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Assault trial opens for Vikings CB Cook

Mar 7, 2012 at 11:11 am

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A domestic assault trial for Minnesota Vikings cornerback Chris Cook will turn on whether jurors believe his version of events or his girlfriend's. Read More...

Bill seeks to reverse drop in venison donations

Mar 7, 2012 at 10:10 am

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Tighter rules are being blamed for a sharp drop-off in donations of venison to Minnesota's food shelves. Read More...

Work at Minn. Capitol pauses for senator's funeral

Mar 7, 2012 at 9:09 am

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Most of the legislative business at the Capitol has been called off so lawmakers can attend the funeral of a colleague. Read More...

St. Cloud area state trooper unhurt, car totalled in Twin Cities crash

Mar 7, 2012 at 9:09 am

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KNSI) - A St. Cloud area State Patrol trooper was unhurt after his car was totalled while he stopped to help a stranded motorist in Ramsey County Wednesday morning, the State Patrol said. Read More...

Avs cruise to 7-1 win over Wild

Mar 7, 2012 at 8:08 am

DENVER (AP) - Jamie McGinn scored the first of a four-goal flurry in the second period and Semyon Varlamov stopped 21 shots as the Colorado Avalanche beat the struggling Minnesota Wild 7-1 on Tuesday night. Read More...

Minnesota woman settles case with therapist's employer

Mar 7, 2012 at 8:08 am

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - Attorneys say a Duluth businesswoman who accused her psychotherapist of financial exploitation has settled a lawsuit against the defendant's employer. Read More...

8 years in prison for house flipping scheme

Mar 7, 2012 at 8:08 am

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota man has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for bilking investors of millions of dollars in a house flipping scheme. Read More...

Report: Minnesota uninsured rate still high

Mar 7, 2012 at 7:07 am

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A new report finds the percentage of Minnesotans without health insurance did not improve nearly two years after the recession ended. Read More...

ACLU sues Minnewaska schools in Facebook incidents

Mar 7, 2012 at 7:07 am

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union is claiming Minnewaska Area Schools and the Pope County Sheriff's Office violated a student's rights in two incidents involving Facebook. Read More...

DNR to reassess deer population goals

Mar 6, 2012 at 11:11 am

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Amid complaints by hunters, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it will begin reassessing its deer population goals this spring. Read More...

DOT tweaks cost of St. Croix bridge

Mar 6, 2012 at 8:08 am

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota transportation officials have readjusted the cost of the new bridge over the St. Croix River at Stillwater. Read More...

Minnesota lawmakers drawing up new shutdown rules

Mar 6, 2012 at 8:08 am

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Having taken lumps over last summer's government shutdown, Minnesota lawmakers are considering ways to take the sting out of any future budget standoffs. Read More...

Life sentence in 2001 St. Paul homicide

Mar 6, 2012 at 8:08 am

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A man convicted twice for a 2001 fatal shooting in St. Paul has been sentenced to life in prison, plus 7 1/2 years for wounding of the victim's brother. Read More...

Asian carp caught in Mississippi River near Winona

Mar 6, 2012 at 8:08 am

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Officials confirm that commercial fishermen caught a silver carp and a bighead carp in the Mississippi River near Winona. Read More...