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Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 28 2009 1:45AM
St. Paul police have identified a
15-year-old who was shot to death on Thanksgiving.
Police say Darion Joseph Smith, of St. Paul, died at the scene.
Police were called at about 10 a.m. Thursday and found him with a
gunshot wound to his upper b
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| St. Paul police identify teen killed Nov 27 2009 12:36PM
St. Paul police have identified a
15-year-old who was shot to death on Thanksgiving.
Police say Darion Joseph Smith, of St. Paul, died at the scene.
Police were called at about 10 a.m. Thursday and found him with a
gunshot wound to his upper b
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| Ramsey County marks adoption day with 35 adoptions Nov 21 2009 5:15AM
Ramsey County is observing National
Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 35 children to 24
families in one afternoon ceremony.
Ramsey County Juvenile Drug Court Judge Gary Bastian will
preside over the event Saturday at noon at the Juveni
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 21 2009 1:45AM
Ramsey County is observing National
Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 35 children to 24
families in one afternoon ceremony.
Ramsey County Juvenile Drug Court Judge Gary Bastian will
preside over the event Saturday at noon at the Juveni
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| Ramsey County marks adoption day with 35 adoptions Nov 20 2009 3:17PM
Ramsey County is observing National
Adoption Day by finalizing the adoptions of 35 children to 24
families in one afternoon ceremony.
Ramsey County Juvenile Drug Court Judge Gary Bastian will
preside over the event Saturday at noon at the Juveni
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 20 2009 11:12AM
Police say three college softball players
who drowned when their sport utility vehicle went into a pond in a
southwestern North Dakota pasture were not trespassing on private
property.
Dickinson Police Lt. Rod Banyai (BAN'-yeye) says there were
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| Belford wants end to Devils Lake disputes Nov 20 2009 7:21AM
Ramsey County Commissioner Joe Belford
says he thinks a commission with both North Dakota and Manitoba
officials is needed to put to rest disputes over Devils Lake.
Belford plans to ask Gov. John Hoeven to set up such a group. He
says he would p
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 17 2009 1:45AM
Search crews turned up empty after another
day of the ground and air search in northwestern Minnesota for a
pilot missing since Friday.
Lieutenant George Supan of the Minnesota Civil Air Patrol says
11 planes and six ground crews spent Monday se
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| Pawlenty power to cut Minn. budget lands in court Nov 16 2009 11:33AM
A Minnesota judge is weighing whether to
temporarily reverse budget cuts made by Gov. Tim Pawlenty at the
request of those who say he exceeded his authority.
Ramsey County District Judge Kathleen Gearin heard arguments
Monday in a lawsuit that a
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| Minn. House may wade into budget cut lawsuit Nov 16 2009 5:15AM
Minnesota lawmakers are contemplating
whether to insert themselves in a court fight over budget cuts
enacted by Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
The House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee
discusses Monday whether to file a brief supporting the p
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 15 2009 4:06PM
The days are numbered for the little red
school house in north-central North Dakota.
After years of discussion, the board that oversees Eureka School
has decided to close the tiny school north of Minot.
Eureka School has just five students
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| County leaders want state to take social services Nov 15 2009 10:44AM
County officials think the state should
be in charge of delivering social services and they are asking
legislators to study the idea.
The North Dakota County Commission Association is seeking a
two-year study starting in 2011.
Its resoluti
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 13 2009 11:12AM
Court records show that authorities in
Oklahoma recovered an apparently bloody hammer from the stolen
Porsche of a North Dakota dentist authorities believe was killed in
a murder-for-hire scheme.
The hammer was found on Nov. 2 on the passenger-s
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| Plea deal reached with former Devils Lake company Nov 13 2009 10:44AM
Ramsey County prosecutor Lonnie Olson
says he has reached a plea deal in the case against a cell phone
refurbishing company that once operated in Devils Lake.
Olson says Quality One Wireless LLC has agreed to plead guilty
to a misdemeanor charge
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 12 2009 1:45AM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is widely
believed to be considering a presidential bid in 2012, will be the
keynote speaker at a New Hampshire Republican event next month.
Pawlenty is scheduled to address the Republican Senate Majority
Committ
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 8 2009 1:46AM
A Minnesota teen who fled the state to avoid
chemotherapy has completed his last cancer treatment.
Thirteen-year-old Daniel Hauser of Sleepy Eye underwent his
final radiation session Friday morning. The family says he is now
cancer-free.
D
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| Immigrant groups hold vigil at Ramsey County jail Nov 1 2009 5:15AM
Immigrants' rights groups are holding a
vigil Sunday to remember those who have died while crossing the
border into the U.S. or while in immigration detention.
The groups are calling their rally at the Ramsey County jail a
"Day of the Dead" vigi
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Oct 30 2009 6:53AM
Minnesota lawmakers are getting a feel
for the way federal stimulus dollars are being deployed for energy
projects. Legislative committees with oversight over energy policy
are gathering today for an update. They will hear from the state
Office of En
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| Governor honors reserve deputy killed on duty Oct 30 2009 5:15AM
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has ordered that flags
at the State Capitol complex be flown at half staff Friday in honor
of Ramsey County Reserve Deputy Michael Wilken.
Wilken was struck by a car last Saturday night while he was
volunteering on traffic deta
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 30 2009 1:46AM
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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| Minn. lawsuit challenges Pawlenty's budget cuts Oct 29 2009 5:45PM
Six Minnesota residents are suing Gov.
Tim Pawlenty over budget cuts he made earlier this year without
legislative approval.
The lawsuit filed Thursday in Ramsey County District Court
alleges that Pawlenty's use of executive powers to cut spen
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| Funeral Friday for Ramsey County deputy Oct 27 2009 5:50AM
A Ramsey County sheriff's deputy will be
laid to rest Friday.
A car accidentally struck 56-year-old Mike Wilken Saturday night
while he was volunteering on traffic detail at Fright Farm in
Maplewood.
Investigators say alcohol and speed do
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 27 2009 1:47AM
Minnesota's fall harvest remains behind
schedule because of continued cool, wet weather.
The USDA's weekly crop report for Minnesota says less than two
days were suitable for fieldwork statewide last week. Farmers
harvesting corn and soybeans re
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Oct 27 2009 1:47AM
Cool, wet weather is keeping Minnesota's
fall harvest behind schedule. A weekly crop report for the state
says no more than two days last week were suitable for field work.
Corn and soybean farmers report wet fields and high moisture levels
in grai
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 26 2009 1:40AM
Federal investigators were interviewing the
crew of the Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis
airport by 150 miles.
National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Keith Holloway
says investigators were to interview the pilot an
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Oct 25 2009 3:24PM
Minnesota's dominant union for state workers
is endorsing former Sen. Mark Dayton as the best Democratic
candidate for governor. The American Federation of State, County
and Municipal Employees Council 5 announced its pick yesterday
after screening c
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 22 2009 2:13AM
Prosecutors have rested their case against
a woman charged with manslaughter in the death of her infant
daughter.
Stevie Buckley's trial began Tuesday. The 18-year-old Buckley is
charged in the Feb. 4 death of her 6-month-old daughter, Kyra, who
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| Company headed for trial Oct 21 2009 11:26AM
A judge has found enough evidence to
put a cell phone refurbishing company on trial on theft charges in
an alleged scheme involving its former site in Devils Lake.
Ramsey County State's Attorney Lonnie Olson says one count
alleges Quality One Wi
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| St. Paul park to close for deer hunt Oct 21 2009 5:15AM
St. Paul's Crosby Farm Regional Park will
be closed to the public twice this fall as archers thin a deer
herd.
The city's Parks and Recreation Department is teaming up with
the Metro Bowhunters Resource Base to manage the deer population in
the
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 18 2009 1:45AM
A third person who was overcome in a
sweat lodge ceremony run by self-help guru James Arthur Ray has
died.
A sheriff's spokesman says 49-year-old Liz Neuman of Minnesota
died Saturday.
Neuman was transported to the Flagstaff Medical Center
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| Minn. conference to focus on eyewitness IDs Oct 17 2009 5:44PM
Prosecutors, police and others will hold
a statewide conference in St. Paul this month on improving
eyewitness identification procedures.
The Oct. 26 program is being sponsored by the Ramsey County
Attorney's Office, the Minnesota Bureau of Crim
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 16 2009 1:45AM
A state judge has ordered Burlington
Northern Sante Fe railroad to pay $4 million to the families of
four people killed at a train crossing in Anoka County in 2003.
Washington County Judge Ellen Mass ordered the award Thursday
after finding that
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| Seifert says its governor or out of Minn. politics Oct 15 2009 2:35PM
It's up or out of Minnesota government
for Republican state Rep. Marty Seifert.
The 13-year legislator from Marshall said Thursday he won't
attempt to reclaim his House seat if his campaign for governor
falters.
Seifert said he wants GOP c
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| Here is the latest Minnesota <b>news from The Associated Press</b>... Oct 8 2009 7:00AM
A Rochester police officer has been
cleared of two charges which accuse her of tipping off drug dealers
and taking money to deliver narcotics. Vanessa Mason's attorney is
working to have three remaining charges dismissed after a convict
retracted his
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| 8 RNC protesters appear in court for hearing Oct 8 2009 5:15AM
Eight people who were charged in
connection with protesting the Republican National Convention last
year are scheduled to appear in Ramsey County District Court on
Thursday.
The eight members of the RNC Welcoming Committee face felony
charges o
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 8 2009 1:45AM
The state Health Department says 125
Minnesota schools reported outbreaks of the flu in the last week of
September, about 10 fewer than the week before.
The metro area again had the most reported school outbreaks,
with 19 in Ramsey County, 14 in
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| Swine flu outbreaks in Minn. schools slow a bit Oct 7 2009 1:32PM
The state Health Department says 125
Minnesota schools reported outbreaks of the flu in the last week of
September, about 10 fewer than the week before.
The metro area again had the most reported school outbreaks,
with 19 in Ramsey County, 14 in
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| Hearing on Devils Lake water draws questions Oct 7 2009 11:12AM
Barnes County residents say they want
to know more about the effect of higher sulfate levels before the
state allows more water into the Sheyenne River through the Devils
Lake outlet.
City-County Health Board chairwoman Sharon Buhr says more
in
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| Hearing on Devils Lake water draws questions Oct 6 2009 5:23PM
Barnes County residents say they want
to know more about the effect of higher sulfate levels before the
state allows more water into the Sheyenne River through the Devils
Lake outlet.
City-County Health Board chairwoman Sharon Buhr says more
in
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| 3 more deaths linked to swine flu in Minnesota Oct 2 2009 1:46PM
Three more deaths linked to swine flu
have been reported in Minnesota, bringing the total number of
deaths since April to six.
The state Department of Health says Thursday the latest deaths
occurred within the last two weeks. All three people ha
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 2 2009 1:45AM
Investigators in Princeton say Thursday
that three suspicious packages contained only "inert powders" and
tested negative for hazardous materials.
The discovery of the devices Wednesday prompted schools to close
and explosives experts to comb th
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| Prosecutor Gaertner launches bid for MN governor Oct 1 2009 6:54PM
Democrat Susan Gaertner is playing up her
experience as a prosecutor and promising to draw support from
suburban swing voters as she formally launches the bid for governor
she started more than two years ago.
Gaertner, Ramsey County's top prosec
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 1 2009 1:45AM
About 30 people gathered in Minneapolis for a
vigil for Shane Bauer, one of the three hikers being detained in
Iran.
Bauer spent the first 14 years of his life in Minneapolis, and
his mother still lives there.
The group gathered Wednesday
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| Minn. group asks for probe into ACORN voter work Sep 30 2009 1:11PM
A conservative group and several
gubernatorial candidates are asking Democratic Attorney General
Lori Swanson to investigate voter registrations submitted by ACORN
last year.
Minnesota Majority president Jeff Davis says a felon convicted
of reg
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 30 2009 1:45AM
The Minnesota attorney general's office
is accusing an employment agency of baiting unemployed Minnesotans
with the promise of helping them find jobs, then not living up to
the agreement.
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson sued The Arthur G
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| Gaertner gets Wetterling's nod for Minn. governor Sep 29 2009 1:32PM
Child safety advocate Patty Wetterling is
picking a favorite among nearly a dozen Democrats running for
governor: Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner.
Gaertner's campaign released Wetterling's endorsement on
Tuesday.
Wetterling praises G
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| Ramsey County plans mass vaccination drill Sep 26 2009 5:15AM
Health officials in Ramsey County will
soon test their ability to provide vaccines to large numbers of
people in a short time at a mass dispensing site.
The drill is called Operation Big Shot and will be at the North
Heights Lutheran Church in A
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| Search for escaped murder suspect ends Sep 14 2009 6:04AM
A manhunt for an escaped murder suspect
is over.
St. Paul police chased the suspect to Interstate 94 and White
Bear Ave., where they evacuated a Target store Sunday afternoon in
their search for the man who escaped from the Ramsey County
workho
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 14 2009 1:59AM
A University of North Dakota student
escaped serious injury in a plane crash in the northwestern
Minnesota city of Park Rapids.
The university says Li Yang was flying a solo cross-country
flight in a Cessna 172. It says he had landed at the Park
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 12 2009 1:45AM
Minnesota Republicans are using a paid
television ad to respond to President Barack Obama's health care
rally in Minneapolis on Saturday.
The ad features footage of Obama during a February 2008
appearance in Minneapolis.
A woman's voice ur
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| 2 arrested in death of Minn. toddler Sep 11 2009 10:23AM
St. Paul police have arrested two people
after a toddler died of injuries at Children's Hospital.
The St. Paul Police homicide unit is investigating the death of
2-year-old Julian James Robert Williams. Paramedics were called to
a home Thursday
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 10 2009 1:45AM
Minnesota will be the focus of nation's
health care debate this Saturday when President Barack Obama
travels to Minneapolis for a rally.
The White House said Wednesday that Obama will discuss the
stakes in a debate that has stirred deep passions
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| BCA: N. St. Paul officer killed with own weapon Sep 9 2009 2:35PM
Authorities say a North St. Paul police
officer killed while responding to a domestic disturbance was shot
with his own weapon.
Officer Richard Crittenden was responding Monday to a call from
a woman who feared her estranged husband would come t
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 5 2009 2:14AM
Susan Bala's attorney says he's surprised
that a federal appeals court ruled against her attempt to sue state
and federal prosecutors for wrongful imprisonment.
Bruce Schoenwald said he may request a hearing before the entire
8th Circuit Court.
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 5 2009 1:45AM
Authorities in western Minnesota say a
14-month-old girl has died after two men fought at a church.
The Traverse County sheriff's office has released few details
about the incident at Thy Kingdom Come Church in Wheaton, located
about 80 miles so
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| 2 men fight at church, toddler injured and dies Sep 4 2009 2:21PM
Authorities in western Minnesota say a
14-month-old girl has died after two men fought at a church.
The Traverse County sheriff's office has released few details
about the incident at Thy Kingdom Come Church in Wheaton, located
about 80 miles so
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| 2 men fight at church, toddler injured and dies Sep 4 2009 2:21PM
Authorities in western Minnesota say a
14-month-old girl has died after two men fought at a church.
The Traverse County sheriff's office has released few details
about the incident at Thy Kingdom Come Church in Wheaton, located
about 80 miles so
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 3 2009 1:45AM
Officers from at least three agencies face
internal reviews for alleged wrongdoing while working on the Metro
Gang Strike Force.
A special panel reported last month it found "appalling and
outrageous" misconduct by some employees of the Gang Str
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Sep 3 2009 1:45AM
Officers from at least three agencies face
internal reviews for alleged wrongdoing while working on the Metro
Gang Strike Force. The St. Paul Police Department says six of its
officers are in the group under review. The Minneapolis Police
Department
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| Some former Gang Strike Force cops under review Sep 2 2009 5:30PM
Officers from at least three agencies face
internal reviews for alleged wrongdoing while working on the Metro
Gang Strike Force.
A special panel reported last month it found "appalling and
outrageous" misconduct by 10 or more officers from the G
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 29 2009 6:39AM
Investigators from nine Fargo-area law
enforcement agencies have been comparing notes on business
burglaries. Law enforcement officials from North Dakota and
Minnesota say the recent burglaries have cost some businesses
thousands of dollars, and the
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 29 2009 2:13AM
Officials are awaiting autopsy results on a
high school senior in the northwestern North Dakota town of Crosby
who collapsed and died.
Superintendent Ryan Townsend says 17-year-old Justin Haugland
was in the Divide County High School gymnasium T
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 29 2009 1:45AM
A Minnesota judge has denied a design
company's attempt to shield itself from lawsuits over the
Interstate 35W bridge collapse.
Hennepin County Judge Deborah Hedlund ruled Friday that Jacobs
Engineering Group will remain a co-defendant in a seri
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| Starkweatherarea man facing child porn charges Aug 28 2009 8:11PM
The Ramsey County sheriff's office says
a Starkweather-area man faces felony child pornography charges.
Authorities say 18-year-old Robert Hopp was arrested Thursday
night after an investigation by the sheriff's office and an
attorney general's
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| Starkweatherarea man facing child porn chages Aug 28 2009 8:04PM
The Ramsey County sheriff's office says
a Starkweather-area man faces felony child pornography charges.
Authorities say 18-year-old Robert Hopp was arrested Thursday
night after an investigation by the sheriff's office and an
attorney general's
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| Luring suspect pleads not guilty Aug 28 2009 12:15PM
A Crookston, Minn., man has pleaded not
guilty to trying to lure a minor in Devils Lake through an Internet
chat room.
Thirty-six-year-old Gerald Pride is set for trial in December.
He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the felony.
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| Luring suspect pleads not guilty Aug 28 2009 12:15PM
A Crookston, Minn., man has pleaded not
guilty to trying to lure a minor in Devils Lake through an Internet
chat room.
Thirty-six-year-old Gerald Pride is set for trial in December.
He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the felony.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 25 2009 4:13PM
North Dakota State University says its
first-day enrollment is 13,855 students, 7.6 percent higher than
last year.
Vice President Prakash Mathew says there are several reasons for
the rise, including an increase in student retention, transfer
s
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| Authorities say sex offender fighting extradition Aug 25 2009 3:31PM
Ramsey County officials say a convicted
sex offender wanted in Wisconsin is fighting a return to that
state.
Authorities say Eric Affolter was arrested Monday night in
Edmore after a tip.
Prosecutor Lonnie Olson says Affolter barricaded hi
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 24 2009 2:41AM
The Federal Aviation
Administration is investigating the crash of a crop-dusting plane
near East Grand Forks in northwestern Minnesota.
The Polk County sheriff's office says the plane crashed around 9
a.m. Saturday. The pilot was taken to a Gran
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| Woman jailed after fatal crash in St. Paul Aug 23 2009 3:52PM
A 20-year-old New Brighton woman is
jailed after a fatal crash in St. Paul.
Police Sgt. Paul Schnell says the crash happened early Sunday as
officers were clearing out a parking lot known to be a place where
people go to watch drag races. Office
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| Tornado reported in south Minneapolis Aug 19 2009 2:35PM
The National Weather Service has issued a
tornado warning for the counties that include Minneapolis and St.
Paul, and says it has received a report of a tornado just north of
downtown.
The weather services say it received reports of the tornad
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 18 2009 1:45AM
A proposal to allow people in same-sex
relationships to serve as clergy in the country's largest Lutheran
denomination has passed its first hurdle.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's national convention
began Monday in Minneapolis. A p
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| Mpls. man sentenced to 76 years in triple murder Aug 17 2009 4:55PM
A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to
more than 76 years in prison for the 2008 murders of three women in
Mounds View.
The Ramsey County attorney's office says 39-year-old Johnny Lee
Ellis Jr. was sentenced Monday in the deaths of 75-year-old
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 12 2009 1:45AM
U.S. Rep. Tim Walz says he'll hold a
town hall meeting to discuss proposed health care changes as early
as next week.
Walz, a Democrat, called Republican criticism that he hasn't
held such meetings "ludicrous."
The criticism came as Walz was
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Aug 11 2009 4:13PM
Congressman Tim Walz says he'll hold a
town hall meeting as early as next week to discuss proposed health
care changes. The Minnesota Democrat met today with a small group
of constituents at a private home in Rochester to talk about health
care. He p
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| Bond modified for luring suspect Aug 11 2009 11:33AM
A judge has modified bond for a
Crookston, Minn., man accused of trying to lure a minor in Devils
Lake through an Internet chat room.
Bond had been set at $20,000 cash for 36-year-old Gerald Pride.
Judge Donovan Foughty on Tuesday changed it t
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| Bond modified for luring suspect Aug 11 2009 11:33AM
A judge has modified bond for a
Crookston, Minn., man accused of trying to lure a minor in Devils
Lake through an Internet chat room.
Bond had been set at $20,000 cash for 36-year-old Gerald Pride.
Judge Donovan Foughty on Tuesday changed it t
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| Company exploring Ramsey County wind farm Aug 10 2009 6:25AM
Economic development officials in
Devils Lake say a Napoleon-based company is exploring a possible
wind farm in Ramsey County.
Forward Devils Lake director Chris Schilken says Just Wind LLC
is only in the beginning stages, and wants to gauge the
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 9 2009 11:12AM
Valley City officials are suspending
the design of their water plant expansion to make sure the system
can handle saltier water from the nearby Sheyenne River.
The state Health Department has issued an emergency rule that
raises the level of sul
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