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StarTribune.com| Petters-led group to buy Sun Country

July 21, 2006 – 12:57 AM

Sun Country Airlines, a low-fare carrier based in Mendota Heights, has agreed to be sold to an investor group led by Minnetonka businessman Tom Petters, airline CEO Shaun Nugent said Thursday.

Taking samples.

StarTribune.com| Cleaning up a toxic mess

July 20, 2006 – 10:27 PM

Crews are working to clear a landfill that could contain more than 4,000 barrels of toxic waste left by the former Reserve Mining plant in Silver Bay, Minn. Tons of black and yellow grease also need to be cleaned up.

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StarTribune.com| BWCA: Elite fire team 'to jump in hard'

July 21, 2006 – 12:27 AM

An elite fire-management team takes over as officials warn that the BWCA fire could double in size by month's end.

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Beirut ruins

StarTribune.com| Israel warns thousands to flee Lebanon

July 21, 2006 – 12:35 AM

Israel warns southern Lebanese to flee as it looks to a likely ground offensive amid calls from international leaders for a cease-fire.

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StarTribune.com| Kimball girl dies after car full of friends crashes

July 21, 2006 – 12:33 AM

Krysta Mozena, 13, who was about to enter the eighth grade at Kimball High School, was one of six people in a car that hit a ditch and rolled in Wright County.

St. Peter CEO Colleen Spike

StarTribune.com| Tiny St. Peter is 'mentor hospital'

July 20, 2006 – 9:54 PM

A small community hospital in St. Peter, Minn., gets national attention for its safety improvements, which have cut its death rate.

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StarTribune.com| No border patrol for Guard ... yet

July 20, 2006 – 10:06 PM

Minnesota National Guard troops are unlikely to head to the Mexican border this summer, as announced by Gov. Tim Pawlenty. New Mexico has enough troops for now.

Tapes 'N Tapes' Hanson and Grier

StarTribune.com| Tapes 'N Tapes keep a-rolling

July 20, 2006 – 6:02 PM

Local indie-rock sensations Tapes 'N Tapes are ready to take on the world. But first, frontman Josh Grier has to get off work so he can do "Letterman."

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Mayo report slams railroad's safety record

150 prized, pretty fish vanish from Stearns County pond

29 ill after eating frozen chicken entrees

$1 million settlement in Red Lake

Businesses donate cash for math, science tests

Nation

National Guard to evacuate St. Louis residents during heat wave

Madison shortens leash on Halloween party

U.S. to cut tests of cattle by about 90 percent

Cruise ship that rolled to one side to make new voyage this weekend

Judge halts irrigation project for phantom woodpecker

Politics

Attorney general race could be most expensive in history

Pawlenty asks that Congress suspend prescription drug ads

Is that a fact? DFL news release misses the mark

Pension legislation bogged down by amendments

Several candidates knocked off ballot

Business

Union: NWA trying to 'gouge' Mesaba labor

Minneapolis' Goldner Hawn buys Allen-Edmonds

First criminal charge filed over options

Leading indicators up; jobless claims fall

Minneapolis deal clears way for Comcast cable takeover

Sports

Vikings: Raise for Johnson not in works

Wolves let Banks go to be backup in Phoenix

British Open: Where there's smoke, there's Tiger

Wisconsin's short tracks crank out NASCAR contenders

Comets' star power keeps Lynx reeling

Lifestyle

Hanks spans nation on birthday tour

Taste: Cold comfort

Web search: Some serious face time

Label maker: Fashion designer Lewis Remele

Shopping with values and planet in mind

Entertainment

Guthrie will fade to black after all

Movie review: 'Lady in the Water' drowns in sodden storytelling

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Tapes 'N Tapes keep a-rolling

Momentum Dance opens two weekends at the Southern

Opinion

Editorial: Fewer candidates run for city school board

Editorial: Fat chance? Chicago weighs healthier diet

Mary Brainerd: Minnesota needs universal health coverage

Letter of the day: But can they win outside their comfy Dome?

Editorial: Shakeup could improve A.G. race

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Man wins $400 at bar, then robbed with hatchet

Sun Country Airlines to be sold to Petters Group Worldwide

INVESTIGATION: Man in coma after fight at 'U' frat

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