Recent content from Mary Lynn Smith
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Former Hastings man killed in combat in Afghanistan
The ex-Minnesota Army National Guard member and former Marine was in Afghanistan with the Illinois Guard. He was one of four soldiers killed by a roadside bomb.
Jul 9, 2009 -
Scientist's research trip has turned into a legal odyssey
A University of Minnesota Duluth graduate student has already spent twice as long in Brazil as he had planned, some of it behind bars. He still could face criminal charges.
Jul 8, 2009 -
Marvin Ramstad, 89, father of congressman, judge dies
Obituary: Marvin Ramstad, father of two politicians.
Jul 2, 2009 -
Greenfield tagged 'high risk'
The League of Minnesota Cities, which insures against lawsuits, raises the deductible for the town, which has a history of acrimony.
Jul 2, 2009 -
Uniformed men in video were not cops
A YouTube video of teens harassing a gay man shows private security, not police officers, Minneapolis police officials say.
Jul 1, 2009 -
Robert Paul helped bring art into classrooms
Known as the "Trusty Reserve," he was still a reserve teacher at Minnetonka High School at 80 years old.
Jun 27, 2009 -
Teen dies in propane blast at Waconia Farm Supply
The blast was followed by a fire in the main building, a sprawling compound that includes several buildings, fuel tanks and a nursery area.
Jun 11, 2009 -
Robbinsdale students unruffled
A group of Robbinsdale middle-school students were told there was a "security issue" as they evacuated the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday, but no one in the group had any idea a gunman had opened fire in the crowded building.
Jun 11, 2009 -
Charities Review Council to update giving guidelines
The proposed new accountability standards will be unveiled next week. Among them: Allow more money to go to administrative and fundraising, if it is explained.
Jun 10, 2009 -
5-year-old Brooklyn Center boy crushed by garbage truck
Harris Nyumah ran into a street to retrieve a ball and was crushed under the wheels of a garbage truck.
Jun 5, 2009
