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WHITE EARTH, Minn. (AP) Becker County officials say a Pine Point mother and her two sons died after a head-on collision near White Earth. The crash sent their vehicle skidding down a steep embankment and into Net Lake. The 28-year-old mother, her 8-month-old son and 3-year-old son died from "catastrophic injuries." MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) Authorities say two North Dakota men face charges after a home invasion in which the owner of a Sabin farmhouse was tied to his chair. Joseph Weninger and Jason Roerick were arrested in Wells County, N.D. Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist says the owner of the farm house says he could see the suspects through the holes in their masks and identify them.

Information from: The Forum, http://www.in-forum.com ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota has spent more than $1 billion of its federal stimulus dollars. Management and Budget Commissioner Tom Hanson says that's almost a quarter of the money the state's getting. So far the largest amounts have gone to Medicaid health care services and transportation projects.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A University of St. Thomas alumnus from Saudi Arabia says the president of the school blocked a planned profile of him out of concern it would harm efforts to recruit Saudi students. The profile of Ali al-Ahmed (AH'-lee ahl-AH'-med) includes his assertion that he'd been a political prisoner in Saudi Arabia. A St. Thomas spokesman says the president decided not to run the story without a response from the Saudi government for balance.

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