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Fargo, N.D. (AP) People in western Minnesota who live near the Red River worry that the larger cities are rushing into a plan to divert the waterway without considering the impact downstream.

Backers of the plan meant to save the cities of Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., say it's too early to panic.

WADENA, Minn. (AP) A search is under way for a plane that's been missing in Minnesota since Friday. Family members say Andrew Linbderg of Farmington was the only person on board the yellow and black PA-28 Piper Cherokee that took off from the Airlake Airport near Lakeville.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Three University of Wisconsin-Madison linguists have determined that sarah palin's distinctive way of talking was heavily influenced by the people who settled the Wasilla area in the 1930s from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

Their research article is to be published in the Journal of English Linguistics next month.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) A benefit is being held today for the family of a Stillwater officer who died after giving birth. The benefit in honor of 30-year-old Brienne Heroux (her-OH') is also raising awareness for HELLP, a rare syndrome that affects pregnant woman.

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