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• 'Carnage' a draw for some Arrowhead 135 ultra-marathoners
  Frostbite, sleep deprivation and harrowing descents in pitch blackness are all part of the strange allure of an extreme ski, bike or foot race in far northern Minnesota that begins before dawn on Monday morning.January 27, 2012
• Discontent sues Moorhead over drug ordinance
  A northwestern Minnesota shop that sells tobacco, pipes and other products is suing the city of Moorhead over the way police are enforcing a new ordinance outlawing drug paraphernalia.January 24, 2012
• Duluth foundry announces $12 million expansion
  The strong global mining industry is fueling more job growth in northeastern Minnesota. A Duluth foundry has announced a $12 million expansion that will create 30 new jobs.January 3, 2012
• Oil boom severely straining North Dakota economy
  The oil boom has padded state coffers and brought record growth to the western part of the state, but it's also thrown the economy out of equilibrium.January 2, 2012
• 4 Minnesota Kmart stores slated to close
  Four Kmart stores in Minnesota are set to close as part of the store closings announced this week by the parent company of Sears and Kmart.December 30, 2011
• Sheriff defends jail staff's handling of suspect who died in custody
  St. Louis County Sheriff Ross Litman says the county jail gave proper care to a shooting suspect who died in custody, despite claims from the suspect's family that jail staff had ignored his medical needs.December 29, 2011
• Kurds in Fargo-Moorhead return to class for homeland's language
  Kurdish residents in Fargo-Moorhead who fled Iraq and resettled in Fargo-Moorhead over the past 20 years are trying to reconnect their children with traditional language and culture.December 27, 2011
• Latinos lead charge of new small businesses in Minn.
  As Minnesota's Latino population grows, the number of Latino-owned businesses in Minnesota has also risen steadily -- at nearly double the rate of overall business growth in the state.December 12, 2011
• FAA: 4 dead in Sioux Falls small-plane crash
  The small, two-engine plane departed Joe Foss Field at 2:24 p.m. and was headed to Rapid City. It crashed soon after takeoff about a mile west of the field, the FAA said.December 9, 2011
• Sell or swap? DNR considers Boundary Waters land exchange
  Minnesota DNR officials will unveil a plan Friday in hopes of fixing a long-standing problem involving state land inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.December 9, 2011
• Closing post offices latest hardship for Minn. small towns
  Seven small town Minnesota post offices are scheduled to close for good today and tomorrow, the latest setback for towns which have seen a steady exit of community institutions over the years.November 18, 2011
• Small cities want to stop flood diversion plan for Red River
  Several small communities near Fargo-Moorhead are joining forces in an effort to stop a proposed Red River diversion.November 17, 2011
• DNR: Lutsen OK to keep using water from slowing river
  The Minnesota DNR will issue a special permit to Lutsen Mountains Ski Hill to take water from the Poplar River for snow-making -- despite the stream's very low level.November 10, 2011
• US northern border checks scaled back
  The U.S. Border Patrol has quietly stopped its controversial practice of routinely searching buses, trains and airports for illegal immigrants at transportation hubs along the northern border and in the nation's interior.October 28, 2011
• Survey suggests slow economic growth in Midwest, Plains
  The rural economy in 10 Midwest and Great Plains states continues to grow but at "an anemic pace," according to the latest monthly survey of bankers in the region.October 21, 2011

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