Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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Rosemount primary will avoid another bloated ballot

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Minnesota GOP feels party gathering steam

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Her garden became his inspiration

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Full-body scanners headed for MSP

Full-body scanner

The controversial screening machines, which can see through passengers' clothing, could be in place here by summer.

Man struck by vehicle in Shoreview seriously injured

A man was seriously hurt Tuesday night when he was struck by a vehicle in Shoreview, the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office said.

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Red Rock train on track for '18 in southeast metro

A major marketing effort is likely because area residents are unsure exactly what the project is.

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Rosemount primary will avoid another bloated ballot

A long list of city council candidates in 2008 prompted a change before this year's election.

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Hennepin County puts sheriff's request for cell-phone tracker on hold

The Hennepin Board wants more information on the cell phone tracking device before it will ask the feds to fund it.

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Bush billboard on I-35: "Miss me yet?"

Looming over the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in Wyoming, Minn., is a grinning portrait of former President George W. Bush, asking "Miss me yet?"

Feeding a cultural need

A Meals on Wheels program provides traditional home cooking to older Asians in St. Paul and Maplewood who might be isolated or hungry.

10 years later, same fire, anger

Dream house destroyed

Two St. Paul women's lives were changed forever by eerily similar accidents stemming from gas lines that were errantly laid in sewer pipes.

Teen accused in Seward shootings will contest name, birthdate

Lawyer says suspect in Seward killings might be younger than 16, making it tougher to try him as adult.

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Smashed: Minnesota lives derailed by drunk drivers

Those injured by drunken drivers say the emotional and physical costs are lifelong. Over the last decade, more than 37,000 Minnesotans were injured in alcohol-related crashes.

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MnSCU office needs better oversight, auditor says

Some legislators and college presidents have questioned whether the system office -- which carries out centralized functions such as legal services and technology -- is too big, or whether its funding would be better spent at the campus level.

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