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January 5, 2010 5:22 PM

Reopened plants mark possible turnaround of taconite industry

Increased demand for steel is providing some welcome relief in northeast Minnesota, where taconite pellet plants are coming back online after one of the worst years in recent memory.

by Bob Kelleher

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January 5, 2010 11:35 AM

Minnesota Power buys power line from ND co-op

Minnesota Power has bought a high-voltage power line that it plans to use to deliver wind power.

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January 5, 2010 11:34 AM

Snowmobiler arrested for drunken driving

A snowmobiler is accused of driving his sled while drunk and fleeing from sheriff's deputies down the main street of a small town in northern Minnesota.

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January 4, 2010 8:23 PM

Son of Hutchinson couple who died of carbon monoxide poisoning also dies

A memorial service will be held Friday for a Hutchinson man who died about two months after being found unconscious in a northern Minnesota cabin where his parents died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

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January 4, 2010 6:57 PM

Burnsville mayor says job creation, retention key challenges facing cities

Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz will be sworn in as the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Tuesday, she talked with Tom Crann about what Burnsville has accomplished and what challenges cities face in the coming years.

by Tom Crann

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January 4, 2010 5:30 PM

Duluth company converting power line to deliver wind energy

A Duluth-based power company has acquired a high-voltage power line and says it will use the line to deliver wind power.

by Bob Kelleher

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January 4, 2010 5:00 PM

Wheaton hospital settles suit with U.S.

A Minnesota hospital and physician will pay more than $840,000 to settle allegations of filing false Medicare claims.

by Dan Gunderson

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January 4, 2010 4:45 PM

Duluth mayor optimistic about city's upcoming year

Duluth's Mayor is telling residents the city has turned a corner on its budget problems.

by Bob Kelleher

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January 4, 2010 6:53 AM

Split Rock Lighthouse celebrates 100 years

The Minnesota Historical Society kicks off the 100th anniversary celebration of Split Rock Lighthouse on the North Shore of Lake Superior this Friday, Jan. 8.

by Jessica Mador

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January 3, 2010 12:00 AM

Not a stampede, but some find profit in goats

Farmers in Minnesota began taking a real interest in raising goats about five years ago. Some raise the animals for their meat, and others use them as dairy animals.

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