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• Duluth police find missing 12-year-old boy
  Duluth police say they've found a 12-year-old boy who was last seen getting on the bus after classes ended Thursday at Lincoln Park Middle School.May 19, 2013
• ND billboards meant to attract Minnesota businesses
  North Dakota is promoting its business climate at Minnesota's expense, and some politicians east of the Red River are not happy about it.May 18, 2013
• Minn. cycling race gives athletes a rough ride
  Cyclists often hunt for smooth, rural roads to ride on. Emphasis here on 'smooth.' This weekend, more than 1,000 cyclists from around the country and Europe will pound the winding, backcountry roads just south of Rochester in a 100-mile race called Almanzo. The event has become one of the nation's premier gravel road events and the route will take riders on some of the region's most rugged and unforgiving roads.May 17, 2013
• DNR collaring moose calves to study, protect species
  The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has started the second phase of its ambitious study to determine why the state's moose population is declining so rapidly. Last week, they began collaring newborn moose calves.May 15, 2013
• Fighting eagles crash land on Duluth airport runway
  Two bald eagles locked together by their talons in a midair battle survived a crash landing onto a runway at a northeastern Minnesota airport.May 14, 2013
• DFL lawmaker: Compromise reached on frac sand regulations
  The lawmaker who has pushed this year for tougher state regulation of the frac sand mining industry on Tuesday said DFL legislative leaders have reached a compromise on the legislation.May 14, 2013
• Buffaloes trample 2 boys in western Minn.
  Authorities in western Minnesota say buffaloes trampled two young boys who wandered into a fenced-in area.May 10, 2013
• New drinking laws prompt civic action by college students
  College students in central Minnesota are learning a few life lessons on how government works, after three new ordinances designed to control underage drinking went into effect in the city of St. Joseph. Students were caught off guard by the new rules. In this installment of our Young Reporters series, St. John's University senior Will Moore tells us students are becoming more active in city lawmaking.May 10, 2013
• Icy lakes put chill on business for walleye opener
  The walleye season is expected to get off to a slower than usual start this weekend. The walleye opener is typically one of the busiest weekends for resort communities. But this year many of the lakes in northern Minnesota still have ice on them.May 10, 2013
• Many proposed frac sand mines would fail 'trout stream' test
  Legislation that would prohibit frac sand mining within a mile of a trout stream or spring in southeastern Minnesota would prevent at least 10 proposed frac sand mines in the region from being developed, show an MPR News analysis.May 9, 2013
• Lake ice complicates Minn. Governor's Fishing Opener
  Lake ice will play a role in the Governor's Fishing Opener for the first time in recent memory.May 8, 2013
• Rural Minnesotans less optimistic about economy
  Rural Minnesotans are less optimistic about the economy than people in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, according to a new study by the Blandin Foundation.May 8, 2013
• Train, semi collision releases chemical
  Authorities say a collision between a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train and a semi carrying anhydrous ammonia injured at least five people.May 7, 2013
• Red River cities focus on permanent flood protection
  Residents of Fargo-Moorhead are cleaning up sandbags and removing temporary levees after the Red River's crest last week. As it turned out, most of that preparation wasn't needed for this year's flood. Both cities are now turning their attention back to building permanent levees and flood walls.May 7, 2013
• St. Cloud police investigate explosive device
  Police are looking for the person who left an explosive device in St. Cloud that caused an evacuation.May 6, 2013

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