 2010 3:58 PM

Prison guard sentenced for smuggling contraband

A 27-year-old former corrections officer was sentenced Thursday to one year in prison for taking $6,500 from an inmate in exchange for smuggling contraband into the Federal Medical Center in Rochester.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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March 4, 2010 3:43 PM

Duluth public workers strike averted

A strike could have crippled Duluth snowplowing, clerical work, natural gas and water operations. Libraries would have closed.

by Bob Kelleher

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March 4, 2010 12:51 PM

Widow, ex-wife move in together to keep a horse farm alive

Two women in central Minnesota forged an unusual partnership to help a horse farm survive the recession.

by Sasha Aslanian and Paul Tosto

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