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Hutchinson is considering Atomic Crane’s request to turn its proposed 51,000-square-foot factory by 90 degrees so the the front doors will face Highway 7 rather than the Best Western Victorian Inn. The company makes huge cranes for nuclear power plants. The hotel’s suites boast “beautiful Victorian decor.” And ne’er the twain shall meet, pending the Hutchinson Planning Commission’s proclamation.

Elsewhere in Minnesota headlines this morning …


ALBERT LEA: Jail gets first 10 immigration prisoners. Freeborn County gets $77 per night for each of the up to 80 souls they take from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) HQ in Bloomington. [Albert Lea Tribune]

FERGUS FALLS: Neighbors can cry foul on chickens. Under a proposed local ordinance, a veto from next door would be enough to nix the chicks. [Fergus Falls Daily Journal]

NEAR SHEVLIN: Ag sweats unallotment. Farmers who saw the state cut agriculture by 8 percent cut already are hoping the governor leaves inspections and other regulatory services whole so food and environmental safety aren’t degraded. [Bemidji Pioneer]

WINONA: Horse ranch won’t get developed. The last family member to own a chunk of the former 500-acre Goetzman farm is deeding her 160 acres to a land trust for conservation. [Rochester Post-Bulletin]

MINNEAPOLIS: Grad-school dean quits. The University of Minnesota has announced plans to abolish the school anyway. [Minnesota Daily]

DULUTH: Boat swaps stone for wheat. The laker Adam E. Cornelius loads grain today after dropping off limestone it carried for ballast. In other shipping news, American Integrity just departed, with coal. [Duluth News Tribune]