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• Jury awards $1.25 million in misdiagnosis death
  A jury awarded more than $1.25 million to a family whose 21-month-old son was misdiagnosed by a Hibbing doctor and died.October 29, 2009
• Environmental study on proposed metals mine now available
  The Minnesota DNR has released a study that examines the potential environmental effects of the proposed Polymet metals mine in northeastern Minnesota.October 28, 2009
• State confirms two more H1N1 deaths
  The Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed two more deaths linked to H1N1 flu, raising the state's total to 12 since spring.October 28, 2009
• Walleye fishing rules tightened for Upper Red Lake
  Anglers will have to settle for smaller walleyes on Upper Red Lake this winter.October 28, 2009
• Minn. state lawmakers offer ideas for climate bill
  Three state lawmakers from Minnesota are bringing their ideas for climate legislation to Washington, D.C.October 28, 2009
• Lack of fever in some H1N1 cases complicates prevention effort
  It appears a lot of people with the H1N1 flu do not experience a fever, and the absence of a fever could mean they are not taking enough precautions to prevent transmitting the virus to others.October 28, 2009
• Deal struck on Great Lakes ship pollution
  Congressional negotiators reached a deal Tuesday that would effectively exempt 13 shipping companies that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes from a proposed federal rule meant to reduce air pollution.October 27, 2009
• Bundling plan for health care gets a look in Minn.
  Minnesota health providers can learn about one of the big changes in a 2008 state health care overhaul on Tuesday.October 27, 2009
• Ring dike program will protect more than just farms
  More than $4 million will pay for ring dikes around farmsteads in the Red River Valley, but flood protection is only a secondary goal for the federal program.October 27, 2009
• Amy Stewart on "Wicked Plants"
  You probably have plants in your garden, weeds that annoy you. Author Amy Stewart investigates the plants that kill, if you get too close.Midmorning, October 27, 2009
• Park Nicollet overwhelmed by flu shot requests
  Park Nicollet Health Services has shut down its flu shot appointment line, due to overwhelming demand for the H1N1 vaccine.October 26, 2009
• Flu at record levels in Minn, health official says
  The number of suspected cases of the H1N1 flu has spiked in recent days -- as the state goes through what's called "an acceleration phase" of the second wave of the outbreak.October 26, 2009
• Analysis rejects 'global cooling' claims
  An analysis of global temperatures by independent statisticians shows the Earth is still warming and not cooling as some global warming skeptics are claiming.October 26, 2009
• Judge will close Hauser case if no new issues arise
  The parents of a Minnesota teenager who once fled the state to avoid chemotherapy are now asking a judge to end the court's role in the case.October 26, 2009
• Golden eagle returns to Minnesota
  This is the time of year when the skies are filled with migrating birds. There's one big bird that researchers are very interested in -- a golden eagle who was nursed back to health in Minnesota and released in March, wearing a special GPS unit strapped to his back. The latest data from the unit shows he's back in Minnesota.October 26, 2009

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