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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, stood with veterans organization heads, county attorneys, defense attorneys, lawmakers and others at the Minnesota Capitol complex to highlight the passage of the Veterans Restorative Justice Act. (Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service)

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Minnesota officials laud Veterans Restorative Justice Act as an 'opportunity to have another path'

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Renville man charged with two counts of murder in Aug. 5 shooting during altercation

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Documents reveal how the Walz administration addressed the Minnesota pandemic in 2020

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A detour of southbound traffic on US Highway 71 near the 71/23 split in Willmar goes into effect Wednesday for at least the next three weeks. Contributed / Minnesota Department of Transportation

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US Highway 71 detour begins Wednesday in Willmar

Construction padding for the Line 3 pipeline approaches the Mississippi River where the pipeline will cross underneath the river southwest of Bemidji, Minn. Evan Frost / MPR News file photo

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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Line 3 drilling fluid spilled into wetlands

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Dr. Roger O. Schroeppel

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Allen P. Johnson

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Scott Thomas Olson

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Gordon W. Buyse

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Health Fusion: Study shows vaping one tie ups disease risk

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UND's Emma Nuuitinen and Minnesota's Megan Wolf skate to the puck during a 2016 game at Ralph Engelstad Arena. ERIC HYLDEN/GRAND FORKS HERALD

Hockey

University of North Dakota women's hockey lawsuit should be reviewed again, Eighth Circuit court says

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Gophers seeing increased demand for football tickets

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What we know, and don’t know, about the Kirill Kaprizov negotiations

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Susan Estrich commentary

Opinion

Susan Estrich: Americans first?

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Andreas Kluth: O delta, delta, wherefore art thou delta?

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American Opinion: The CDC should keep the focus where it belongs

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Construction padding for the Line 3 pipeline approaches the Mississippi River where the pipeline will cross underneath the river southwest of Bemidji, Minn. Evan Frost / MPR News file photo

Energy and Mining

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Line 3 drilling fluid spilled into wetlands

Agriculture

South Dakota farmer feels ‘lucky’ he can water alfalfa

Technology

Minnesota software company keeps state's amateur baseball teams running

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Health Variant: Why is there a widespread blood shortage?

Art

Downtown Willmar mural features shared culture of family and food

Television

'Lawrence Welk Show' to (at long last) take final bow on South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Northland Outdoors

The Minnesota River Valley south of Granite Falls provided the scenery and backdrop for 54 participants in the inaugural Bluenose Gopher 50 Gravel Race. The 50-mile race on the back roads of the rural area demonstrated the growing popularity of gravel bike riding as an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and the benefits of taking the path less traveled.
Tom Cherveny / West Central Tribune

Northland Outdoors

Gravel races take bicycling into new territory

Northland Outdoors

Magic on the prairie

Northland Outdoors

Hunting down the best anglers of all

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American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall stressed the importance of farmers and ag stakeholders engaging with elected officials in a policy panel at Minnesota Farmfest on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. American Soybean Association chairman and Worthington, Minn. farmer Bill Gordon encouraged those in attendance to “combat the crazy” because all of agriculture needs help.
Katie Pinke / Agweek

Columns

Reconnecting with the urgency of advocating for agriculture at Farmfest

Columns

LaDuke: Letter from the Wadena County Jail

Columns

FCC Advisory Board: In search of more dialogue, discourse

Agriculture

The Steve Broer family that farms 8 miles south of Huron, South Dakota, uses small Big Boss Gun to water dairy-quality hay in the middle of a drought. Photo taken June 30, 2021, in rural Huron, South Dakota
Mikkel Pates / Agweek

Agriculture

South Dakota farmer feels ‘lucky’ he can water alfalfa

Agriculture

150 years of wheat: Minnesota family’s 2021 harvest is history

Government and Politics

$17 million in disaster aid set to flow out to Minnesota farmers struggling with drought

NewsMD

Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a news conference about the pandemic response inside the Department of Public Safety in St. Paul on April 30, 2020. An MPR News examination of more than 9,000 pages of documents shows who was putting pressure on Walz during the COVID-19 emergency and how the administration reacted. (Evan Frost / MPR News 2020)

Government and Politics

Documents reveal how the Walz administration addressed the Minnesota pandemic in 2020

Wellness

Health Fusion: Study shows vaping one time ups disease risk

Coronavirus

New COVID-19 cases in Minnesota top 1,000 for second day in a row

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Baseball

Northwoods League: Seven-run inning leads Stingers to victory

Baseball

Amateur Baseball Roundup: Bird Island Bullfrogs power their way to state

Baseball

Legion baseball: Starbuck comes up with a surprising state title

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Funerals

Funeral service listing published Aug. 10, 2021

Crime and Courts

Lawsuit argues Minnesota State Fair must allow people to carry guns

Government and Politics

Minnesota officials laud Veterans Restorative Justice Act as an 'opportunity to have another path'

National

U.S. President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Nation

Biden urges Americans in hurricane-prone states to get COVID-19 shots

Nation

Florida, Texas schools defy governors' bans on mask mandates as COVID cases soar

Nation

U.S. Senate turns to $3.5 trillion bill, key to Biden's agenda

Lifestyle

Annie Sitek decorates a batch of a dozen Snickers flavored cupcakes while in the kitchen at her Proctor home. (Dan Williamson / dwilliamson@duluthnews.com)

Food

Minnesota woman becomes cupcake boss full time

Faith

Dr. Billy Holland: Precious memories will last forever

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Best of the Best 2021

August Homes Plus

Homes Plus August 2021

Summer Fun 2021

Graduates in the top 5 percent of their class from schools in our coverage area

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