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Minnesota is the twelfth-largest state by area in the U.S., it is the 21st most populous, with just over five million residents as of 2006. The state is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," and those lakes and the other waters for which the state is named, together with state and national forests and parks, offer residents and tourists a vigorous outdoor lifestyle.

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Snow totals - Dec. 4

Dec 4, 2013 3:38 am

Snow totals reported Brainerd (8 miles east): 8 inches as of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Baxter: 6.3 inches as of 10:32 p.m. Monday. Breezy Point: 7.5 inches as of 11 a.m. Tuesday. Nisswa (three miles nor...

Five to be interviewed for city attorney position

Dec 4, 2013 3:04 am

Five law firms will be interviewed for the position of city attorney. The city of Brainerd received six proposals for the position and the council chose at its meeting Monday to interview all but one....

More snow in forecast, officials offer safety driving tips

Dec 4, 2013 3:04 am

Brainerd lakes area residents saw a slight break in the heavy snowfall Tuesday, but it was short-lived as the National Weather Service (NWS) in Duluth anticipated another 6-10 inches possible to fall ...

Four-month moratorium placed on industrial building permits

Dec 4, 2013 3:03 am

A four-month moratorium will be placed on issuing building permits in industrial zones. The permits would have allowed for demolition and decommissioning industrial buildings. The Brainerd City Counci...

Four lives lost Monday in state

Dec 4, 2013 2:31 am

Four vehicle crashes on snowy and slippery Minnesota roads took four lives Monday, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety. The four people killed are: ...

Morrison County completes predatory offender registration verifications

Dec 4, 2013 2:31 am

First Kixter alumni social scheduled BAXTER The Brainerd Kixter Alumni Association will host its first alumni social at 8 p.m. Saturday at Arrorwood Lodge at Brainerd Lakes in Baxter. The event will...

Baxter Council approves final levy

Dec 4, 2013 1:44 am

BAXTER After two years of no increase Baxter residents will see an increase in their 2014 property taxes, as the Baxter City Council Tuesday approved its final budget and levy. The final levy for 201...

WSN is awarded contract for street projects

Dec 4, 2013 1:36 am

BAXTER Widseth Smith and Nolting will do the professional engineering and land surveying services for the Woida, Wildflower and Franklin street improvements in Baxter. The Baxter City Council awarded...

Service members find peace of mind in winter hunt

Dec 3, 2013 11:27 pm

CAMP RIPLEY Minnesota National Guard service members gathered at Camp Ripley during the first snowfall of the season for the 3rd annual muzzle loaders hunt Dec. 2-4. We all love hunting and talk abou...

20th annual Radiothon to End Child Abuse

Dec 3, 2013 11:13 pm

20th annual Radiothon to End Child Abuse planned The 20th annual Radiothon to End Child Abuse will begin noon Thursday through noon Friday and will be broadcasted on B93.3, WJJY 106.7, Cool 103.5 and ...

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St. Paul's seedy past at center of Eagan author's true cop caper

Dec 4, 2013 6:20 am

Most of us know the Saintly City's sordid gangster history. St. Paul was a hub for vice and a haven for criminals, particularly the Barker-Karpis gang, whom Eagan author Tim Mahoney calls "the De...

Joe Soucheray: Like a visitor from space, the POD had landed. And it had a permit.

Dec 4, 2013 6:20 am

Just before Amazon's imaginative claim that soon enough small drones will be delivering their packages in 30 minutes or less, the PODS had already landed in St. Paul's Crocus Hill. The Seiferts have o...

St. Paul's follow-up to Strong Schools effort in the works

Dec 4, 2013 5:17 am

St. Paul district officials are at work on a five-year follow-up to Strong Schools, Strong Communities -- Superintendent Valeria Silva's ambitious plan to raise achievement.

Lake Elmo residents will lose access to county's e-books

Dec 4, 2013 5:03 am

Lake Elmo's smoldering book battle with Washington County has been rekindled, with a decision to yank e-book privileges from city residents.

Twin Cities: Season's first winter storm could bring up to 9 inches of snow

Dec 4, 2013 4:58 am

The Twin Cities are expected to see the season's first significant snowfall Wednesday, possibly causing headaches for commuters all day.

Choir of 3,500 to sing 'Clouds' at Mall of America on Thursday

Dec 4, 2013 4:45 am

When the choir director at Skyview Middle School in Oakdale heard about plans for a gigantic "Clouds" sing-along at the Mall of America, she registered right away.

SPCO announces balanced budget, despite musician lockout

Dec 4, 2013 4:45 am

After a season nearly wiped out by contentious contract negotiations and an extended lockout, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra announced Tuesday that it balanced its budget this year and was able to pa...

Minnesota studying letting cameras in courtrooms

Dec 4, 2013 4:08 am

The Minnesota Supreme Court has opened the door to potential camera coverage of criminal court proceedings.

St. Paul City Council poised to let microbreweries be bigger

Dec 4, 2013 4:08 am

The St. Paul City Council is expected to pass another new ordinance Wednesday that will make it easier to open a microbrewery in St. Paul.

Snow forces northern Minnesota church to cancel lutefisk dinner

Dec 4, 2013 4:07 am

DULUTH, Minn. -- A snowstorm blanketing northern Minnesota has forced a church to cancel its annual lutefisk dinner.

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