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    November 27, 2009
    Investigation continues into fatal ammonia leak
    The CF Industries distribution facility in Rosemount is back up and running following a fatal accident Nov. 16. The trucking terminal, where anhydrous ammonia is loaded into semi-trucks, resumed operations Thursday after voluntarily shutting down for several days. The Occupational...
    NewsNovember 27, 2009 - 12:59pm
    November 16, 2009
    Victims from ammonia leak identified
    Police have released the name of a trucker from Oklahoma who died at CF Industries after being exposed to anhydrous ammonia. Robert Larry Shue, 31, of Kingfisher OK. died after a connection problem led to the leak. Another Oklahoma man Roy Thomas Taylor, 56, of Moore, OK was injured...
    NewsNovember 16, 2009 - 10:14pm
    November 11, 2009
    From posh to just unique, deer stands vary greatly
    DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - Minnesota is smack dab in the middle of the 2009 deer hunting season. For many hunters, that means perching precariously...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 11, 2009 - 7:20am
    November 10, 2009
    Minnesota guide works with National Geographic on documentary about Mississippi
    BEMIDJI, Minn. - Terry Larson of rural Cass Lake, Minn.
    sports/outdoorsNovember 10, 2009 - 7:27am
    November 6, 2009
    Sno Toppers: 40 years of clearing the trails
    Talk to the old timers around town and many of them have fond memories of their time as Sno Toppers. The club, which maintains local snow mobile trails, has been around for 40 years. "A lot of the town at one point belonged to the club," said Dick Sens. Sens was part of the club...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 6, 2009 - 10:43am
    November 4, 2009
    National Eagle Center celebrates winter migration
    RED WING, Minn. -- Eagles, hawks, water fowl and other creatures are on their way. "This is the time. They are coming south," said Alison Springer....
    sports/outdoorsNovember 4, 2009 - 7:29am
    October 7, 2009
    Rains halt harvest
    WILLMAR -- Recent rains have brought fall harvest to a sudden stop. Farmers had just gotten a good start on the sugar beet and soybean harvest when heavy rains last week dumped 2 to 4 inches on area fields. That brought "everything pretty much to a standstill," said Byron Hogberg,...
    NewsOctober 7, 2009 - 7:11am
    October 1, 2009
    Jan and Jerry Nelson along with friends Arlin Albrecht and Chuck Curt all were on the Nelsons' boat Sunday when they came across a tipped catamaran. The group soon came across the boat's occupants who had been in the water for more than two hours. Jen Cullen/RiverTowns
    Group rescues men from Lake Pepin
    LAKE PEPIN -- Wacouta residents Jerry and Jan Nelson and a group of friends feared the worst Sunday evening when they came across an overturned...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 1, 2009 - 7:30am
    September 29, 2009
    Innovator in ethanol industry taking on new ground
    BENSON -- Bill Lee is leaving an ethanol plant known as a leader in innovation for what he believes will be the next big step in renewable energy. Lee said he believes biomass from agricultural and forest-product residues will be playing an ever bigger role in not only providing...
    NewsSeptember 29, 2009 - 7:34am
    September 25, 2009
    A tractor and planter are driven Thursday on state Highway 23 near Maynard as traffic follows. Officials are reminding motorists in farm country to watch for farmers moving equipment as harvest season gears up. Susan Lunneborg/West Central Tribune
    Minnesota officials urge motorists to be cautious on roads
    WILLMAR, Minn. -- Highway crashes involving farm vehicles and equipment are rare, according to statistics from the Minnesota Department of Public...
    NewsSeptember 25, 2009 - 7:46am
    September 23, 2009
    Cool summer could mean fewer pumpkins this fall
    Pie makers and jack-o'-lantern carvers may want to nab a pumpkin while they can. A cool summer in Minnesota, and much of the Midwest, could result...
    NewsSeptember 23, 2009 - 6:48am
    August 19, 2009
    Pawlenty seeks federal pork help; other briefs
    ST. PAUL -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty has asked federal authorities to help the pork industry, mostly encouraging them to work out better international trade deals. The Minnesota Republican stopped short of what nine of his colleagues, including those from Iowa and Wisconsin, asked: increasing...
    NewsAugust 19, 2009 - 7:18am
    August 14, 2009
    Family Fun Shoot: Kids can take aim at a good time
    Rosemount area youngsters can learn to shoot a gun, climb a rock wall, fish with a bow or call ducks at the ninth annual Family Fun Shoot being held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Dakota County Gun Club. The popular event draws hundreds of kids from all over the metro and...
    LifeAugust 14, 2009 - 3:42pm
    July 27, 2009
    Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, left, and Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle met in Hudson Friday and announce continuing cooperation to help protect the St. Croix River which borders both states.
    Governors Doyle and Pawlenty make a joint appearance in Hudson
    Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced continuing collaborative efforts to reduce runoff of pollutants into the St....
    sports/outdoorsJuly 27, 2009 - 7:15am
    July 21, 2009
    This young osprey survived a fire that destroyed its nest and killed a sibling. The bird is being nursed back to health at an animal hospital near Garrison, Minn. Submitted photo.
    Osprey survives lightning strike
    A juvenile osprey displaced from its nest by a lightning-caused fire near Biwabik last week was in "guarded" condition today at a wildlife rehabilitation...
    sports/outdoorsJuly 21, 2009 - 7:31am
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