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• All we want for Christmas is our gifts on time!
  A record number of Americans took to the Web to order holiday gifts after retailers flooded their inboxes with offers of extra discounts, free shipping and easy returns. But a storm bringing heavy winds and snow to much of the Midwest on Thursday could mean that some packages might not make it under the tree in time for Christmas.December 20, 2012
• Unlike Decker case, most officer killings solved quickly
  When a law enforcement officer in Minnesota is shot and killed, it rarely takes more than a day for investigators to find the killer. Often it takes only a few hours, or the suspect is killed at the scene. The killing of Cold Spring Police Officer Thomas Decker is the first fatal shooting of a Minnesota law enforcement officer since 1970 that was not solved within a few days, an MPR News analysis has found.December 20, 2012
• Opinions vary widely on how to control guns, if at all
  Dozens of gun owners responded to an inquiry into what they thought should be the legislative reaction to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Some said a ban on "assault weapons" would be ineffective, while others said there should be a ban. Yet others said teachers should be allowed to carry weapons at school.December 20, 2012
• Minn. college coach cleared in porn case off leave
  A Minnesota college football coach cleared by a judge of child porn charges stemming from cellphone video of his naked children is no longer on administrative leave, but hasn't yet been reinstated atop the program.December 19, 2012
• Bentleyville Tour of Lights to continue despite legal battle
  A popular holiday lights festival that has been embroiled in legal battles over free speech will continue for at least three more years.December 19, 2012
• Gun sales and carry permit requests on the rise in Minn.
  Some local gun sellers say last week's mass shooting in Connecticut has prompted customers to buy guns for personal safety as well as protection against possible future gun restrictions.December 19, 2012
• Verso Paper fined for fatal explosion
  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Verso Paper Corp. for the explosion and fire that killed one employee and injured four others at its Sartell paper plant last May.December 19, 2012
• Excelsior Energy to build natural gas-fired power plant
  A company that spent more than $40 million in taxpayer money on a coal-gasification power plant that was never built, now says it has secured the land it needs to build a natural gas-fired facility.December 19, 2012
• Peterson: Farm bill this year unlikely
  Congress appears unlikely to pass a farm bill by the end of the year, says Rep. Collin Peterson.December 19, 2012
• Ness: 'Bentleyville' to stay in Duluth
  A free holiday light show that's been the focus of preachers' legal fight over access is staying in Duluth.December 19, 2012
• Blizzard warning for south Minn.; metro on edge of storm
  The most serious storm in two years will dump over a foot of snow and bring blizzard conditions to much of the upper Midwest through Thursday night.December 19, 2012
• SW Minn. residential wells run dry as drought drags on
  As severe drought continues across most of the state, residential wells are going dry in parts of Minnesota. The southwest region of the state has been especially hard-hit, making residents and officials scramble to find new water sources as underground aquifers shrink.December 19, 2012
• In Cold Spring cop killing, 911 transcripts released
  The Stearns County Sheriff's Office has released transcripts of two 911 calls placed on the night Cold Spring police officer Tom Decker was killed. The transcripts provide a brief firsthand account of the shooting scene.December 18, 2012
• Students sickened at Paynesville school
  Paynesville High School in central Minnesota closed early Tuesday after several students fell ill with suspected cases of carbon monoxide poisoning.December 18, 2012
• Duluth head shop owner faces federal charges
  The owner of a Duluth head shop and three workers have been charged in a 54-count indictment accusing them of violating federal drug and regulatory laws.December 18, 2012

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