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Man arrested after calling police on stolen cell phone

07/03/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
A 29-year-old Duluth man was arrested early Wednesday after calling police with a cell phone from a purse he’s accused of stealing.

U.S. Customs, Border Patrol to lease offices in Duluth

07/03/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
The federal government has reached a lease agreement for new U.S. Customs and Border Patrol offices in Duluth.

U of M pitches ‘sustainable community’ for UMore

07/03/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
After months of preparation and weeks of presentations, UMore park concept plans were unveiled last week at a public forum at the Rosemount Community Center.

Bemidji woman reported missing

07/03/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office has issued an “attempt to locate” on a 27-year-old Bemidji woman who has not been seen for at least six days.

Monticello plant will move spent nuclear fuel outside

07/03/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
MONTICELLO, Minn. — Months of planning at the Monticello nuclear plant will be put into practice when spent nuclear fuel is moved from an indoor pool to new above-ground storage.

St. Paul boy hurt in St. Louis County gun accident

07/02/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
A 10-year-old boy was injured south of Cotton on Tuesday when the weapon he was firing malfunctioned.

Wal-Mart is ordered to pay for labor law violations

07/02/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
MINNEAPOLIS — A judge has ruled against Wal-Mart in a class-action lawsuit, saying the discount retailer violated state labor laws 2 million times by cutting worker break time and “willfully” allowing employees to work off the clock.

Searchers find body of missing man in Iron Range's Maple Lake

07/01/2008 12:00 AM
Searchers found the body of Kenneth Paul LeCocq, 54, Monday afternoon.

Peterson: no; Oberstar: probably not

06/30/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota News
ST. PAUL – One Minnesotan discussed for a Cabinet position if Barack Obama wins the presidency says he would not accept any such offer and another made such a move sound doubtful.

House minority leader voices Republican positions for 2008

06/27/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
Republicans want to grow the economy, not tax it into stagnation, says Minnesota House Minority Leader Marty Seifert, R-Marshall.

Duluth native may reach her Olympic dream tonight

06/27/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
EUGENE, Ore. — Two girlhood friends may realize very different dreams on the same day — today.

Temperance River claims two lives; one from Maple Grove

06/27/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
A day of hiking and rock climbing ended tragically Wednesday when members of a church group waded into the Temperance River to cool off and wash up.

Co-workers remember a friend

06/27/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – Julie Steiskal was the hub of activity at Maple Grove’s Church of the Open Door.

Teacher faces charges for alledgedly exposing himself

06/27/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
A Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School teacher faces misdemeanor charges following allegations that he exposed himself while driving alongside a busload of high school girls.

I-35W bridge growing together

06/25/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
MINNEAPOLIS – North and south ends of the new Interstate 35W bridge rapidly grow toward each other over the Mississippi River.

Pawlenty names Appeals Court judges

06/25/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
ST. PAUL – Gov. Tim Pawlenty named three new Minnesota Appeals Court judges Tuesday, including a former co-worker and a Duluth attorney.

Oil traders blamed for prices

06/24/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota News
MINNEAPOLIS – Politicians and those affected by high fuel prices from Minnesota to Washington, D.C. say an arcane system of buying and selling oil futures – without any oil actually changing hands – has doubled prices.

Duluth Downtown Council to get grants for cigarette butt survey

06/24/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota News
They’re an unsightly pox on downtown sidewalks, alleys and doorways and they amount to bushels of debris that wash into storm sewers and eventually Lake Superior.

U of M will present UMore plans to public

06/23/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
ROSEMOUNT -- UMore Park is about to take the next step in its transformation to a new University of Minnesota-sponsored community.

Biomass study finds feasability, but cost may not be worth it

06/23/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota News
Cutting small trees and brush for energy can be done without harming Minnesota’s northern forests, but the cost to do the work may be more than the profit.

Pawlenty gets singled out as McCain VP front-runner

06/20/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota News
ST. PAUL — Sen. John McCain visited Minnesota Thursday, the day a prominent a political writer declared Gov. Tim Pawlenty McCain’s No. 1 choice as a running mate.

McCain answers Minnesota questions

06/20/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota News
ST. PAUL – A soft-spoken John McCain answered Minnesotans’ questions for 53 minutes Thursday night, telling them the Iraqi war is going well and that he is not ready to say if Gov. Tim Pawlenty will be his running mate.

Labor commissioner outlines need for reform of workers’ compensation

06/20/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota News
WILLMAR, Minn. — A push is under way to make Minnesota’s workers’ compensation system more responsive to employer needs and the needs of injured workers.

Truck drops Caterpillar off Duluth bridge, damages I-35

06/19/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
DULUTH, Minn. -- A Caterpillar earth scraper fell off a flatbed trailer coming down U.S. Highway 53 and plunged more than 40 feet to the ground below Wednesday morning, clipping an elevated section of northbound Interstate 35 during its fall.

Plan laid out for St. Paul to Red Wing passenger rail line

06/19/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
Regional officials would eventually like to provide passenger rail service between Red Wing and St. Paul.

Woodbury man gets 42 months for role in fatal crash

06/19/2008 12:00 AM
A Woodbury man whose truck struck and killed a motorcyclist in Cottage Grove in September 2007 was sentenced last week to 42 months in prison in connection with the accident.

Collapsed bridge’s successor may be complete by September

06/19/2008 12:00 AM
Minnesota State News
MINNEAPOLIS — Two halves of a new Interstate 35W freeway bridge stretch toward each other over the Mississippi River, separated by a gap of about 200 feet that shrinks with each day as workers toil around the clock.