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DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – Sand, mud and gravel from last week’s torrential rains in northeastern Minnesota are spreading into western Lake Superior. The lake’s chocolate brown tint is visible in satellite photos from space. Boaters …
29 Jun 12
KASOTA, Minn. (AP) – Motorists stuck in traffic may sometimes wish they were driving a tank. A business in southern Minnesota offers them a chance to see what it is like. Drive-a-Tank, near the town …
29 Jun 12
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Ballet is among the many places soaked by flood water in northeastern Minnesota. About 90 percent of the organization’s sets and backdrops were damaged by flooding. The ballet’s storage …
29 Jun 12
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota’s exports reached a first-quarter record of $4.9 billion, but growth has been slowed by economies in Asia and a European debt crisis. The Department of Employment and Economic Development …
29 Jun 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Family members say the young man who apparently drowned in Lake Minnetonka was celebrating his high school graduation when he disappeared. The mother of Kennedy Maddox says her 20-year-old son was on …
27 Jun 12
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) – Fire at an apartment building in Fergus Falls has claimed a life and injured a second person. Firefighters were called to the Sunrise Apartments about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Fire Chief …
27 Jun 12
EDINA, Minn. (AP) – Rescue crews are working to free a worker trapped by a slab of concrete at a construction site in Edina. Fire Chief Mary Scheerer tells KARE-TV the man was working on …
27 Jun 12
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has relieved a priest of his duties while police investigate allegations of abuse. St. Paul police arrested 47-year-old Curtis Wehmeyer, of Oakdale, after …
27 Jun 12
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