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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — University of Minnesota Extension experts say they believe an aggressive southern weed has turned up in Minnesota for the first time. Palmer amaranth has been spreading northward. Extension weed specialist Bruce Potter …
22 Sep 16
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors are accusing three former executives of Minnesota-based Starkey Hearing Technologies of taking part in a conspiracy to embezzle more than $20 million from the hearing aid maker and its principal …
22 Sep 16
A local convenience store is offering to match donations in an effort to raise funds to help the family of a mother and her two children that died in a house fire over the weekend. …
21 Sep 16
WASHINGTON – Congressman Collin C. Peterson Tuesday received the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Guardian of Small Business Award for the 114th Congress. This award is given to members of Congress for their support …
21 Sep 16
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Somalis in a central Minnesota city are trying to square the bright, family-minded young man who went to the mall to buy the new iPhone with the emotionless man who …
21 Sep 16
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Republicans are criticizing Gov. Mark Dayton for authorized nearly $80,000 in severance payments to three top officials who resigned from his administration. Minnesota Public Radio reports that Dayton provided …
21 Sep 16
The Minnesota Historical Society has announced 55 recipients of the Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Small Grants (up to $10,000 each), totaling over $387,000 in 31 counties. Local counties receiving grants include: $9,950 to the McLeod …
20 Sep 16
Wet field conditions continued to limit fieldwork and harvest operations across Minnesota during the week ending Sunday, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. There were 3.7 days suitable for fieldwork. In addition to limiting …
20 Sep 16
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