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Scam: warranty letters target homeowners

The Department of Commerce is warning Minnesotans about a scam that relies on bogus warnings about home warranties. Homeowners in Minnesota and several other states have received letters in recent months urging recipients to purchase warranties and falsely implying a relationship with the homeowners’ mortgage companies or with county deeds offices.

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Officials seek info on overdoses

Narcotics investigators are seeking information from the public about a recent surge in drug overdoses in Beltrami, Cass and Hubbard counties, reports the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. In the Bemidji area alone, law enforcement has responded to 35 overdoses, including nine fatal overdoses, since Dec.

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