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Minnesota restaurant and Detroit Lakes area sculptures make Time’s ‘World’s Greatest Places’ list

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Minnesota student is ‘person of interest’ in search for American woman in Dominican Republic

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Hermantown trailer park owner begins to close in lieu of fixing life-threatening problems

Police raid small-town massage parlor south of Twin Cities suspected of promoting prostitution

Police raid small-town massage parlor south of Twin Cities suspected of promoting prostitution

Minnesota student is ‘person of interest’ in search for American woman in Dominican Republic

Minnesota student is ‘person of interest’ in search for American woman in Dominican Republic

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Review: R.E.M. lives on via Hollywood actor and other familiar faces at First Avenue

Review: R.E.M. lives on via Hollywood actor and other familiar faces at First Avenue

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