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  • Flu shot recall includes state

    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune – 5 mins ago  

    The recall affects 9,300 doses, less than 1% of the H1N1 vaccine in Minnesota. Officials said the issue isn't safety but potency: People who got it should be OK. Full Story »

  • Snowplows will be out in St. Paul

    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune – 19 mins ago  

    Move cars off the street for better plowing, but there will be no tagging or towing. Full Story »

  • 2 slightly hurt in North Branch bus crash

    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune – 1 hr 5 mins ago  

    A school bus ended up on railroad tracks after a crash with a car Tuesday afternoon in North Branch. Full Story »

  • U student banned from campus after Facebook posts

    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune – 1 hr 35 mins ago  

    Amanda Tatro, 29, a student in the U's mortuary science program, was mad about being dumped by her fiancé and wrote things on Facebook that made one of her professors uncomfortable. Full Story »

  • Minneapolis man guilty in 2006 killing

    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune – 1 hr 35 mins ago  

    A Minneapolis man was convicted of murdering a 22-year-old woman as she was walking to a friend's house in 2006. Calvin Ferguson, 26, was found guilty Monday in Hennepin County District Court of first-degree murder and second-degree intentional murder. Full Story »

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Minnesota Public Radio

  • Bail set at $500,000 for prominent Minn. attorney

    Minnesota Public Radio – 1 hr 17 mins ago  

    Bail is set at $500,000 for a prominent Minneapolis attorney who's accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy. Full Story »

  • Pawlenty, Wilf meet privately to discuss stadium

    Minnesota Public Radio – 2 hrs 5 mins ago  

    Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf have met privately to discuss the team's hopes for a new stadium. Full Story »

  • Minnesota artists cover the Beatles

    Minnesota Public Radio – Tue Dec 15, 6:37 pm ET  

    "Minnesota Beatle Project" is a new CD that features 16 Minnesota-based artists interpreting Beatles songs. One of the more intriguing tracks in the collection is a version of "Norwegian Wood" by Jeremy Messersmith and Zach Coulter. This is the first time they have recorded music together. Messersmith is a solo artist and Coulter is a member of the band Solid Gold. They spoke with Morning ... Full Story »

  • Man pleads guilty to Medicare fraud

    Minnesota Public Radio – Tue Dec 15, 6:07 pm ET  

    A Plymouth man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding Medicare out of $74,000 by billing for personal care assistant services that were never performed. Full Story »

  • Longtime Tommies baseball coach retiring

    Minnesota Public Radio – Tue Dec 15, 6:07 pm ET  

    The longtime baseball coach at the University of St. Thomas is retiring after 15 years and two national championships. Full Story »

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MinnPost

  • St. Paul mayor's deputy chief of staff heading to AFL-CIO

    MinnPost – Tue Dec 15, 3:47 pm ET  

    Kris Fredson, deputy chief of staff in St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman's office, is packing his boxes in City Hall and will start his new job as political director for the Minnesota AFL-CIO next month. Full Story »

  • Kelliher campaign contribution controversy has some traction

    MinnPost – Tue Dec 15, 11:02 am ET  

    Kelliher campaign fund controversy has some traction By Max Sparber | Tues., Dec. 15 ALSO: Tay Zonday gives advice to Tiger Woods; Tim Pawlenty opines on global warming; and accusations of a new Ponzi scheme. Full Story »

  • Yes, it's cold enough for me

    MinnPost – Tue Dec 15, 9:32 am ET  

    I was in the Washington D.C. area last weekend to visit my son at the Naval Academy (and take in a chilly Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia on Saturday). Driving back to Annapolis (after a Navy win, 8th in a row over Army) I tune my trusty FM radio to WTOP-FM, 103.5. The forecast calls for "windy and much colder by the middle of the week, with highs in the upper 30s to near 40!" The ... Full Story »

  • Despite a priority on jobs, stimulus funds in Minnesota not targeting highest unemployment, analysis finds

    MinnPost – Tue Dec 15, 9:32 am ET  

    Despite a priority on jobs, Minnesota stimulus funds not targeting highest unemployment, analysis finds REUTERS/Rick Wilking By Sharon Schmickle | Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 As federal stimulus money flowed through state governments and 28 federal agencies, the priority of creating or saving jobs often took a back seat to other factors. And trying to track the whole picture in Minnesota is a ... Full Story »

  • Changing health care bill: Klobuchar, Franken offer 16 of the 376 amendments filed

    MinnPost – Tue Dec 15, 9:32 am ET  

    Budget Office report likely kills spending provision of Franken health-care amendment By Derek Wallbank | Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A provision of a key amendment offered to the health care bill by Sen. Al Franken is likely dead after a Congressional Budget Office report released today said it would come close to federalizing the entire insurance industry. Changing health care ... Full Story »

Southwest Journal

  • Helping green business Sprout

    Southwest Journal – Mon Dec 14, 3:46 pm ET  

    LINDEN HILLS — Going green should be easy. That’s the idea driving the Linden Hill start-up company Sprout (sprout.mn), an online directory to local green businesses with a social networking twist. Full Story »

  • Two people rescued from burning triplex in Armatage

    Southwest Journal – Mon Dec 14, 2:46 pm ET  

    Minneapolis firefighters this morning pulled two people from a burning triplex on the 5700 block of Russell Avenue. Both received medical attention at the scene and were released without injuries, said assistant fire chief Cherie Penn. Full Story »

  • Bourn accused of campaign violations

    Southwest Journal – Mon Dec 14, 10:01 am ET  

    He won’t be seated until Jan. 4, but a newly elected Southwest representative to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is already finding himself in hot water. Full Story »

  • When Mike met Marissa

    Southwest Journal – Mon Dec 14, 1:05 am ET  

    Last year, I drove to Duluth to visit my old band mate Mike. We settled in to his modest home overlooking Lake Superior, had tea and talked about old gigs, people, parties, posters we made together and how he, a budding artist when our band first got going, once scrawled on the basement wall of the 7th St. Entry a caricature of drummer/songwriter Grant Hart as Fred Flintstone and the caption ... Full Story »

  • The decade in Southwest

    Southwest Journal – Mon Dec 14, 1:05 am ET  

    With the dawn of this decade, I fall in love with our neighborhood. Shortly after turning 40, my husband came home from the hospital after a month-long near death fight with Guillain-Barre. Full Story »

Inter-County Leader

  • First H1N1 death in Polk County

    Inter-County Leader – Tue Dec 15, 5:22 pm ET  

    POLK COUNTY - Polk County Health Department reports the first H1N1 influenza related death in Polk County, an adult with underlying health conditions. Full Story »

  • Frederic graduate travels to Sesame Street

    Inter-County Leader – Thu Dec 10, 3:55 pm ET  

    Brenda Sommerfeld 10.DEC.09 FREDERIC – As a child, many people dreamed of meeting the famous Muppets of Sesame Street as they watched the ever-popular TV show. Full Story »

  • Obituaries

    Inter-County Leader – Wed Dec 9, 12:10 pm ET  

    ·Type either Keywords, Date or both. · Date examples: 5/30/02, >5/30/02 Full Story »

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