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ACLU sues Minnewaska schools in Facebook incidents

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Grand jury convenes in deputy shooting

Grand jury convenes in deputy shooting

Mar 6, 2012 at 8:08 am

WINONA, Minn. (AP) - A grand jury will convene in Winona County Monday involving a fatal shooting by a sheriff's deputy. Read More...

Minnesota district to vote on lawsuits settlement

Minnesota district to vote on lawsuits settlement

Mar 5, 2012 at 10:10 am

COON RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's largest school district has reached a tentative agreement to settle federal lawsuits over a policy that was criticized for failing to protect students from bullying. Read More...

Dayton says he'll push tax-the-rich plan in 2013

Dayton says he'll push tax-the-rich plan in 2013

Mar 5, 2012 at 10:10 am

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton says he'll push his plan to raise income taxes on the richest Minnesotans regardless of the state's budget situation next year. Read More...

Gov. Dayton declares Minnesota Agriculture Week

Gov. Dayton declares Minnesota Agriculture Week

Mar 5, 2012 at 10:10 am

ST. PAUL (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton has proclaimed this coming week, March 4-10, as Minnesota Agriculture Week. Read More...

Grand jury convenes in deputy shooting

Grand jury convenes in deputy shooting

Mar 5, 2012 at 9:09 am

WINONA, Minn. (AP) - A grand jury will convene in Winona County Monday involving a fatal shooting by a sheriff's deputy. Read More...

Juvenile offenders can opt for jury of peers

Juvenile offenders can opt for jury of peers

Mar 5, 2012 at 8:08 am

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) - A juvenile peer court offers an alternative for young offenders in Dakota County. Read More...

Jewish group opposes Minnesota same-sex marriage ban

Jewish group opposes Minnesota same-sex marriage ban

Mar 5, 2012 at 8:08 am

MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) - A Jewish group says a proposed state constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and woman conflicts with Jewish tradition. Read More...

Voter ID in Minnesota seen widely elsewhere

Voter ID in Minnesota seen widely elsewhere

Mar 5, 2012 at 8:08 am

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A proposed constitutional amendment to require a photo ID for Minnesota voters is part of a surge of similar legislation nationwide. Read More...

St. Cloud settles officer's gay discrimination lawsuit

St. Cloud settles officer's gay discrimination lawsuit

Mar 2, 2012 at 12:12 pm

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - The city of St. Cloud has settled a discrimination lawsuit filed by a police officer for $73,000, but admits no liability or wrongdoing. Read More...

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