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Larry Oakes

Reporter | Upper Midwest Region

Phone: 612-673-1751

Larry Oakes has been a journalist since 1982 and has worked at the Star Tribune since 1985. For 21 years, he staffed the Star Tribune’s Northern Minnesota Bureau in Duluth. Oakes also served a two-year editing stint as Minneapolis Team Leader.
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DFL: A sense of something special

In St. Paul, the big draw for thousands was message of unity. In Duluth, voters want to be a part of the change they feel is possible.

Updated: February 06, 2008, - 12:10 AM

Family of bridge collapse victim is at odds over his house

Lisa Jolstad lost her husband in the I-35W bridge collapse and now, she says, faces his angry family.

Updated: February 02, 2008, - 10:40 PM

Keewatin taconite plant to get $300 million expansion

U.S. Steel is expected to announce plans for a $300 million expansion of its Keewatin, Minn., taconite plant -- a project that would add a full production line, boost taconite output by a third and require 75 more full-time workers.

Updated: January 31, 2008, - 09:49 PM

Transgender candidate runs for Republican endorsement

Chrissy Nakonsky touts her experiences and her values in a bid that could break barriers in the Brainerd area, Minnesota and the nation.

Updated: January 29, 2008, - 12:01 AM

Solo and her cubs shipped to bear ranch in Michigan

Solo, the sometimes wayward bear that state wildlife managers planned to kill until the public objected and Gov. Tim Pawlenty issued a reprieve, was moved with her two cubs Monday to a bear ranch in Michigan.

Updated: January 14, 2008, - 09:52 PM

Dec. 18: Solo's hibernation -- Forever?

Solo, the one-eared black bear, is denned up for the winter with two cubs under a lake cabin near Ely, Minn., blissfully unaware she's hibernating on death row.

Updated: December 21, 2007, - 09:55 AM