Minneapolis
Feds: Mpls. fund adviser used client money for new car, vacations, liquor
A former adviser to police and fire pension funds in Minneapolis faces a federal indictment for allegedly bilking mutual fund investors out of $1.2 million.
East Metro
Simulator kicks off Minn. DWI crackdown with sober lesson
"Drunk-vision" goggles that simulate what it's like to drive while impaired show that "you see how you really see, not how you think you see."
East Metro
Maplewood death shows critical need for end-of-life directive
Paramedics and nursing home workers across Minnesota can relate to the difficult decision that was made.
Local
IRS investigating Minnesota options trader, investment coach
The IRS sent an undercover agent to meet with a Minnesota options trader and author suspected of tax evasion and fraud.
Local
U research into growing new skin gets boost from $2.4 million grant
The new funding from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation will accelerate work.
Local
Pickles-and-ice cream promo markets new U maternity ward
With the launch, the University of Minnesota Medical Center is diving into the crowded world of maternity care.
Traffic deaths up sharply in first 6 months of this year
Traffic deaths were up 14 percent nationally in the first six months of this year and injuries were up by a third, according to data gathered by the National Safety Council.
Science
The chemist who accidentally became a notorious international drug figure
A chemist who worked on medicinal compounds laid the groundwork for an international drug scourge
Science
Ambitious surgery will create new face for teenager
Ambitious surgery will engineer a new face for a teen who had radiation therapy.
East Metro
Woodbury senior center blamed after client's smoking started fatal fire
The facility is being blamed for failing to stop the oxygen-dependent resident from smoking.
South Metro
Bikers wrap up 2,100-mile ride to erase stigma of mental illness
A dozen or so friends and supporters climbed on their bicycles and accompanied Lakeville banker Tom Mork and his three companions Thursday on the final leg of their 2,100 mile ride to raise awareness of mental illness and raise money for the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Variety
Grown-ups need their booster shots, too
At back-to-school time, parents dutifully head to the doctor's office to get their children immunized. But plenty of parents would be wise to roll up their own sleeves.
St. Paul
Resilient 93-year-old determined to compete again after Senior Games injury
Earl Blassingame, a veteran shot put competitor from Texas, vows to keep "moving and grooving."
Science
Boy's double hand transplant is the first of its kind
Zion Harvey, 8, of Baltimore, wants to climb the monkey bars. Throw a football. Play the guitar. Maybe even become a doctor.
Science
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