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Archives for October 2011

Is the Fergus Falls State Hospital haunted?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson October 31, 2011, 3:15 PM Oct 31, 2011

The hospital’s long-vacant buildings and lonely, sprawling grounds appear at once imposing and more than a little spooky, even with a late-autumn sun still high in the sky

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Waiting for a wingman, schools for the cost of a cup of coffee, tales from the big one

Michael OlsonMichael Olson October 31, 2011, 7:59 AM Oct 31, 2011

So far, $70,000 has been spent to attract a new air carrier to St. Cloud Regional Airport without any solid results.

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MN-08 DFL candidates set to debate

Michael OlsonMichael Olson October 31, 2011, 6:00 AM Oct 31, 2011

MPR News wants to pose your questions to the Minnesota Democrats vying for the DFL nomination in Minnesota’s 8th congressional district and the chance to unseat Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack.

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Mayo Clinic to take over historic Mayowood Mansion

Elizabeth BaierElizabeth Baier October 27, 2011, 2:01 PM Oct 27, 2011

Members of the History Center of Olmsted County voted this week to transfer ownership of Rochester’s historic Mayowood Mansion to the Mayo Clinic, which will pay $3 million to restore the mansion. The historical society will keep all the personal property and continue to offer tours of the mansion.

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Ski resort seeks drawdown of Poplar River, headscarfs in jail, death of the small cabin

Michael OlsonMichael Olson October 27, 2011, 7:59 AM Oct 27, 2011

A special permit could be issued to allow Lutsen Mountains Ski Hill to pump water from a nearby trout stream for snow making, despite very low river flow.

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Fargo Moorhead flood diversion moves forward

Dan Gunderson October 26, 2011, 3:04 PM Oct 26, 2011
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In the Fargo Moorhead area, local governments have spent $342 million on permanent flood protection since 1990.

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U.S. Steel awarded water permits, workers to vote on American Crystal offer, dark rumors in Martin County

Michael OlsonMichael Olson October 26, 2011, 7:50 AM Oct 26, 2011

Two permits have been approved to allow a major expansion at U.S. Steel’s taconite plant in Keewatin on the western end of the Iron Range.

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Bemidji charter commission: give voters recall power

trobertson October 25, 2011, 12:04 PM Oct 25, 2011

Unlike many Minnesota cities, voters in Bemidji don’t have the ability to recall their elected city officials. But Bemidji’s charter commission wants to change that.

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Around MN: No really we’re fun, distressed home sales drag prices down, Keetac mine expansion vote

Michael OlsonMichael Olson October 25, 2011, 7:30 AM Oct 25, 2011

Many Americans see Minnesota as stodgy and cold. Tourists don’t know about the fun stuff, survey says.

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Domestic violence on the rise in Minn.

Michael OlsonMichael Olson October 24, 2011, 12:15 PM Oct 24, 2011

An increasing number of Minnesota women are being killed by their husbands.

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