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Tom Polich, the “air traffic controller” of rejected food around Mankato, says food rescuers have saved 30 tons of food that would have gone into landfills. The beloved statue is in fine shape, but ...

The city’s rapid growth has spurred outsized property values and increasing taxes, making it too expensive for some retailers. Building owners are responding. Thinning cattle herds and higher ...