Yesterday | KXMD-TV Williston
Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press...
MN2nd NewsMinute,0254 Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS It's another busy day for Senator-elect Al Franken.
Franken hits Iron Range parades on July 4 weekend
Sen.-elect Al Franken is already marching into his new role: He'll participate in six Independence Day parades on Minnesota 's Iron Range.
U of M experts want mine workers to volunteer for cancer tests
Past and present taconite workers will receive letters from the University of Minnesota in coming weeks inviting them to participate in a massive screening for a rare lung disease.
Minnesota Vietnam Vets Welcomed Home
It was an impromptu farewell at American Legion Post 71 Sunday morning as a handful of Vietnam Vets prepared to depart for the welcome home they never got.
New $9 million Holiday Inn Express and Suites Opens in Mountain Iron, ...
New $9 million Holiday Inn Express and Suites Opens in Mountain Iron, Minnesota; The 79-Room Hotel is First Structure to be Built as part of Planned 47-acre Development Jun.
Review: Twisted Grandma Gets Hot! Mild Buttery Garlic Goodness
Taste: These pretzels were similar in many ways to Twisted Grandma's other flavor, Buttery Garlic Goodness , which is to say, they were quite good.
City OKs bid for improvements at Perham hospital development
A crowded field of bidders translated into big savings for street improvements at the site of the new Perham hospital.
Nonprofits advocate Marcia Avner aims to continue Wellstone legacy
Paul and Sheila Wellstone, shown in a 2000 photo, had a profound impact on Marcia Avner that has lasted well beyond the October 2002 plane crash in Eveleth in which the Wellstones and six other people died.
St. Thomas Student Remembered For Zest For Life
May 9, 2009 9:34 pm US/Central EVELETH, Minn. The funeral for Dan Zamlen has drawn hundreds of relatives and friends, who recalled the University of St.
Dan Zamlen remembered at University of St. Thomas memorial service
Friends Sarah Nilles and Monica Jarvis embrace after a memorial service for Dan Zamlen at the Chapel of St.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press
St. Louis County to sell jail for $1
The St. Louis County Board voted 6-1 Tuesday morning to sell the former county jail building to the city of Duluth for $1. The board also approved giving the city $107,678 - the amount the county was about to spend to demolish the building until the city stopped the process.
Murder Charges Upgraded For Two Harbors Man
May 5, 2009 8:58 am US/Central EVELETH, Minn. A grand jury has indicted 30-year-old Jesaiah Carlson with two counts of first-degree murder in the death of Megan Anderson in August 2007.
Friends prepare to say goodbye to Zamlen
Friends of Dan Zamlen plan to return home to Minnesota's Iron Range this weekend to say goodbye to the Eveleth native whose body was pulled from the Mississippi River.
Body pulled from river near Ford power plant is that of missing St. Thomas student
Daniel Zamlen, an 18-year-old freshman at the University of St. Thomas from Eveleth, Minn., had been missing since April 5. A body recovered from the Mississippi River is confirmed to be that of a University of St.
Review: Twisted Grandma Buttery Garlic Goodness
Taste: The smallish knotted pretzels in this bag had lots of seasoning visible on their surfaces, mostly whitish in color, with some green pieces.
MSU grad students catch frogs in the act
While there are anecdotal reports of declining populations of northern leopard frogs, data gathered from the DNR's annual frog and toad survey suggest they are doing fine.
Through hard times, these women found strength to help others
Today's growing issues of unemployment, homelessness and disillusion hit close to home for Tracina Coward and Liz Kuoppala.
Minn. House approves missing adult bill
The Minnesota House has unanimously approved legislation that would require a quicker response when young adults go missing.
Missing St. Thomas student's family offers $5,000 reward
THE LATEST: The family of the missing University of St. Thomas student is offering a $5,000 reward for information that could lead to finding its son.
Reward doubled for tips on student
The reward for information on the whereabouts of a University of St. Thomas student who disappeared more than 10 days ago has been doubled to $10,000. The university announced the increased reward Thursday for information about Dan Zamlen, 19, of Eveleth, Minn.