(2009/07/06)
REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A four-month-old infant boy has died after he and his mother were run over by a van in southern Minnesota.
(2009/07/06)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An 18-month-old girl has died after being found submerged in a bathtub in a St. Paul foster home.
(2009/07/06)
RED WING, Minn. (AP) — Duane More was hoping he could have funerals for both his sons at the same time, but it was not to be.
(2009/07/06)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State budget cuts are coming to programs that help those with disabilities and medical conditions live independently.
(2009/07/06)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota regents are going to compress their usual two days of meetings into one this week before leaving for their annual retreat.
(2009/07/06)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota History Center is offering a peek at a bygone time without requiring visitors to commit much time.
(2009/07/06)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A long-in-the-works Minnesota light-rail line is taking some steps forward this week.
(2009/07/05)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Wisconsin fireworks store has yanked a brand off its shelves after complaints from a Minnesota Muslim group.
(2009/07/05)
AVON, Minn. (AP) — “A Prairie Home Companion” is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a Saturday Independence Day broadcast from Avon — part of the central Minnesota region that inspired the fictional town of Lake Wobegon.
(2009/07/05)
RED WING, Minn. (AP) — The city of Red Wing is celebrating the Fourth of July with the opening of a newly finished bandshell.
(2009/07/05)
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) — Four people were killed after a van left a highway northeast of Detroit Lakes and struck a raised section of the ditch, then rolled over.
(2009/07/05)
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo-area parks and golf courses have taken a hit from Red River flooding, and officials are working on reseeding and repairing them.
(2009/07/04)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis-based Malt-O-Meal Co. is voluntarily recalling certain oatmeal products that contain instant non-fat dry milk suspected of being contaminated with salmonella bacteria.
(2009/07/04)
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — An alligator wound up in the Eagan jail Friday after being spotted in a local pond.
(2009/07/04)
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (AP) — A guilty plea has been entered by one of the two men accused in the shooting of a Minnesota sheriff’s deputy last February.
(2009/07/04)
PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — A pilot and two passengers survived when a float plane flipped over while landing on Lake Lizzie in Otter Tail County Friday.
(2009/07/04)
ELY, Minn. (AP) — Ten years after millions of trees blew down in Minnesota’s pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the forest is in the midst of a comeback.
(2009/07/04)
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A woman accused of exposing her barefoot daughters to subzero temperatures in Grand Forks has pleaded guilty to two counts of abuse or neglect of a child.
(2009/07/04)
DENVER (AP) — An environmental group is suing Xcel Energy, saying the utility isn’t doing all it can to cut mercury emissions from a new coal-fired unit at a Pueblo power plant.
(2009/07/04)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sen.-elect Al Franken is already marching into his new role: He’ll participate in six Independence Day parades on Minnesota’s Iron Range.
(2009/07/04)
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (AP) — Natural resources officials plan to enforce the state’s invasive species laws in central Minnesota this weekend after zebra mussels were discovered near Alexandria last month.
(2009/07/04)
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — Funerals are being held Friday and Saturday for two church youth group leaders who drowned while rescuing a boy struggling in Pokegama Lake in Grand Rapids.
(2009/07/04)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — After a deadly Memorial Day weekend on Minnesota roads, authorities are stepping up patrols for drunken drivers over the Independence Day holiday.
(2009/07/04)
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The Fourth of July celebrations in northeastern Minnesota include the display of a replica Great Lakes cargo schooner at the Duluth harbor.
(2009/07/04)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota legislative tour intended to assess how state budget cuts will affect health care programs arrives at the state’s biggest safety-net hospital on Friday.
(2009/07/04)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eighteen people were charged in federal court Thursday in connection with a large indoor marijuana growing operation that netted over 3,300 plants.
(2009/07/03)
ST. PAUL (AP) — The man who lost the 1998 Minnesota governor’s race to pro wrestler Jesse Ventura now holds the distinction of losing his U.S. Senate seat to former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Al Franken.
(2009/07/03)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Food distributors across the country announced Thursday they are recalling nonfat dry milk, cocoa and other products that are linked to a possible salmonella contamination at a Plainview, Minn., milk processor.
(2009/07/03)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — New filings in bankruptcy court show fallen auto magnate Denny Hecker owes more than $766 million to a dozens creditors, including millions to banks and automakers and hundreds of thousands to Las Vegas casinos and credit card companies.
(2009/07/03)
ST. PAUL (AP) — A 61-year-old woman faces a prison term of 16 years and eight months in the stabbing of her two daughters at their Roseville home last August.
(2009/07/03)
ST. PAUL (AP) — A St. Paul woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend's wife, who blamed the defendant for spreading venereal disease to the couple.
(2009/07/03)
LAKEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — Dakota County prosecutors are reviewing possible charges against a Lakeville grandmother who police say caused the death of her infant grandson with whom she was sleeping.
(2009/07/03)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A teen has been charged in the death of a man inside his south Minneapolis apartment.
(2009/07/03)
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) — Two people are in custody after an incident that Wahpeton police describe as a "drive-by style" shooting.
(2009/07/03)
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Hibbing Taconite will stay shut down through April of next year, keeping its 700 employees out of work longer than initially planned.
(2009/07/03)
ST. PAUL (AP) — The city of St. Paul has gone to court asking for an injunction to keep two street gangs away from a festival and parade this month.
(2009/07/03)
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Sheriff's officials offered apologies Thursday after emergency severe weather sirens went off accidentally in Watertown, Victoria and Chaska.
(2009/07/03)
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — A new segment of the Paul Bunyan State Trail is complete and open to the public.
(2009/07/02)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Al Franken’s victory in the marathon Minnesota Senate race gives Democrats control of 60 seats, the number needed to overcome any Republican filibuster aimed at blocking elements of President Barack Obama’s ambitious agenda.
(2009/07/02)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — It’s been less than two days since Norm Coleman finally pulled the plug on the most drawn-out election in Minnesota history, but Republicans are already talking about his political future.
(2009/07/02)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The number of abortions performed in Minnesota in 2008 fell to the lowest level since the 1970s, and marked the second straight year of declines, the state Health Department reported Wednesday.
(2009/07/02)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — If Sen. Al Franken becomes a “Saturday Night Live” spoof target, the Democrat is torn over who should play him.
(2009/07/02)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two GOP state senators are joining an already crowded field of declared or potential candidates for governor.
(2009/07/02)
HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — A rural Dakota County man faces a charge of unintentional second-degree murder in the death of his 17-month-old stepson in Wisconsin June 23.
(2009/07/02)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Senator-elect Al Franken turned a rally at Minnesota’s Capitol on Wednesday into an extended thank-you to supporters, promising not to “waste this chance” in what amounted to a victory speech nearly eight months late.
(2009/07/02)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Pawlenty has signed off on a plan to balance the budget without legislative consent, giving one of his top appointees the go-ahead to make cuts.
(2009/07/02)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A survey of business leaders in nine Midwestern and Plains states suggests that the region’s economy continues to show signs of improvement, but job losses persist.
(2009/07/02)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marvin Ramstad, the father of former U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad, has died.
(2009/07/01)
ST. PAUL (AP) — Al Franken ascended Tuesday from the ranks of former “Saturday Night Live” comedians to an even more exclusive club, outlasting Republican Norm Coleman in an eight-month recount and courtroom saga to win a seat in the U.S. Senate.
(2009/07/01)
ST. PAUL (AP) — Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s administration is ready to move forward with his lone deficit fix starting today, even as criticism is mounting.
(2009/07/01)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suburbs are still growing, but several cities in southern Minnesota lost population from 2007 to 2008.
(2009/07/01)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Layoffs tied to the troubled housing and autos industries clobbered the West and Midwest in May and helped raise unemployment rates in all the largest metropolitan areas for the fifth straight month.
(2009/07/01)
ST. PAUL (AP) — A temporary police unit being set up to continue fighting gangs won’t contain any investigators from the Metro Gang Strike Force, which remains suspended pending a review and federal investigation.
(2009/07/01)
ST. PAUL (AP) — The St. Paul Pioneer Press laid off 11 employees Tuesday, including nine in the newsroom, union officials said.
(2009/07/01)
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — A groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday marked the first step toward construction of a new Great Lakes shipping lock on the St. Marys River, which supporters have sought for more than two decades.
(2009/07/01)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A teen wounded in a confrontation with Minneapolis police has been charged with two counts of felony assault in the first degree.
(2009/07/01)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Rogers, Minn.-based company says it plans to open a plant in Omaha and hire 30 people initially.
(2009/07/01)
JACKSON, Minn. (AP) — An autopsy was ordered after the body of a missing Lakefield man was found in a wooded area of Belmont Park north of Jackson.
(2009/07/01)
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — Witnesses say two Grand Rapids men who drowned in Itasca County rescued a boy struggling in Pokegama Lake before the men went under.
(2009/07/01)
CANTON, Mass. (AP) — Dunkin' Donuts has temporarily stopped selling hot chocolate and Dunkaccino brand beverages after learning equipment used at a supplier's facility might have been contaminated with salmonella.
(2009/07/01)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — City officials and some neighbors are concerned about the increasing number of foreclosed homes that are turned into rental properties in Minneapolis.
(2009/06/30)
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — Hunters and hikers have lost access to swaths of the northern Minnesota forest in recent years, but taxpayers are stepping in to keep nearly 300 square miles near the Mississippi headwaters as is: Wooded and open to the public.
(2009/06/30)
Minnesota will undertake nearly $400 million worth of habitat, water, park and arts projects over the next two years. The money comes from an increase in the state sales tax of three-eighths of a percent, which kicks in July 1. Here are the highlights:
(2009/06/30)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The federal government on Monday agreed to put gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region back on the endangered species list — at least temporarily.
(2009/06/30)
ST. PAUL (AP) — A two-year pay freeze for Minnesota state workers has cleared its last hurdle.
(2009/06/30)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities focused on combating gang activity in the metro area hope to set up a temporary multi-city unit this week to keep investigations going while the Metro Gang Strike Force is suspended.
(2009/06/30)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A southeastern Minnesota milk processor is voluntarily recalling some products it sells to food companies because they might be contaminated with salmonella.
(2009/06/30)
ST. PAUL (AP) — A second teen faces charges in what prosecutors say was the gang-related shooting in St. Paul.
(2009/06/30)
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — A body of a second swimmer who drowned in Pokegama Lake in Itasca County has been recovered.
(2009/06/30)
HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — Dakota County sheriff's deputies are holding a suspect in the death of an 18-month-old boy.
(2009/06/30)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two women with extensive experience guiding farm development in Minnesota have won a couple of top spots with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the state.
(2009/06/30)
ST. PAUL (AP) — Warm weather and timely rains created excellent growing conditions across much of Minnesota this past week.
(2009/06/30)
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Former Gov. Ed Schafer is joining Fargo-Moorhead business leaders in promoting a diversion project on the North Dakota side of the Red River.
(2009/06/30)
ROSEAU, Minn. (AP) — Work crews break ground Monday on a $30 million project that's expected to provide long-term flood protection, peace of mind and economic stability to the northern Minnesota community of Roseau.
(2009/06/30)
ST. PAUL (AP) — Supporters of Minnesota's latest constitutional amendment raising the state sales tax are showing what the money will do.
(2009/06/30)
ST. PAUL (AP) — The "Brawl of America" is coming to St. Paul.
(2009/06/30)
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — St. Louis County officials are making one last effort to sell the historic but dilapidated former county jail in downtown Duluth.
(2009/06/29)
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Authorities in the Mankato area continue to investigate a string of vandalism that defaced a school, church and statue last week.
(2009/06/29)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Pawlenty says a climate change bill making its way through Congress is misguided.
(2009/06/29)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Farmers Union is gathering dairy farmers this week to talk about their troubles since wholesale milk prices crashed.
(2009/06/29)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Fringe Festival is branching outside of Minneapolis.
(2009/06/29)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State water quality experts are warning Minnesotans that recent weather conditions can produce toxic algae on lakes.
(2009/06/29)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin and Minnesota officials are pondering how to clean up Lake St. Croix.
(2009/06/29)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering water safety tips for the coming 4th of July holiday weekend.
(2009/06/29)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police in Minneapolis say they’ve shot and wounded an armed suspect on the city’s South side.
(2009/06/29)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — St. Paul will remember its “Public Enemies” past next month.
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