Beef plants form partnership, moving SD production to Fargo

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Organic beef producer Dakota Beef is ending its packing operation in the southeastern South Dakota town of Howard and entering into a partnership with North Dakota Natural Beef in Fargo.

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Update 11 a.m.: Pawlenty wants longer sex offender sentences

Update 11 a.m.
ST. PAUL - Gov. Tim Pawlenty wants to double some sex offender sentences, the latest in a series of related moves over the years.

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Willmar declares downtown snow emergency

The City of Willmar Public Works Department is declaring a snow emergency in the central business district from midnight to 6 a.m. Wednesday.

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Minnesota Senate to vote on $1 billion public works bonding bill

ST. PAUL — A $1 billion construction projects bill gets its first big vote today in the Democrat-controlled Senate.

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Minnesota DFL seeks to limit governor's unallotment power

ST. PAUL — Democratic lawmakers are going after the governor's power to reduce state spending, even as Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty is due to tell a court why the cuts he made last year were legal.

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Roof collapses twice at Fargo food warehouse

FARGO — Authorities say snow and ice buildup led to roof collapses at Fargo's Sysco Food Systems, a large food warehouse that supplies businesses throughout the region.

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Last group of Red Bulls returns today in Rosemount

The last group of 34th Infantry Division soldiers will return from a year-long deployment today. The group should return to the Rosemount Community Center around 4 p.m.

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I-35W bridge collapse widow adopts Haitian twins

BLAINE, Minn. — Betsy Sathers wears the glow of a new mother as she perches on the couch in her family room, smiling and chatting with visitors while still managing to keep an eye on the 2-year-old twins burbling and cavorting at her feet.

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Study: Moms over 40 nearly twice as likely to have autistic children

LOS ANGELES — Women who give birth after age 40 are nearly twice as likely to have a child with autism as those younger than 25, California researchers reported Monday.

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Voters in Watson to decide governance; special election may settle town dispute

WATSON — Voters in Watson will soon have a say in one of the disputes that has divided the community.

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The snow that broke final truss

WILLMAR — Snowfall caused the roof of a 50-by-174-foot warehouse to collapse at Perkins Lumber in Willmar around 3:30 P.M. Monday afternoon.

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All-day, every day kindergarten program not likely to be cut

WILLMAR — Full-time kindergarten could be staying in Willmar, at least for another year.

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Request for another hearing filed in special education lawsuit

WILLMAR — A federal lawsuit against the Willmar School District isn’t finished yet.

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