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Ala. court: Minn. pilot death claims to be heard

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:00 GMT

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. The court's decision Friday also said a trial judge in Mobile wrongly dismissed strict-liabilit

The museum formally known as Ironworld closes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:01:00 GMT

The financially strapped museum in Chisholm (Chis'-uhm) formerly called Ironworld has closed. No reopening date has been set. The nonprofit's board of directors decided this week to lay off the 26 full-time employees of the Minnesota Discovery C

NCAA Division II Football Playoff Glance

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:26:00 GMT

By The Associated Press All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 14 West Alabama 24, Albany State, Ga. 22 Edinboro 31, East Stroudsburg 16 California, Pa. 42, Fayetteville State 13 Abilene Christian 24, Midwestern State 21 Nebraska-K

BCHKOPrep Girls Hockey Polls

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:42:00 GMT

-HKOPrep Girls Hockey Polls By The Associated Press The Associated Press poll for Minnesota girls' high school hockey, provided by Let's Play Hockey newspaper. First-place votes are in parentheses. Class 2A 1. Ed

BCHKOPrep Boys Preseason Hockey Polls

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:21:00 GMT

-HKOPrep Boys Preseason Hockey Polls By The Associated Press The Associated Press preseason poll for Minnesota boys' high school hockey, provided by Let's Play Hockey newspaper. First-place votes are in parentheses. Class 2A 1. Eden Prairi

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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:19:00 GMT

NCAA Division II Football Playoff Glance

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:33:00 GMT

US curler goes for cash on reality TV

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:53:00 GMT

U.S. curler Chris Plys will appear on a new reality show and try to win some cash to get his family to the 2010 Olympics, including his ill father. Plys, an alternate on the men's curling team for the Vancouver Games, will be part of "Bank of Ho

US curler goes for cash on reality TV

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:53:00 GMT

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Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:48:00 GMT

The Minnesota Vikings weathered 13 penalties and three turnovers in their 27-10 win over Detroit yesterday. Coach Brad Childress says all the penalties were "an anomaly" and he expects a cleaner performance against Seattle on Sunday. The Vikings are

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NCAA Division II Football Playoff Glance

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:32:00 GMT

Sunday's College Basketball Scores

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:41:00 GMT

By The Associated Press EAST Bentley 76, Post, Conn. 66 Bucknell 59, Bryant 56 Cabrini 79, Drew 47 Catholic 70, St. Vincent 58 Defiance 79, Kalamazoo 62 Fairfield 63, Fordham 55 Harvard 87, William & Mary 85, 3OT Lake E

Sunday's Women's Basketball Scores

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:13:00 GMT

By The Associated Press EAST Bentley 72, Holy Family 61 Caldwell 57, Stonehill 50 Cornell 81, Ithaca 54 Drexel 56, Penn 42 Duquesne 100, Niagara 69 Elizabeth City St. 72, Mount Olive 67 Indiana, Pa. 63, Pitt.-Johnstown 61 L

NCAA Division II Football Playoff Glance

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:44:00 GMT

D2 football: Minnesota State loses to Hillsdale

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:16:00 GMT

Minnesota State's first home football playoff game ended in heartbreaking fashion. Hillsdale College of Michigan kicked a 34-yard field goal in overtime to beat the Mavericks in Mankato 27-24 on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Division I

NCAA Division II Football Playoff Glance

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:03:00 GMT

By The Associated Press All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 14 West Alabama 24, Albany State, Ga. 22 Edinboro 31, East Stroudsburg 16 California, Pa. 21, Fayetteville State 0 Abilene Christian 24, Midwestern State 21 Nebraska-Ke

Michigan Tech upends Minn. Duluth 32 in WCHA

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMT

Eli Vlaisavijevich scored the game-winning goal late in the third period and Michigan Tech goalie Kevin Genoe made 48 saves Friday as the Huskies upended Minnesota-Duluth 3-2. Vlaisavijevich scored the game-winner for Michigan Tech (3-6-0, 2-5-0

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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:57:00 GMT

NCAA Division II Football Playoff Glance

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:03:00 GMT

By The Associated Press All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 14 Albany St., Ga. (8-2) at West Alabama (7-4), Noon Edinboro (8-3) at East Stroudsburg (8-3), Noon California, Pa. (8-3) at Fayetteville St. (8-3), Noon Midwestern St. (9-

NCAA Division II Football Playoff Glance

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:32:00 GMT

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMT

Cirrus Aircraft says it has laid off 58 production employees to put itself in a better position for next year. The airplane maker said 32 workers were cut in Grand Forks and 26 at its headquarters in Duluth, Minn. It says the cuts put its total

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:07:00 GMT

Cirrus Aircraft says it's cut 58 production jobs. The airplane maker says 32 workers have been cut in Grand Forks and 26 were cut at its headquarters in Duluth, Minnesota. Its total work force is now about 550, down from about 1,300 in August last ye

Cirrus lays off 58

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:36:00 GMT

Cirrus Aircraft says it laid off 58 production employees to better position itself for next year. The airplane maker said 32 workers were cut in Grand Forks and 26 at its headquarters in Duluth, Minn. It said the cuts put its total work force at

Cirrus lays off 58

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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMT

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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Funeral arrangements are being planned for a Minnesota soldier who was killed at Fort Hood last week. Pfc. Kham Xiong (kahm shong) of St. Paul was among the 13 people who died in the shooting spree at the Army base in Texas. Another 29 people we

Top bidder for motorized recliner in MN backs out

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:32:00 GMT

It looks like the famous motorized recliner that police in northern Minnesota seized after it was driven by a drunken driver won't be going to California after all. The Proctor Police Department had put the chair on eBay and thought it has sold

Man killed by flying piece of wood

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:07:00 GMT

A man working at a family lumber mill in northeastern Minnesota is killed by a flying piece of wood. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says 45-year-old Frank Steven Kami of Cook died when the wood was thrown from a machine Monday afternoon.

Longtime Milwaukee TV journalist dies at 59

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:25:00 GMT

Longtime Milwaukee television journalist Melodie Wilson has died of cancer at age 59. Wilson was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 and became a public advocate for others fighting breast cancer. She founded the group After Breast Cancer

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMT

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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT

An immigration attorney says roughly 1,250 undocumented janitors in the Twin Cities were fired from their jobs in October as their company checked immigration papers. The janitors worked for ABM Industries Inc., a New-York based company that pro

Iron Range man charged with backhoe assault

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:27:00 GMT

Prosecutors charged the co-owner of a Hermantown construction company with allegedly assaulting a construction worker with a backhoe. The criminal complaint says 48-year-old Michael David Billman of Saginaw told investigators he wanted to "nudge

Duluth, Mankato schools make D2 football playoffs

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:52:00 GMT

Two Minnesota teams have been selected for the NCAA Division II football playoffs. Defending national champion Minnesota Duluth has a first-round bye in the 24-team tournament and will host a second-round game on Nov. 21. The Northern Sun confer

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMT

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:51:00 GMT

Colorado College beats Minn. Duluth 62 in WCHA

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:06:00 GMT

Bill Sweatt had two goals and an assist as Colorado College avenged its first conference loss by beating Minnesota-Duluth 6-2 Saturday in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The Tigers (5-2-1, 4-1-1 WCHA) gave up two third-period goals in

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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:34:00 GMT

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Minn.Duluth rallies past Colorado College 43

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:42:00 GMT

Kyle Schmidt scored the tiebreaking goal at 15:08 of the third period Friday as [[kxtopic:minnesota:t[Minnesota]:t]]-Duluth rallied to beat Colorado College 4-3 in the Western Collegiate [[kxtopic:hockey:t[Hockey]:t]] Association. The Bulldogs (

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMT

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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT

A Minnesota soldier is among those killed in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood. Kham Xiong, of St. Paul, died in the attack Thursday, said Tim McGowan, principal of Community of Peace Academy, a school attended by Xiong. McGowan said Xiong

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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Authorities say a body found on the north shore of Lake Superior was that of a missing kayaker and former Milwaukee school teacher. The official cause of 48-year-old Douglas R. Winter's death hasn't been determined. Winter was last heard from last mo

Body of missing Lake Superior kayaker found

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:36:00 GMT

Authorities say a body found Thursday afternoon on the north shore of Lake Superior was that of a missing missing kayaker and former Milwaukee school teacher. Lake County Sheriff Carey Johnson says Friday that the medical examiner confirms the b

Body found on Lake Superior shore

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:45:00 GMT

Officials from the Lake County sheriff's department have recovered a body from the north shore of Lake Superior. A medical examiner is trying to identify it. Authorities have been searching for 48-year-old Douglas R. Winter, a former Milwaukee

Minn.'s 'DWI chair' sells for more than $10,000

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:26:00 GMT

Operating a motorized recliner while drunk apparently drives up the chair's value. Police in northern Minnesota listed the "DWI chair" on eBay after the owner was arrested for driving it into a parked car last year. It sold Thursday for $10,099.

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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:47:00 GMT

The Minnesota Wild have lost at home to a short-handed Vancouver team. The Canucks won last night's matchup 5-2. Kyle Brodziak scored twice for the Wild, who were slow and sloppy and showed little fight against a weakened opponent. MINNEAPO

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMT

No. 25 Minnesota beats up UMD 11447 in exhibition

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:56:00 GMT

Damian Johnson had 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals to lead No. 25 Minnesota to a 114-47 win over Minnesota Duluth in an exhibition game Thursday night. Lawrence Westbrook, the other senior in Minnesota's starting lineup, scored 19 points

No. 25 Minnesota beats up UMD 11447 in exhibition

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:56:00 GMT

Raid finds 400 pot plants in Hermantown home

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:24:00 GMT

A raid on a Hermantown home by St. Louis County sheriff's deputies found two young children living among nearly 400 marijuana plants and evidence of meth use. On Tuesday night, deputies found several growing rooms with marijuana plants. Invest

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:51:00 GMT

Wednesday's Scores

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:14:00 GMT

By The Associated Press Volleyball AAA Section 4 Semifinal Roseville def. Hill-Murray, 25-23, 25-17, 17-25, 21-25, 15-12 AAA Section 7 Semifinal Andover def. Anoka, 25-21, 25-18, 25-23 Forest Lake def. Duluth East, 25-19, 25-9, 25-11 AA S

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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak locked up a third term as the leader of Minnesota's largest city, even as he lays the groundwork for a possible gubernatorial run next year. Rybak rolled up more than 72 percent of the vote with almost three-fourths

Police repost motorized recliner from DWI on eBay

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:58:00 GMT

Police in Minnesota have had to start over again an online auction for a motorized recliner used by a man who pleaded guilty to driving it drunk. The Proctor police department had to repost the chair after eBay notified them that it was not a La

Police repost motorized recliner on eBay

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:34:00 GMT

Proctor's police chief fears the city will lose a big chunk of revenue after it was forced to repost the sale of an infamous motorized recliner on eBay. The police department recently confiscated the customized lounge chair after its owner was s

Correction: Loung ChairDrunk Driving story

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:12:00 GMT

In stories Oct. 22 and Oct. 29 about a motorized recliner in which a man was arrested in Proctor, Minn., for driving drunk, The Associated Press erroneously described the recliner as a La-Z-Boy. Police in Proctor, where the recliner is being auctione

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:44:00 GMT

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Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Brett Favre sliced up his former team in his return to Lambeau Field. He clicked on 17 of 28 passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns as the Minnesota [[kxtopic:vikings:t[Vikings]:t]] whipped the Green Bay Packers 38-26. Percy Harvin caught five passe

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Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT

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Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Correction,Saturday's Scores

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:35:00 GMT

Eds: Corrects score: AA Section 2, Triton 28, United South Central 15, sted United South Central 28, Triton 15 By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Semifinal AAAAA Section 1 Lakeville North 12, Lakeville South 6 Owatonna 63, Rochester Centur

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:44:00 GMT

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Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMT

The Minnesota Wild have won on the road for the first time this season. Niklas Backstrom made 34 saves as Minnesota beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 last night. Kyle Brodziak and Eric Belanger scored for the Wild, who avoided being the first NHL team

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Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMT

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Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMT

College Football Scores

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:13:00 GMT

By The Associated Press EAST Alfred 51, Rochester 14 Allegheny 24, Wooster 21 Amherst 13, Tufts 3 Boston College 31, Cent. Michigan 10 Bridgewater, Mass. 41, Worcester St. 7 C.W. Post 42, Kutztown 17 Cent. Connecticut St. 31, A

Minn. Duluth beats Clarkson 42 for sweep

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:24:00 GMT

Minnesota-Duluth scored four times on the power play on Friday, beating Clarkson 4-2 to sweep their men's college hockey series. The Bulldogs (5-2-1), who won 4-1 on Friday, were 4-for-13 on the power play. The Golden Knights (2-4-1) were just 1

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:51:00 GMT

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:52:00 GMT

The White House says the federal stimulus created or saved more than 14,000 jobs in Minnesota. That's about 2,500 more jobs than state officials reported weeks ago. The White House numbers, released yesterday, cover jobs attributed directly to the st

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Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:52:00 GMT

The White House says the federal stimulus created or saved more than 14,000 jobs in Minnesota. That's about 2,500 more jobs than state officials reported weeks ago. President Barack Obama's administration said the stimulus created or saved

Minn. Duluth gets 41 win over Clarkson

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:56:00 GMT

Jack Connolly scored two goals and Minnesota-Duluth peppered Clarkson goalie Richie LaVeau with 50 shots Friday in a 4-1 win over the Golden Knights. Connolly scored goals four minutes apart in the second period to extend the Bulldogs' lead to 3

NE Minn. escapee arraigned

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:18:00 GMT

An escaped inmate in northeastern Minnesota is back in custody. Twenty-five-year-old Eugene Raymond Hawpetoss was arraigned Friday in St. Louis County District Court. He's charged with escape from custody. Bail is set at $15,000. Hawpetoss remai

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:51:00 GMT

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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:46:00 GMT

Final tests confirm that six pigs from the Minnesota State Fair contracted swine flu, three more than initial research had indicated. The U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday follow-up tests confirmed the presence of the H1N1 virus, more co

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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:13:00 GMT

A top commander says the U.S. military would have launched fighters to track down an errant Northwest Airlines flight if it had been notified quickly enough. General Gene Renuart says he learned of the incident four or five minutes before the FAA reg