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Thousands of tips pour in as search for Jayme Closs enters sixth day

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On Day 6 of the search for Jayme Closs, Barron County sheriff's deputies said they have had sifted through more than 800 of the thousands of tips that have come in since the 13-year-old vanished.
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Lake Superior's waves take $18M toll on Duluth shoreline

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Shelley Buck, president of the Prairie Island Indian Community, led scores of area residents up Barn Bluff, which the Mdewakanton Dakota people call H
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Red Wing residents, tribal members find common ground on bluff overlooking Lake Pepin

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Stay away from St. Paul caves, officials warn (yet again)

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Senate control may be at stake in North Dakota's battle over who can vote

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A load of sand was transported from the pile at the rear to the Jordan Sands processing plant near Mankato.
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A load of sand was transported from the pile at the rear to the Jordan Sands processing plant near Mankato.

Oil industry changes move buyers from Midwest frac sand

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As oil production has soared, the U.S. frac sand mining industry has boomed over the past 18 months. But cutbacks in operations in Minnesota and Wisconsin may be part of a fundamental shift in U.S. frac sand production away from the Midwest.
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Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler takes the court to a mixture of cheers and boos prior to action against the Cavaliers
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Jimmy Butler to sit out tonight's Wolves game for 'precautionary rest'

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Nebraska defensive back Lamar Jackson stopped Minnesota receiver Rashod Bateman from making a grab during the second quarter
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Gophers trounced 53-28 by previously winless Nebraska

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U.S. Sen Amy Klobuchar gave a warm introduction to Tina Smith in January as Smith was sworn in as Minnesota’s junior U.S. senator, replacing Al Fran

Send Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith back to the Senate. They'll do the nation's teamwork.

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