Farmers, food banks want farm bill passed soon

5/9 9:10:01 AM

Congressional negotiators announced a final agreement on a $300 billion farm bill Thursday, but local farmers, food banks and conservationists still aren't at ease. ...
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Turnaround awards honor students who persevere

5/9 9:10:01 AM

Ali Gombo, a fifth-grader at Riverside Central Elementary with the confidence to stand up against prejudice, was one of 22 students honored this morning with a Turnaround Achievement Award. ...
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Parents who heard about it like 5-year plan

5/9 7:55:01 AM

Several people who attended a presentation Thursday about the Rochester school district's five-year plan said they support the overall message but wish more people had been around to hear it....
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Rising gasoline prices (and they're still rising) eat away at profits

5/8 10:10:01 AM

In his 27 years in the lawn-care business, Terry Plath never has seen gas prices take such a bite out of profits. ...
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Vintage motorcycle unearthed at Camp Ripley

5/8 11:40:01 PM

CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. -- A bit of military history has been unearthed at Camp Ripley. Plumbers were digging a 15-foot-deep trench to lay a new sewer line when they uncovered a World War I military motorcycle and sidecar....
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Teacher layoffs needed to adjust to enrollment, Rochester district says

5/8 8:00:05 AM

In response to stale enrollment and changing trends in student choices, Rochester public schools laid off seven teachers Thursday night....
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Video released in death of Minnesota motorist after Taser use

5/8 6:35:01 PM

ST. PAUL -- Troopers tried to communicate with Mark Backlund, but he tried to restart his minivan and then struggled with the troopers as they used a Taser to restrain him....
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Man charged with $24,020 in thefts from library

5/8 11:10:02 AM

A criminal charge has been filed against a Rochester man who allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of books, CDs and DVDs from the Rochester Public Library....
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Stewartville teen receives fine, probation, and $29,000 restitution bill

5/8 7:30:01 PM

A Stewartville teen charged in connection with extensive vandalism to the property of a Stewartville family has been fined, put on probation, and ordered to pay restitution of more than $29,000. ...
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Duluth man's life sentence upheld in teen's murder

5/8 6:30:01 PM

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Supreme Court has again upheld the conviction of a Duluth man in the kidnapping and killing of a teenager following a minor traffic accident in 1996....
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New Faces offers help to Somali newcomers

Dover farmer fights MnDOT over road project

Foundation will present information about what holds girls back

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Chatfield agrees to build road to new development

Birding festival begins today

Golf tourney raises money for children's hospitals

Threatening message found in Lourdes bathroom

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Video: City-county Government Center gets Trashed, musically

Ex-Leech Lake chairman pleads to 2 counts of bribe taking

Cold spring kills Minnesota songbirds

Woman given probation in connection with man's death

Quick call keeps fire contained

Former youth pastor at Valley Christian Center sentenced

PB Dialogues goes green on Tuesday

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Appeals court rules against PUC

Bridge players compete in regional tourney

WW II pilot to speak Monday

DAR chooses essay contest winners

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Member of 'Lost Boys of Sudan' to speak in Rochester

Help letter carriers stamp out hunger Saturday

Austin to get its first dog park

Investigators to inspect Craigslist murder suspect's letters

Minnesota refugee waits for better news from ravaged home

Lake Zumbro dam training drill is Thursday