Friday, May 16, 2008
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Judge rules 'theater nights' are just smoke and mirrors
An Elko bar's attempt to get around the statewide smoking ban received an unfavorable legal review in Scott County.
North Metro
Facing foreclosure? Don't count on becoming a landlord
Columbia Heights is putting a six-month halt on new rental applications. Says The city has enough, the mayor says.
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- Drug money behind Coon Rapids assaults, teen suspects say
- 3 doctors disciplined by board; 4th has license suspended
- Arrests don't quell fear in Coon Rapids
- Field trips with a virtual twist
- Mounds View gets new school board member
- New Brighton settles dispute over Northwest Quadrant
- Cities buying up open space now, asking questions later
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East Metro
Woodbury man charged with starting fire on NWA flight
The 19-year-old will appear in court on Friday. None of the 72 passengers and four crew members was injured.
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- Roseville officer injured in crash
- Falcon Heights is creating its identity
- Oakdale man convicted of shooting Minneapolis officer
- Roseville police warn of man exposing himself to girls
- Maplewood's Gethsemane: A park with a use-by date
- Survey shows behavior gains for students in Washington County
- Menu: Kids learn the ropes
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South Metro
Renovations reflect churches' changing roles
Congregations are getting away from large buildings that aren't used most of the week.
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- Ventura: Never at loss for words - or advice
- Readying a local nod to history
- Dakota County parks: Wild notions
- Burnsville, Northfield schools offer hands-on ways to learn citizenship
- Savage's dilemma: Fire stations cost, but so can slow response
- Prior Lake senior center is for people who hate senior centers
- Window into an unplugged life
South Metro prep sports
- Prep sports, an uncertain future: Burden in the ’burbs
- Maple Grove's Kelly O'Brien going for third trip to state golf meet
- Thursday's prep results
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West Metro
Dad charged with defrauding soldier son serving in Iraq
A Minnesota National Guardsman returned home to find that his father allegedly used forged documents to open accounts and rack up debts totaling about $22,000.
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- Garage sale that started big fight gets day in court
- Road construction worker killed in Carver County
- Richfield council approves plan to build a new, roomier City Hall
- Ex-U player Hagemo gets strict probation
- Field trips with a virtual twist
- Plymouth business guilty of tax crime
- Library, pavilion will further make Arbor Lakes a city center
West Metro prep sports
- Minnetonka's Meese back in the running
- Maple Grove's Kelly O'Brien going for third trip to state golf meet
- Thursday's prep results
Today's West Metro events
For kids, cancer cure can bring heart disease
A study found that treatment increases chance of heart problems at young age.
Photo right: Jenny Bernier
Dad charged with defrauding soldier son serving in Iraq
A Minnesota National Guardsman returned home to find that his father allegedly used forged documents to open accounts and rack up debts totaling about $22,000.
Will Lake Vermilion be our next state park?
As a proposed state park hangs in the balance, some wonder if influential backers are fueling Pawlenty's outdoor passion.
Think you're an expert air traveler? This line's for you
A new MSP program allows travelers to self-select security lanes to fit their needs. While frequent fliers know all of the rules and want to move as rapidly as possible through security, many parents traveling with small children need more time to fold strollers and get lots of shoes off and on.
Renovations reflect churches' changing roles
Congregations are getting away from large buildings that aren't used most of the week.
St. Paul boy, 15, shot, in critical condition
Police are seeking two male suspects in their late teens or early 20s and have "plenty of witnesses" to the crime, they said.
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