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For Minnesota’s Returning Vets, Normal is an Adjustment

By The Associated Press Yesterday

Minnesota's big group of returning military veterans is facing a delicate transition to family life and a rough road back into the working world. Three thousand National Guard members — the Red Bulls — have come home in the past month.

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Minnesota Company Recalls Steakhouse Burgers

By The Associated Press Yesterday

A Minnesota company is recalling about 450 pounds of steakhouse burgers because of misbranding and because they contain allergens that aren't on the label. The recalls by J&B Group of Pipestone were announced Saturday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Highway 1 Open Near Ely; Fire 90 Percent Contained

By The Associated Press Yesterday

Highway 1 near Ely is reopened, as officials continue to mop up hot spots around a forest fire. Officials say the fire is now 90 percent contained.

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Officials to Talk Physics of Car Crashes

By The Associated Press Yesterday

Officials from the Department of Public Safety are going on a rooftop Monday to talk about the physics of a car crash. DPS officials say if someone is not wearing a seat belt when involved in a 60 mph crash, it can feel similar to falling from a 12-story building.

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Ron Paul Supporters Dominate State GOP Convention

By The Associated Press 2 days ago

Supporters of maverick Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul are seizing control of Minnesota's state Republican Convention.

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Postal Service to Begin Closing Waite Park, Other Plants this Summer

By The Associated Press 4 days ago

The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to close dozens of mail processing centers, saying it can no longer wait for Congress to decide how to cut postal costs.

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Minnesota Employers Cut Jobs, But Jobless Rate Falls

By The Associated Press 4 days ago

Minnesota continued to lose jobs in April, and at a greater number. Yet, the state unemployment rate inched down slightly to 5.6 percent and remains well below the national rate of 8.1 percent.

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Minority Population Growing in Minnesota

By The Associated Press 4 days ago

For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S. The Census Bureau reports children younger than 1 who are minority has tipped past the 50 percent mark.

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Minnesota Apple Crop Mostly Survives Untimely Frost

By The Associated Press 5 days ago

The sudden cold snap that interrupted Minnesota's warm spring five weeks ago doesn't appear to have been as big a disaster for the state's apple crop as initially feared. The frost bit hard the nights of April 9 and 10 while many trees were blooming unusually early.

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Little Falls Woman Sues City Over Political Yard Signs

By The Associated Press 5 days ago

A Little Falls woman is suing the city after officials ordered her to remove the political signs in her yard. Robin Hensel's lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, says the city violated her constitutional right to free speech last fall by ordering her to remove the signs, which supported the Occupy Wall Street and peace movements.

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