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Woman Arrested After Stabbing In Northern Minnesota

BABBITT, Minn. (WCCO) -- A woman is in custody after allegedly stabbing a 71-year-old man in the neck in northern Minnesota Saturday afternoon.

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded to a home in an unorganized township near Babbitt around 3 p.m.

The man told authorities a 36-year-old woman who was staying with him had stabbed him. He was hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening.

The woman had superficial injuries, the sheriff's office said, and is being held at the St. Louis County Jail. WCCO-TV typically does not identify those who have been arrested until they are formally charged with a crime.

The sheriff's office said this was an isolated incident.

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