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Small Florida bank shuttered, 124th this year
WASHINGTON - Florida banking regulators on Friday shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, marking the 124th U.S. bank to succumb this year to the struggling economy and rising loan defaults.
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State House tells court Pawlenty abused budget law
ST. PAUL - Lawyers for the Minnesota House spell out in a 34-page brief why they believe Gov. Tim Pawlenty misused a state law to enact budget cuts without legislative consent.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:25 am | Loading…
Bus company confident of cause of tour bus crash
MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota bus company remains confident that a driver's sudden medical emergency led to the fatal tour bus crash earlier this week that killed two and injured 20.
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Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin
A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus. Experts say the historian may be reading too much into the markings, and they stand by carbon-dating that points to the shroud be…
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:25 am
Video game watchdog group to close
MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis nonprofit group best known as a video game watchdog is closing its doors at the end of the year due to a lack of funding.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:20 am | Loading…
Alabama court: Minnesota pilot death claims to be heard
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that negligence claims against two aircraft firms in the 2002 death of a Minnesota pilot were wrongly thrown out.
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Buddhists from 2 Koreas to hold joint ceremony
South Korean Buddhist monks headed to North Korea on Saturday for a joint ceremony with monks there, showing the countries continue civil exchange despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:20 am
Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken
A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying…
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:20 am
Calif. launches probe into scam targeting churches
California is investigating several companies suspected of bilking churches nationwide of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent computer leasing schemes, authorities said Friday.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:20 am
Audit shows Pettibone violated lease
La Crosse officials have released results of a lengthy audit of Pettibone Park Resort that likely will be used to leverage the business into paying more rent for the city parkland.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Red Kettle Campaign starts tolling
All Major Curtiss Hartley wants for Christmas is $600,000.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Ramsey County marks adoption day with 35 adoptions
ST. PAUL - Ramsey County is observing National Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 35 children to 24 families in one afternoon ceremony.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Man charged in UI vandalism pleads not guilty
DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Minnesota activist arrested in the 2004 animal rights vandalism at the University of Iowa has pleaded not guilty in federal court.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
The museum formally known as Ironworld closes
CHISHOLM, Minn. - The financially strapped museum in Chisholm formerly called Ironworld has closed. No reopening date has been set.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:10 am | Loading…
Lawyer denied access to terror suspect
ST. PAUL - A Minnesota law professor and advocate for Somali immigrants in the state says he was denied access to a Minneapolis man who is being held on terrorism charges in the Netherlands.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:10 am | Loading…
Woman pleads not guilty in plot to kill ex
A La Crosse woman accused of plotting to kill her ex-boyfriend pleaded not guilty Friday to attempted homicide after failed efforts by her attorney to dismiss and reduce the charge.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Trempealeau County to cut jobs as part of budget fix
Trempealeau County will eliminate the jobs of at least six employees, including the directors of two county departments, by Jan. 1 under the 2010 budget approved by the county board.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
Rotary ready: Annual lights display nearly complete
The Rotary Lights display will be nearly complete this weekend, in plenty of time for Friday’s opening-night parade, organization president Pat Stephens said.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
