Thursday, January 8, 2009
Brookdale Macy's to close
The store is one of 11 under-performing outlets the retailer will close. "The decision to close stores is difficult," an official said today.
North Metro
Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, educators, libraries, parks sign pact to help youth
The mayors of Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center and educators, libraries and parks officials signed a pact to help youth stay out of trouble and prepare for work.
More North Metro News
- Anoka County determined to improve the way it does business
- Have a special skill? FBI wants to talk
- St. Paul mayor says he'll seek reelection
- Man pleads guilty to murdering woman, 48
- Property tax hikes prompt meeting with Hennepin County assessor
- Blood bank urgently calls for type O negative
- Duluth woman: Freezing and alone, waiting to die
North Metro prep sports
Today's North Metro events
East Metro
St. Croix Valley groups will assess the need for 'art space'
A coalition of arts groups in the St. Croix Valley area plans to explore the idea of creating a designated "art space" in the Stillwater-Lake Elmo region.
More East Metro News
- St. Paul mayor says he'll seek reelection
- Bank robber escapes through St. Paul skyways
- Have a special skill? FBI wants to talk
- Trial opens for Richfield man charged in killing
- Man pleads guilty to murdering woman, 48
- Blood bank urgently calls for type O negative
- Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, educators, libraries, parks sign pact to help youth
East Metro prep sports
- Roseville wins showdown ... this time
- Schuneman picking up scoring slack
- No. 1 Hopkins to take on No. 2 Henry Sibley
Today's East Metro events
South Metro
Chickens, dogs on Burnsville's agenda
Will the City Council change ordinances regarding chickens? One boy hopes so.
More South Metro News
- Two more feline fire victims rescued from Burnsville rubble
- Trial opens for Richfield man charged in killing
- Man pleads guilty to murdering woman, 48
- Blood bank urgently calls for type O negative
- St. Croix Valley groups will assess the need for 'art space'
- St. Paul mayor says he'll seek reelection
- Have a special skill? FBI wants to talk
South Metro prep sports
Today's South Metro events
West Metro
Property tax hikes prompt meeting with Hennepin County assessor
On the lake, off the lake or by the bay - many reasons why valuations fluctuate.
More West Metro News
- Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, educators, libraries, parks sign pact to help youth
- Bloomington man is charged after child porn found in suitcase
- Don't leave the flat screen in the fish house
- Trial opens for Richfield man charged in killing
- Blood bank urgently calls for type O negative
- Have a special skill? FBI wants to talk
- Duluth woman: Freezing and alone, waiting to die
West Metro prep sports
- Edina athletes have quite productive holidays
- No. 1 Hopkins to take on No. 2 Henry Sibley
- Wednesday's prep results
Today's West Metro events
Macy's will shutter 11 stores in 9 states
Department-store operator Macy's Inc. said Thursday it will close 11 underperforming stores in nine states — affecting 960 employees — and lowered its forecast for the fourth quarter after one of the weakest holiday seasons in years.
23 graduate from drug court today
Today is graduation day for 23 people who successfully completed a one-year program aimed at reducing recidivism among chemically dependent criminals who are at high risk to re-offend.
Duluth woman: Freezing and alone, waiting to die
ER doctors said the Duluth woman was the coldest person they'd ever seen. "I'm a good old Norwegian," Janice Goodger said, unfazed by her recovery.
Speed cited in fatal snowmobile crash
Investigators' preliminary report cites speed as a factor in a snowmobile crash that killed two University of Wisconsin-Stout students.
Have a special skill? FBI wants to talk
Speak a foreign language? Know how to fix cars or wire an office? The FBI might have a job for you.
Don't leave the flat screen in the fish house
After a rash of break-ins on Lake Minnetonka, police are warning anglers not to leave valuables on the ice.
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