MINNESOTA NEWS
Senators approve college budget cuts
Minnesota NewsST. PAUL – State-run colleges and universities' budgets would be cut under a bill senators reluctantly passed 41-23 Friday.
By Don Davis , April 20, 2009
Deputies go on weight patrol
Minnesota NewsWILLMAR — It’s just after 9 a.m. on a recent weekday, along County Road 2 just north of Atwater. Kandiyohi County Patrol Sgt. Matt Akerson turns on the radar in his patrol car and sees that an oncoming semi truck is going 61 miles per hour in a 55-mph zone.
By Gretchen Schlosser , April 20, 2009
Coleman relies on 'equal protection' argument
ST. PAUL – Norm Coleman says a constitutional principle, ensuring all voters are treated equally, drives his continuing U.S. Senate election fight.
By Scott Wente , April 20, 2009
White House connection: Bemidji dog half-sister of Obama family dog
A Bemidji family has a White House canine connection.
By Laurie Swenson , April 20, 2009
Senate backs harassment policy
Minnesota NewsST. PAUL – Bullying and other types of harassment would not be tolerated in Minnesota schools under a bill senators tentatively approved Thursday.
By Don Davis , April 17, 2009
Court budget means 'service reduction'
ST. PAUL – Minnesota senators are considering increasing court fees nearly $36 million to prevent deep budget cuts for the courts system, but a leading judge and the senator in charge of judicial spending say the budget still would be too small.
By Don Davis , April 17, 2009
Outdoors spending plans taking shape
ST. PAUL -- An influx of dedicated state tax revenue leads outdoors enthusiasts to believe a logjam of Minnesota natural resources projects will begin to free up this year.
By Scott Wente , April 13, 2009
Budget problem 'sinking in slowly'
Minnesota NewsST. PAUL – Minnesota legislators are a month away from their deadline to send all tax and budget bills to Gov. Tim Pawlenty, but there is a doubt whether Minnesotans understand the state faces a serious budget problem.
By Don Davis , April 13, 2009
New UMD program now pays for students’ birth control
A new state program at the University of Minnesota Duluth has begun picking up the tab for low-income students’ birth control needs.
By Jana Hollingsworth , April 10, 2009
Federal aid follows disaster declaration
Minnesota NewsST. PAUL – President Barack Obama’s major disaster declaration for flooded northwestern Minnesota counties clears the way for further federal assistance.
By Scott Wente , April 10, 2009
Search for Eveleth native remains resolute
ST. PAUL — On Dan Zamlen’s 19th birthday, the search for the Eveleth native entered its fourth day Wednesday with police and family defiantly refusing to let hope wane.
By Will Ashenmacher , April 09, 2009
Internet scheme fleeces Red Wing church
Minnesota NewsA Red Wing church is out $94,000 after Internet thieves apparently hacked church computers.
By Jon Swedien , March 30, 2009
Hendrum fights to defend the town against flooding
Minnesota NewsHENDRUM, Minn. – The Red River caught this community 30 miles north of Moorhead by nasty surprise Sunday.
By Mila Koumpilova , March 30, 2009
Bemidji area flooding: Sandbaggers work to protect home
As light snow fell early Wednesday afternoon, sandbaggers worked to keep water from reaching a house north of Bemidji.
By Michelle Bedard , March 26, 2009
3-D imaging reveals new grooves on old rock
As technology advances, so does research on – and evidence against – the Kensington Runestone.
By Celeste Beam , March 26, 2009
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