MINNEAPOLIS - The Red Wing relay teams flourished at Friday's Class A state preliminaries, coming within four-tenths of a second of qualifying all three relays for Saturday's championship finals.

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For the second time in two months, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department has busted a large marijuana growing operation.

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Chadron State's Austin Bailey has received some ribbing from coaches and teammates as the Eagles prepare to play at Minnesota Duluth, a team that features fellow Red Wing graduate Ryan Hayes, in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs at noon Saturday.

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PLUM CITY - Cassy Hetrick scored 18 points and Amanda Daleiden added 16 points, but their teammates combined to score 11 points and the Blue Devils lost to Elk Mound 51-45.

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ST. PAUL - Reports from around the state today indicated Norm Coleman and Al Franken representatives increased their ballot challenges, the U.S. Senate recount's third day.

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Ashley Otte, a rural Cannon Falls woman, will appear on a two-hour Thanksgiving special version of NBC's "Deal or No Deal" at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

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Craft shows, plays, concerts, art shows, boutiques, open mike and the Holiday Stroll are some of the entertainment offerings in the river region.

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Lake City Lincoln High School was one of 12 schools in Minnesota to receive a $40,000 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math grant from the Minnesota Department of Education.http://www.republican-eagle.com/admin/index.cfm?page=articles/index#

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Jim Stowell and Jessica Zuehlke had way too much fun working on "Church Basement Ladies" to let go.

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ST. PAUL - Recounting U.S. Senate ballots in Swift County was not so swift this morning.

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