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Woodbury Police Search for Mother, Son
Woodbury police are searching for a woman and her 12-year-old son, who they say, she took without permission.
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National Guard helpers honored
More than a dozen churches, companies and local governments were honored Tuesday for assisting members of the Minnesota National Guard as they return home from deployments.
The importance of an independent nonpartisan judiciary was reaffirmed by Judge Kathleen Gearin's decision striking down Gov.
6th District race among the most expensive
The 2008 6th District congressional race between U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and Elwyn Tinklenberg ranked among the most expensive in the country, according to recently release Federal Election Commission reports.
Cottage Grove's Park High hopes curriculum will draw more students
Park High School in Cottage Grove will begin offering an International Baccalaureate curriculum as the school and district officials strive to add more appealing education options for students and families.
A spare bedroom and a paramedic extraordinaire
Many thanks to our young neighbors, Adam and Anita, for offering their spare bedroom to my son, Vernon, who has Down Syndrome, during a recent late-night medical emergency for my husband.
9 men arrested after gunshots fired at party
Police say they arrested nine men after a fight got out of hand and shots were fired.
High-speed train route to Chicago likely to take year or more to map
The USA is fast falling behind when it comes to infrastructure, with Europe and even many developing nations proceeding with read more state-of-the-art transport technologies.
Woodbury teen charged with robbing cabdriver
A Woodbury teen faces felony charges after allegedly putting a gun to a cabdriver's neck and robbing him of money and a GPS unit.
Aging folks' troubles appear at holidays
It seemed a loving thing to do -- bring Grandma Deloris from the nursing home to the family Thanksgiving dinner in Burnsville last month so she could celebrate with her 20 kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. "We thought she'd want to be with us, and it started out nice.
To give from the heart, or the head?
This text is replaced by the Flash movie. In a frantic assembly line, Rita Zimmerman's team is racing to feed the hungry.
Briefly / Summing up a life, efficiently: Are five words too few? Are seven words too many? Yes
Writes Babs: "The six-word-memoir concept screams Bulletin Board. Have we done this yet? [Bulletin Board says: No, we have not - so far.] May we? [Bulletin Board says: Yes, we may.
Internal Affairs: Republican challenger to Fiorina needs money, but he also has a heart
With relatively little cash to finance his long-shot bid for the U.S. Senate next year, it's safe to say state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine, needs every cent he can get.
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Emily Korf's biggest business challenge is that potential clients often assume she caters only to the rich.
Iantha LeVander spruced up the 'People's House'
A Christmas tree glows brightly outside the Governor's Residence in St. Paul, a holiday tradition that began nearly 40 years ago at the suggestion of Iantha LeVander, wife of Gov.
Minnesota Vineyard Grows In Former Cornfield
Share + Dec 5, 2009 8:48 am US/Central DELANO, Minn. 1 of 1 The couple's first task was vine planting.
Charter program is 'Out of Control'
M innesota's charter school movement, which sparked a national rethinking of public schooling nearly two decades ago, has been infected by an out-of-control financing system fueled by junk bonds, insider fees and lax oversight.
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Turkey Day disasters: Runaway turkeys, green gravy and missing...
We were newly married, and my husband's parents from Cloquet were coming for Thanksgiving dinner.
Washington County takes harder look at low-income housing
The agency that coordinates affordable housing for low-income residents in Washington County is fielding hard questions from some county commissioners who are unhappy that the county helps finance the program.