TwinCities.com - Wed Nov 04
The issue of funding law enforcement task forces in Ramsey and Hennepin counties grew heated at a meeting of police leaders Wednesday.
Building permit rise hints at housing uptickStar Tribune - Wed Nov 04
The housing market shows signs of improvement, according to two housing reports released Wednesday.
4 More Flu Deaths in Minn., 3 Confirmed H1N1KSTP - Wed Nov 04
Minnesota health officials are reporting three more deaths from swine flu and another death from a flu-like illness that wasn't confirmed as H1N1.
Drug charges added to GarciaStar Tribune - Tue Nov 03
A lawyer who already had legal problems now faces an indictment alleging drug dealing for the past six years.
Hecker spells out his sources of incomeStar Tribune - Tue Nov 03
Hecker said in a bankruptcy court filing that he is relying on consulting fees, loans and his 401 to support himself.
Burn victim recoveringThe Mankato Free Press - Tue Nov 03
A 21-year-old Minnesota State junior is recovering from serious burns suffered in a cooking fire in her apartment Friday.
ALMC issues visiting limitsAlbert Lea Tribune - Mon Nov 02
AlbertLeaTribune.com's Text Alerts now has a new category for H1N1 updates. It features the ability to text message you whenever Tribune writers post any updates related to the H1N1 pandemic.
Defendant in Park Avenue gang murder case claims he's being scapegoatedStar Tribune - Mon Nov 02
The second trial began today for a 24-year-old man who claims he is being scapegoated by rival gang members in the 2003 shooting of 19-year-old drug dealer Javon Spencer in the Phillips Neighborhood of Minneapolis.
Former 'Almanac' host Jan Smaby begins breast cancer fightMinnPost.com - Mon Nov 02
Published Mon, Nov 2 2009 8:26 am Sometime during the '80s when I was at the Twin Cities Reader, I remember writing, "Only in Minnesota would we have a celebrity bureaucrat." That bureaucrat was Jan Smaby, Hennepin County's welfare director, better known as the garrulous original co-host of KTCA's "Almanac" from 1984 to 1994.
Authorities investigating stabbing in Ham LakeThe Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press - Sun Nov 01
Three people were hospitalized with stab wounds after a fight broke out at a Halloween house party early Sunday in Ham Lake early Sunday, authorities said.
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