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January 12, 2010 2:18 PM

International Falls paper switches to twice a week

The Daily Journal of International Falls is switching from five days a week to twice-a-week publication next month.

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January 12, 2010 2:15 PM

Heroin deaths on rise in metro area, sheriff says

The Twin Cities area has seen an increase in deaths from heroin overdose in 2009, and authorities in Hennepin and Anoka counties say the purity of the drug in the area may be one factor.

by Cathy Wurzer

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January 12, 2010 11:19 AM

Officials partially lift lockdown at Stillwater prison

The Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater has partially lifted a lockdown after an incident Sunday in which inmates refused to return to their cells.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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January 11, 2010 4:31 PM

Pawlenty seeks disaster declaration in 18 counties

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is asking U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for an agricultural disaster declaration for 18 Minnesota counties

by Mark Steil

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January 11, 2010 4:14 PM

Minnesotan to captain U.S. Olympic team

New Jersey Devils captain Jamie Langenbrunner, of Cloquet, Minn., will be the captain of the U.S. hockey team at next month's Olympics.

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January 11, 2010 12:00 AM

Counties look to wind power for energy, income

The nation's increasing focus on renewable energy has sparked interest in wind energy projects throughout Minnesota and counties are taking notice.

by Elizabeth Baier

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January 9, 2010 4:10 PM

Nearly 200 Minn. reservists heading to Iraq soon

Almost 200 Minnesota-based soldiers are preparing to ship out to Iraq in two weeks.

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January 9, 2010 8:23 AM

High tunnels stretch season for Fergus Falls pair

Some growers have one or two high tunnels, but Mark and Diane Boen are using seven in their 136-acre direct market produce farm near Fergus Falls.

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January 8, 2010 7:52 PM

10 years for Northfield man in disabled man attack

The last of five defendants is now sentenced for the 2008 kidnapping and beating of a mentally disabled man in Dakota County.

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January 8, 2010 5:59 PM

Forgotten bag causes security alert at Duluth airport

Flights were delayed and the Duluth Airport terminal evacuated after an unattended bag was found near a restroom.

by Bob Kelleher

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