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Authorities in Fridley want residents to double-check their door locks after two instances in which a mysterious man silently entered homes in the middle of the night, and in one case abducted an 8-year-old girl.

Following a national search, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra only had to look a few blocks away to find its new president and managing director.

Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain spent the last few days exchanging fighting words — notably "Ayers," "Keating" and "liar." —

The oft-delayed project to convert a decrepit theater into The Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center has received a boost with a $1.5 million grant from the Michigan-based Kresge Foundation.

Police say catalytic converters have become the latest target for scrap metal thieves in the Twin Cities area.

The Star Tribune Minnesota Poll findings are based on telephone interviews conducted Sept. 30-Oct. 2 with a representative sample of 1,205 Minnesota adults, 18 years old and older, including 1,084 likely voters.

A MnDOT official answers questions about a major project aimed at easing congestion along Interstate 35W and Hwy. 77.

Amount is contingent on Minneapolis theater raising an additional $6.5 million.

So.. Paulsen's campaign uses thinly veiled racial code words in attacking Madia's Indian background and it's ok then Rammer? Whatever. Madia … read more isn't even responsible for this particular mailing and has already denounced it.

Homicide map: A comprehensive map of Minnesota homicides and links to crime stats, booking records and sex offender registrations.

A study on bullet fragmentation launched over concern about lead in hunter-harvested deer found fragments spread farther than most hunters would allow for when butchering their kill, Minnesota wildlife officials said..

A judge is considering whether to release Tom Petters, the founder of Petters Group Worldwide, who is charged with fraud in an alleged multimillion-dollar investment scheme that prosecutors say spanned 14 years.

You may have heard of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, now a local company has come up with a video game that's targeted for teenage girl rockers. The game is called PopStar Guitar.

Retiring U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad lashed out at Democrat Ashwin Madia on Tuesday over attacks on Madia's opponent, Republican Erik Paulsen.

Federal grand jurors in Rapid City have indicted a Canadian man again and joined his case with another American Indian Movement member charged with a 1975 killing.

A nonprofit developer behind a large sober-housing proposal in St. Paul said Tuesday it's scrapping its plans because of intense opposition from neighbors. Opponents created an anonymous Web site that featured photos of drug syringes and people passed out in yards.

The latest plan will help address businesses' short term cash needs to pay for inventory, payroll and other daily operations.

The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra today named Sarah Lutman as its new president and managing director. Lutman currently serves as a senior vice president at Minnesota Public Radio.

On this new release, guitarist Pablo Garibay blends the past with the present as he looks to the future.

The Minnesota DNR is warning deer hunters that lead fragments can travel farther in the meat than they might expect -- raising more concerns about possible lead contamination in venison.

Donations of new or gently used children's coats will be collected at 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, 102.9 Lite FM, and several other locations...

Officials said both incidents happened in the 1600 block of 68th Avenue. In one case, police say the suspect pulled an 8-year-old girl out of her home...

Although global oil prices have plummeted, the cost of heating your home this winter will be a lot more expensive, especially for households that depend on fuel oil...

A Minnesota soldier overcame odds to receive a huge honor Tuesday. Specialist David O'Bray of Granada was named the Army's 'Soldier of the Year'...

After the Olympics in Beijing, some of the best athletes in the world are now in Washington D.C. Among them is a swimmer from Hopkins High School...

You don't expect giggling when kids get the flu vaccine, but the Sorenson girls were giddy they were getting FluMist and not a

A detention hearing wrapped up Tuesday afternoon in St. Paul for Petters Worldwide leader Tom Petters. He's been in the Sherburne County

Heating U.S. homes with oil this winter will cost a painful $450 more than a year ago, another slap to families already reeling

Prosecutors charged 32-year-old Julia Patek of Mahtomedi today with malicious punishment of a child and third degree assault.

Tucked into a collection of Duluth memorabilia for sale at a Canal Park antique store is a souvenir of one of the most shameful incidents in

Every week, a small group gathers at the Lenox Community Center in St. Louis Park for laughter yoga. 'When we're children we're laughing 300 to 400 times a day, and by the time you reach adulthood you're laugh 15 times a day.'

A man is recovering at the St. Cloud Hospital after the lawnmower he was working on backfired and caught his clothes on fire. Ronald Hylla says the accident serves as a warning not to do repairs indoors.

A man is recovering at the St. Cloud Hospital after the lawnmower he was working on backfired and caught his clothes on fire.

Fridley residents are on alert after a girl was taken out of her bed in the middle of the night on Monday.

Retiring U.S. Representative Jim Ramstad is lashing out at Democrat Ashwin Madia for his verbal attacks on Madia's 3rd district opponent, Republican Erik Paulsen.

Caribou Coffee Co. Inc. said Tuesday its same-store net sales were down 4.7 percent for the third quarter 2008 compared to the same period last year.

Piper Jaffray Cos. is discontinuing its tender option bond program, the company announced Tuesday. (PJC)

CHS Inc. has invested an additional $76.25 million in Multigrain, a Brazilian agricultural joint venture, the company said Tuesday.

Norwest Mezzanine Partners invested $40.6 million to support Stamford, Conn.-based Olympus Partners’ acquisition of Norwesco, a maker of plastic agricultural storage tanks. (ALD)

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. is moving to raise as much as $200 million in capital through securities sales, according to securities filings. (ABCW)

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BALSAM LAKE - A seven-year-old local boy remained in serious condition at Gillette Children's Hospital in St. Paul Monday after being struck Friday afternoon by a pickup truck.

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BALSAM LAKE – Polk County will have its lawyers take the Golden Age Manor sale issue to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for review.

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[Brainerd officials are throwing their support behind reopening Whittier school in north Brainerd.

[For the time being, Brainerd will not pursue the purchase of the Brainerd Lakes Chamber property on South Sixth and Washington streets.

[The Brainerd School Board plans to quiz seven finalists during interviews Wednesday and Thursday nights to fill the one-year appointment to the board.

[EAST GULL LAKE - Fire destroyed an unattached garage Monday afternoon at a cabin on Pike Bay of Gull Lake.

[BAXTER - Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., emphasized his record of public service, criticized opponents and said the nation is facing serious challenges at an early Monday morning campaign stop at Culver's in Baxter.