The proposed Big Stone II power plant today suffered a major setback.
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Five years and more than $8 million into a
project plagued by delays and glitches, state officials decided to abandon their first attempt to develop software for an online health care signup system and start over.
(05/09/2008)
Justin Roberts used to be an indie rocker in Minneapolis. Now he's one of the most revered performers of childrens music in the country.
(05/09/2008)
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Death by drinking
Minnesota's rate of binge drinking by young people is among the worst in the nation ... four young people, including two college students, have died from excessive drinking in recent months. Discuss binge drinking on Gather.com.
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Wagons Ho! (1:53 p.m.)
For most of Minnesota's 150 years, transportation had emissions much more tangible, and pungent, than greenhouse gasses. A wagon train is celebrating that history.
For most of Minnesota's 150 years, transportation had emissions much more tangible, and pungent, than greenhouse gasses. A wagon train is celebrating that history.











