Michael Olson
Blue Earth County agreed Tuesday to ban smoking in its 84 public housing units.
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DNR urges people to be careful after recent reports of aggressive behavior by black bears in the Ely area.
Voters across Central Minnesota this fall are being asked to help schools by raising taxes. As many as nine area school districts and as many as 120 in Minnesota will have at least one question on the Nov. 8 ballot.
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DNR researchers monitor about 35 radio-collared black bears in northern Minnesota, and they’re asking people heading out for the bear hunting opener Sept. 1 to be careful not to shoot them.
Around MN: No progress in American Crystal talks
Mark Steil
Rainfall since mid-July in Waseca and Winnebago is a little over three inches less than average.
Building a stronger economy in Duluth, Excelsior Energy responds, State Fair rundown, and other stories from around the state.
Cravaack agrees to town hall, protesters cheer
Dan Gunderson
The opening of a new school in Fargo is generating a larger than usual buzz in the community. The Sunday dedication will feature U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.