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Greater Minnesota

Mississippi River: An urban wilderness

Mississippi River: An urban wilderness

The newest of Minnesota's five national park sites, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, sits right in the middle of the state's biggest population center.
by Jeff Jones

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Geocaching a hit at Minnesota state parks

Geocaching a hit at Minnesota state parks

To attract a new generation of park goers, the state park system is tapping into a high-tech scavenger hunt called geocaching, a sport that combines GPS navigation with the lure and adventure of a treasure hunt.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Police await test results on Princeton devices

Investigators in Princeton still don't know what was in those three suspicious packages found there Wednesday, but they're treating them as bombs until proven otherwise.

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Congress announces $350 million dairy aid package

Congress announces $350 million dairy aid package

Amid a crisis of low milk prices and mounting losses in dairy country, lawmakers in Congress have agreed to a $350 million emergency aid package aimed at helping struggling milk farmers.

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1 Hutchinson cop fired, 1 suspended

One Hutchinson police officer is fired and another is suspended without pay after separate incidents that happened earlier this year while the officers were off-duty.

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Park vs. monument: What's in a name?

When we started thinking about a series of stories about Minnesota's national parks, we were quickly confronted by a tricky question -- just how many parks does Minnesota have?
by Jeff Jones

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