Minnesota legislators consider borrowing for flood control projects as state officials begin to deal with rising waters.
Man charged in death of teen who took drug
A Minnesota man was being held on a murder charge Monday in Minneapolis after authorities said he brought a synthetic drug to a party that killed one teen and sent 10 others to the hospital.
Pawlenty announces presidential exploratory committee
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty pressed toward a White House campaign Monday by formally announcing an exploratory committee. Pawlenty’s announcement almost certainly will lead to a full candidacy for the GOP nomination in a field that has been slow to form.
Give me back my sign! Horoscope readers atwitter
Sofia Whitcombe began her day with the startling realization that she might not be exactly who she thought she was.
“My whole life, I thought I was a Capricorn,” the 25-year-old publicist said. “Now I’m a Sagittarius? I don’t feel like a Sagittarius!”
Twitter is full of regional ‘accents,’ study finds
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tweeting about what club “y’all” are going to tonight? Must be from the South. Looking forward to “suttin” special? Then you probably live in New York. Think that new movie was “koo?” Northern California.
Dayton Medicaid order turns into Minn. town hall
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton shared the podium with tea party protesters on Wednesday as he completed his first official act — deepening Minnesota’s participation in the federal health care overhaul by expanding Medicaid coverage for the poor.
The Democratic governor turned his first news conference into an impromptu town hall meeting, but laid down ground rules before giving equal time to opponents of the Medicaid expansion who jammed into the Capitol reception room.
Trail of cyber crimes leads to Winona students
WINONA, Minn. — A federal investigation has led agents to a pair of 22-year-old foreign-exchange students in Winona who are suspected of being part of an identity theft ring based in Vietnam, according to court records and fraud investigators.
A Star Tribune report based on court documents unsealed Dec. 29 and interviews with investigators said the ring has used the stolen identities of many Americans to fleece retailers out of millions of dollars.
End of the line? Favre says it is
Brett Favre was the NFL’s ultimate iron man for 19 years, inspiring coaches and teammates with unparalleled toughness and thrilling fans with a daredevil’s verve and a showman’s sense of the moment.
Yet the once-irrepressible Favre never looked older or more fragile than in year No. 20. The magic of last season, and most of his brilliant career, never seemed farther away.
Scents latest weapons in fight against sea lamprey
HURON BEACH, Mich. — In the never-ending battle to prevent blood-sucking sea lamprey from wiping out some of the most popular fish species in the Great Lakes, biologists are developing new weapons that exploit three certainties in the eel-like parasites’ lives: birth, sex and death.
Dayton gets ready to take over, set tone for Minn.
ST. PAUL, Minn. – There are only 50 words Mark Dayton has to say upon taking his oath as Minnesota governor. What comes next is up to him.
Monday’s inaugural speech will set the tone for Dayton’s administration, a Democratic return to power after 20 years on the outside.
QB at Minn. community college shot, killed in Ind.
BRAINERD, Minn. — Dominique Corder, a standout quarterback at a community college in Brainerd, Minn., was shot and killed Saturday in his hometown of Indianapolis, police said.
Corder, 20, was shot in the abdomen about 12:40 a.m. after being seen talking to someone in an SUV, Indianapolis police spokeswoman Linda Jackson said. Corder was taken to a hospital where he died.
Minnesota sues 3M over chemical disposal
The state of Minnesota sued 3M Co. on Thursday, alleging its disposal of chemicals once used to make Scotchgard fabric protector and other products damaged the state’s natural resources, including more than 100 miles of the Mississippi River.
Metrodome collapse scrambles spring baseball games
The snow-damaged Metrodome roof won’t be fixed until at least March, affecting hundreds of college baseball games — possibly some involving St. Thomas — and forcing the Minnesota Twins to find a new venue for their annual winter festival, a facility official said Wednesday.
AP source: Favre to be fined but not suspended
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for a “failure to cooperate” with its investigation into inappropriate messages and lewd photos he allegedly sent to former Jets employee Jenn Sterger, a decision her lawyer called extremely disappointing.
Minnesota led the nation for 2010 tornadoes
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — Minnesota led the nation for having the most tornadoes in 2010.
According to the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, the state had 145 tornadoes.