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Security hospital layoffs worry lawmakers
More than 50 security jobs at the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter are expected to be cut due to a budget crunch.
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Flag Law
Any American flags bought in Minnesota for this July 4th will be made in the U.S.A. - thanks to a state law that went into effect this year after some lawmakers said it was un-American to have the country's ...
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Minnesota National Guard unit to return Monday
Three units from the Minnesota National Guard are scheduled to return to the United States from overseas in the next few days.
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Sheriff: Missing Marshall Man Likely Dead
The Lincoln County sheriff said that a missing Marshall man probably died accidentally in the Yellow Medicine River.
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Family Prepares To Bury Minn. Korean War Soldier
A funeral with full military honors is set to take place for a Minnesota soldier who went missing during the Korean War.
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New Minn. Laws Go Into Effect Today
Some new laws have taken effect in Minnesota. Sixteen-year-olds can now legally donate blood and drivers will pay a little more to renew licenses and vehicle tabs.
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Education Commissioner Alice Seagren not pleased with 2008 MCA-II math and reading scores
"We welcome any improvement, of course, year to year," said Seagren, speaking on Friday .
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Meth Report
A study of methamphetamine trends in Minnesota shows declines in the number of drug labs and arrests tied to the stimulant.
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Survey: Midwest Economy Near Recession
A new survey of business leaders shows the economy in nine Midwestern and Plains states, including Minnesota, is near recession because of flooding in Iowa and Missouri and weakness in Kansas and Nebraska.The ...
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New Colorado Lottery director named
The Colorado Department of Revenue has named a new state lottery director. Jack A. Boehm, who joined the Colorado Lottery last year as chief operating officer, replaces retired lottery director Peggy Gordon.
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Traders more skeptical of Obama-Clinton dream team
Chances of a Democratic "dream team" with U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama picking former rival Hillary Clinton as his running mate are increasingly unlikely, traders on the prediction markets are ...
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Crist's veep chances may be fading
Gov. Charlie Crist's vice presidential chances continue to decline. Mike Allen , editor of the authoritative Politico blog, now ranks the Florida governor as part of "a second tier of candidates who are less ...
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Minn. judge rules against Wal-Mart on work breaks
A Minnesota judge ruled that Wal-Mart cut short employees' rest and meal breaks and forced them to work off the clock, violating the state's labor laws 2 million times.
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UW-Madison dropout from Minnesota charged in stabbing death
A former University of Wisconsin-Madison student from Minnesota has been charged in a high-profile stabbing death.
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Minnesota women qualify for Olympics
Two Minnesotans have qualified for the Olympics in track and field events. Shani Marks of Apple Valley finished first in Sunday's Triple Jump Finals in Eugene, Oregon.
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Auditor examines structure of Minnesota AG's 2006 settlement with credit card company
A 2006 lawsuit settlement between former Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch and a credit card company has gotten new scrutiny because of its creative terms.
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Audit: Minnesota charter schools need more oversight
An audit that set out to compare the academic performance of Minnesota charter schools and their traditional school peers found minimal achievement differences, but the examination also concluded that charters ...
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Transportation official to discuss highway deaths
A federal transportation official will be in the Twin Cities today to talk about road fatalities.
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HIV positive boy gets pool named after him in Minn.
A year ago, a three-year-old Alabama boy was told he couldn't swim in a pool because he was HIV positive.
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The VP Longshots: Bill Gates, Colin Powell, Chet Edwards
Last Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi touted Chet Edwards, the little-known Democratic congressman from Waco, Texas, for her party's vice presidential slot.
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