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• Petters scheme: Duluth haven imperiled
  A foundation lost funds with which to it hoped to turn a former nursing home near Duluth into a haven for addicts and ex-cons.
  Jan 5, 2009
• Hiking clubs want Kekekabic Trail marked
  Blown-down trees and fire have masked parts of the Kekekabic Trail in northeastern Minnesota's border country, which can even confuse experienced trekkers. What to do?
  Jan 4, 2009
• Industry shifts; music theft suit plays on
  Recording companies are no longer going after illegal downloaders, but that's no help for a Brainerd woman.
  Dec 25, 2008
• Iron Range's fast fall follows boom
  The mining industry faces sudden shutdowns, but many see a silver lining in the long run. Shutdowns are expected to last months rather than years
  Dec 21, 2008
• U scientists tackle disease that hits Iron Range hard
  Researchers will try to find out why so many miners have been struck down by mesothelioma.
  Dec 19, 2008
• Stephen Posniak: 'Casualty of the Ham Lake fire’
  The 64-year-old loved the BWCA, his family said, and was devastated by charges that his campfire caused the 2007 blaze. He killed himself Tuesday.
  Dec 18, 2008
• Dec. 13, 2008: A reeling Thief River Falls family is dealt a fatal blow
  A Thief River Falls woman goes missing. Then her sister dies in a car crash. "It can hardly be endured."
  Dec 15, 2008
• Border Patrol agent seeks immunity from local court
  The agent, who hit and killed a doctor with her vehicle, wants her case heard in federal court. Her attorney contends she won't get justice in Cook County.
  Dec 9, 2008
• Minnesota without moose? It could happen
  A dramatic decrease -- 25 to 50 percent in 20 years -- in the numbers of the iconic symbol points to one major cause: heat stress from a documented rise in temperatures.
  Dec 8, 2008
• Wind power is pushing Duluth port to a new age
  The explosive growth of wind turbine imports is keeping MnDOT and the port busy.
  Nov 23, 2008

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