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Archives for November 2010

Dead cougar marks 7th confirmed sighting in 14 months

bkelleher November 15, 2010, 3:46 PM Nov 15, 2010
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Report: A dead cougar turned up over the weekend in Pope County. Biologists say the cougars are likely young males looking for lady cats, and wandering in from the western Dakotas. There’s still no evidence mountain lions are staying, or reproducing in Minnesota.

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Terrorism comedy’s Minnesota debut in Duluth this weekend

bkelleher November 11, 2010, 9:30 AM Nov 11, 2010

Four Lions, a “terrorism comedy” which got a lot of buzz after screening in the Sundance Film Festival, opens in Minnesota, not in Minneapolis or St. Paul, but in Duluth.

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Dispatch from Northeast Minnesota

David CazaresDavid Cazares November 10, 2010, 5:22 PM Nov 10, 2010

Bob Kelleher, who covers northeast Minnesota for Minnesota Public Radio News, reviews important stories on his beat during Morning edition with Cathy Wurzer.

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Sugarbeet growers in limbo

Dan Gunderson November 10, 2010, 10:56 AM Nov 10, 2010

Sugar beet growers in Minnesota and North Dakota remain in limbo as the USDA wrestles with the issue of genetically modified seeds.

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Blue Earth vote in doubt

Mark SteilMark Steil November 8, 2010, 2:40 PM Nov 8, 2010

The governor’s race is not the only contest from last week’s election where the outcome is in doubt. Voters in the city of Blue Earth in southern Minnesota are waiting to hear what happens with a city governance issue which was on the ballot. It asked whether Blue Earth should change how it elects city Read more →

New MnDOT center open in Mankato

Elizabeth BaierElizabeth Baier November 8, 2010, 10:45 AM Nov 8, 2010

Photo courtesy of Minnesota Department of Transportation Officials with the Minnesota Department of Transportation invite the public to see the new multi-transportation center in Mankato this week. An open house is set for 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The building is located at 2151 Bassett Drive, east of Hwy 22 in Mankato. The new multi-transportation Read more →

Effort launched to restore Ely Pioneer mine complex

bkelleher November 5, 2010, 2:04 PM Nov 5, 2010

A major fund raising drive is underway to help clean up the site of the former Pioneer Mine in Ely and preserve the buildings there to become the Ely Arts and Heritage Center. The complex across from the Grand Ely Lodge near Shagawa Lake is what remains on the surface of the underground Pioneer mine. Read more →

U.S. Border Patrol shares new International Falls space with State Patrol

trobertson November 5, 2010, 10:16 AM Nov 5, 2010

Minnesota State Patrol officers stationed in International Falls are now operating out of the U.S. Border Patrol’s new facility in that community. It’s the first time in history that Border Patrol agents and State Patrol officers work out of the same facility.

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Election affects Fargo-Moorhead flood control efforts

Dan Gunderson November 4, 2010, 1:00 PM Nov 4, 2010

The election brought good news and bad news for Fargo-Moorhead officials working on a proposed $1.4 billion Red River diversion to control flooding.

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Bemidji-Grand Rapids power line project receives approval

trobertson November 1, 2010, 8:41 AM Nov 1, 2010

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a route permit for a 230-kilowatt line that will run just went of Bemidji to Grand Rapids.

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