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Gophers basketball forced to play the NCAA waiting game
After a four-month whirlwind of highs and lows the only thing Minnesota can do now is wait, and hope it's enough for a ticket into the Big Dance.
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History of pollution haunts Como neighborhood in Minneapolis
The lessons learned from 30 years of lax oversight of chemicals left in a Minneapolis neighborhood could have implications across Minnesota, where dozens of other communities may harbor similar underground soil contamination.
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State of Wonders: Exploring winter in the Arrowhead
Minnesota is blessed with immense natural beauty and dramatic seasonal shifts. With the “State of Wonders” series, we showcase that range of scenery.
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Minn. vocal group Home Free makes bid for national stardom
Winners of NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” Twin Cities vocal group Home Free found a perfect blend for national stardom.
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No specific Minnesota laws address drone use while hunting, fishing or trapping. But a range of laws on the books restrict their application in these activities.
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Are amendments' path to the ballot too easy?
Some DFLers want a “super-majority’’ before a constitutional amendment is put to voters.
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More churches are downsizing, selling property
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Malaysia asks countries for data to help find jet
Malaysia's government on Sunday asked for help from nearly a dozen Asian countries that the missing jetliner may have flown over, saying that finding the plane would be very difficult without additional data on its final movements.
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