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Deputies assisted federal agents in arresting four employees at El Potro Mexican Restaurant in Brainerd.
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We need recourse to ICE’s lawlessness.
Monticello senior Lauren Hansen hopes to end high school career with more state medals, in the individual and team state championships.
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