Thursday, January 8, 2009
Minnesota reports 30 cases in national salmonella outbreak
Forty-two states have reported a total of 388 cases of the illness caused by the same type of bacteria, officials said today.
North Metro
Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center and educators sign pact to help youth
The mayors of Brooklyn Park , Brooklyn Center and educators signed a pact to help youth stay out of trouble and prepare for work.
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- 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
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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.
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- 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 and educators 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.
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- 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.
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- Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center and educators 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, police warn
- 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
RNC protester pleads guilty
Bradley Crowder of Austin, Texas, pleaded guilty this morning in federal court in Minneapolis to possession of a destructive device during the Republican National Convention last fall.
Brookdale Macy's to close
The store is one of 11 underperforming outlets the retailer will close. The closings are needed "to maintain a healthy portfolio of stores," a company official said.
Cops waiting drug, alcohol tests in Hecker crash
Police said today that it will be at least two weeks until they have results from drug and alcohol tests given to auto dealer Denny Hecker following his SUV crash last month in Plymouth.
Police nab 1 Twin Cities bank robber, 2 still on the lam
A man who held up a Brooklyn Center bank Tuesday afternoon didn't get far as police tracked him down minutes after the robbery.
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.
No jackpot winner in Wednesday's Powerball drawing
No one matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, but one lucky person in Tennessee won $1 million and players in three other states won $200,000 a piece, lottery officials said.
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