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A civilly committed sex offender will likely be Minnesota's first provisionally released to live in a halfway house. The Minnesota Department of Human Services says release may happen within 15 days.
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Ely Wolf Center says new Neeson film full of 'scat'
Wolf educators in Minnesota are panning the new Liam Neeson thriller "The Grey," calling it "as accurate a portrayal of wolf behavior as King Kong was about gorillas."
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