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Corrections Officer Sentenced To Prison For Sex With Inmate

A former corrections officer in northern Minnesota has been sentenced Monday for having sex with an inmate multiple times late last year, the Itasca County Attorney’s Office announced.

2013/05/13

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2 Minn. Airports Get Delays In Tower Closures

The director of the St. Cloud Regional Airport is welcoming the federal government’s decision to delay the closures of 149 airport control towers nationwide, including two in Minnesota.

2013/04/05

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Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty To Sex With Inmate

A former northern Minnesota corrections officer pleaded guilty Monday to having sex with an inmate multiple times late last year.

2013/03/25

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Charges: Corrections Officer Admits To Sex With Inmate

A 56-year-old man faces seven felony charges after telling investigators he had sex with an inmate while working as a corrections officer in northern Minnesota, according to court documents filed Friday.

2012/11/30

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Smoke From Wildfires Blankets Northern Minnesota

Smoke is hanging in the skies over a large part of of northern Minnesota as it drifts from the wildfires in the northwest corner of the state.

2012/10/03

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Tours Resume At Underground Minn. Mine After Fire

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says tours will resume Saturday at Soudan Underground Mine State Park near Tower.

2012/05/22

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Best Fall Golf Spots In Northern Minnesota

What better way to spend a fall weekend than at a beautiful resort in northern Minnesota playing golf and getting away from the hustle and bustle of the city? You simply cannot go wrong with any one of several golf and resort options that being up north has to offer.

2011/09/07

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Underground Mine At Park Remains Closed To Tours

Officials say it’s unlikely the mine at Soudan Underground Mine State Park will reopen for tours this year after last winter’s fire. But they say there’s still plenty to do at the park and its new sister state park on Lake Vermilion.

2011/06/08

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AT&T Cellphone Tower Near Voyageurs Park Rejected

AT&T has been denied in its request to build a 350-foot cell phone tower near Voyageurs National Park.

2011/04/29

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Report: Sparks Probably Caused Minn. Mine Fire

A report says sparks produced during maintenance probably caused last month’s fire at Soudan Underground Mine State Park near Tower.

2011/04/19

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Animals Starved To Death At Dilapidated Farm

The owner of a dilapidated farm in northeastern Minnesota has been cited for animal neglect after investigators said they found half a dozen animals starved to death.

2011/03/29

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Soudan Mine Park Closed For Fire Investigation

An unusual state park created out of a deep underground iron mine to help preserve Minnesota’s mining history will remain closed to visitors indefinitely following a fire that broke out late last week.

2011/03/23

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DNR: Soudan Mine Fire 99 Percent Out

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a fire in the state’s oldest, deepest mine is 99 percent extinguished.

2011/03/21

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Firefighters Work To Save Expensive Mine Lab

Firefighters continued to battle the blaze that started in a mine shaft in the Soudan Underground Mine Friday by dumping hundreds of gallons of firefighting foam and thousands of gallons of water down the shaft.

2011/03/19

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Physics Lab Threatened By Fire In Minn. Mine

A $50-million physics laboratory operated by the University of Minnesota is being threatened by a fire burning deep in the Soudan Underground Mine State Park near Tower.

2011/03/18

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