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Two Escape Serious Injury at Deadly Goodhue Co. Intersection
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:14:35 -0800
(ABC 6 NEWS) -- It's been considered as one of the most dangerous intersections in the entire state. It sits in Goodhue County at Highway 52 and County Road 9.
Veterans Service Officer in Washington County helps with troop re-entry
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:52:09 -0800
Washington County’s Veterans Service Officer Robby Robinson was part of a team from Minnesota that helped the state’s National Guard troops with their return to civilian life after overseas deployment during a two-day program in November at Fort Hood, TX. Robinson reported on the program, and all the activities of the county’s Veterans Service Office, [...]
PUC delays hearing on wind turbine bird deaths
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:35:47 -0800
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has postponed a hearing on a plan to limit bird and bat deaths at a controversial wind farm proposed for Goodhue County.
Olmsted County Discusses Frac Mining
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:29:14 -0800
(ABC 6 NEWS) -- A hot topic for many communities in Southeast Minnesota. Whether or not to allow mining for soft sands used in "frac mining." Olmsted County met Tuesday morning to learn more about this special mining technique.
Dakota County explores morgue merger with Hennepin County
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:34:44 -0800
For years, Dakota County has scrambled for more space for its morgue.
Farmland holds wealth in sand mining boom
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:54:06 -0800
Minnesota farmland is increasingly luring companies that want to explore the earth beneath the soil. But some residents want to preserve the land and its current agricultural use.
Regional farmers struggle with decision to preserve farmland or sell for mining
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:55:14 -0800
HAY CREEK, Minn. — Creek Township in southeast Minnesota is known for two things: Its namesake creek popular with anglers searching for freshwater trout and bluffs that offer uninterrupted views of the Mississippi River valley.
U Regents Seeks Legal Advice On Sviggum Dual Jobs
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:15:38 -0800
The chairwoman of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents says she's seeking two legal opinions on whether regent and former state House speaker Steve Sviggum has a conflict of interest with a new Republican staff job at the Capitol.
Accenture to Develop Regional Operating Model for Human Services in Southeast Minnesota
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:00:00 -0800
Accenture has been selected by 12 southeast Minnesota counties, with funding from the Bush Foundation, to develop a human services delivery model focused on moving them
Suicide hot lines adapt to texting | Stories
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:12:32 -0800
News From Greater Minnesota Suicide hot lines adapt to texting By John Fitzgerald | Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 Thanks to an initiative of Carlton County, Minnesota is one of two states in the nation with a cell-phone text suicide hot line. Jana Hollingsworth of the Duluth Tribune writes that the state’s suicide call center is getting as many cell-phone text messages from teens in one day as it used ...