South region news
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New Blue Cross network ranks Mayo Clinic in Tier 2
Post Bulletin: "Blue Cross ranked Mayo Clinic more costly than some of the other health systems covered by the plan, so the clinic gets a Tier 2 ranking instead of Tier 1."
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Goodhue County Public Health building evacuated after OSHA complaint
Rochester Post Bulletin: "In an ironic development, Goodhue County officials have been forced to begin evacuating 21 employees from the Goodhue County Public Health building after receiving a list of health concerns from the Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSHA) in St. Paul."
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Lawmakers react to end of session
KAAL: "Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and state legislators kept Minnesota under budget, adjourned on time, and without a government shutdown. But besides a Vikings stadium deal, lawmakers were quick to blame one another on a relatively slow session."
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Mayo Clinic team returns from Mount Everest
Post Bulletin: "Team members had stayed at a base camp until a week ago, then they began a 50-mile trek, intending to do 10 days of research. They left the mountain a couple days early for reasons related to the effort of the North Face."
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Minnesota rite of spring: the walleye opener
Post Bulletin: "Chad Neubauer had just bought his fishing license Thursday afternoon and was trolling the aisles of Gander Mountain for 'whatever catches my eye' as he got ready for Saturday's inland walleye and Northern fishing opener."
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Western Wisconsin leg of CapX2020 transmission project approved
Winona Daily News: "State regulators have approved plans to build a $202 million, high-voltage transmission line in western Wisconsin that will serve as the last leg of the CapX2020 transmission line, a 700-mile series of lines bringing lower-cost power from the Dakotas."
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Scale of Goodhue County wind project questioned
Rochester Post Bulletin: "A 78-megawatt wind-power project proposed for Goodhue County that has been trying to get a state permit since late 2008 has been stalled by organized and determined local residents who have spent six figures fighting it."
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Bonding bill heads to governor without Mayo Civic Center funding
Rochester Post Bulletin: "A nearly $500 million public works bill that includes funding to expand The Hormel Institute in Austin is headed to DFL Gov. Mark Dayton."
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Rochester schools deal with student death
Post Bulletin: "The Rochester school district's crisis response team was at work Monday following the death of a 17-year-old Century High School student who apparently jumped from a footbridge near the school late Sunday, authorities say."
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Body of fallen soldier escorted to Rochester
KAAL: "It was an emotional homecoming for the family of Sgt. Nicholas Dickhut. 'They took him off the plane and I thought 'Oh my god he's home,'" said Dickhut's aunt Elaine Ferguson.
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Minnesota schools find it harder to shorten their school weeks
MPR News: "People in the Sleepy Eye Public Schools District in southwest Minnesota watched with interest in recent years as 11 rural districts switched to four-day weeks."
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Reebok fitting shoes for Rochester man, tallest in US
Post Bulletin: "Finding shoes for the nation's tallest man takes more than a trip to the mall."
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Kasson police chief confirms investigation into girl’s death
Post Bulletin: "Rachel Ehmke took her own life on Sunday. Her parents, Rick Ehmke and Mary Ehmke, believe bullying triggered her suicide. Kasson Police Chief Ken Schuck said today that the Dodge County Sheriff's Office is investigating what role harassment may have played in Rachel's death."
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Severe storms sweep through Faribault, southern Rice County
Faribault Daily News: "Severe storms raked through Faribault and southern Rice County Wednesday night, setting off tornado sirens as a rotating wall cloud was identified by Skywarn spotters."
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Emotions high as troops return
Austin Daily Herald: "Goosebumps and tears filled the community room at the Austin Armory Tuesday afternoon as more than 30 National Guard soldiers saw their families and friends for the first time in nearly 10 months."
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Silica sand mining moratorium in Winona County expires
MPR News: "Winona County's three-month moratorium on silica sand mining expires today and officials there expect to receive permit applications for new operations as early as mid-week."
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Rochester soldier killed Sunday in Afghanistan
Rochester Post Bulletin: "Nicholas Dickhut, 23, of Rochester, was killed in action Sunday while serving with the U.S. Army in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan, according to his mother Jacqueline Carson, of Rochester."
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Two sand mine permits tabled in Buffalo County
Winona Daily News: "The Buffalo County Zoning Board of Adjustment has tabled a permit for new frac sand mines. The three-member board voted 2-1 this week to delay action on a permit for a Gilmanton mine for up to 60 days while awaiting results of a state Hwy. 88 study."
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GOP debating whether to call back delegates in congressional contest
Post Bulletin: "Republican officials want resolution in choosing a candidate to back for the 1st District Congressional seat held by Democratic Rep. Tim Walz. Mower County Republicans Chairman Dennis Schminke said a primary fight would be bad for the party's efforts to defeat Walz."
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Kline gets GOP endorsements for re-election to Congress
Rep. John Kline: "We must continue to fight Washington’s big government tax-and-spend approach that is burdening our children and grandchildren with insurmountable debt."
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Forum on the News
MN-03 DFL candidate forum
A discussion with the two Minnesota Democrats vying for the DFL nomination and the chance to unseat Republican incumbent Erik Paulsen.
Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Dan Turpening's deep, wide devotion to the accordion
An accordion played outdoors evokes scenes of Paris in the springtime. Or, in the case of local accordion player Dan Turpening, Minneapolis in May.
From the Audio Archives
1973: Defining Irish
Dr. Eoin McKiernan talks about what it means to be Irish.
