Megan Rinerson
Fort Snelling Army Reserve Group Headed Overseas
FORT SNELLING, Minn. (AP) — An Army Reserves unit based at Fort Snelling is heading to Afghanistan to support the U.S. military operation in that country.
Minn. House Panel Presses to Hash Out Tax Bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A House panel is working in marathon mode to try to finalize a tax bill.
Minn. DNR Launches Free Apps for Mobile Devices
The Department of Natural Resources says finding outdoor fun in Minnesota is easier than ever now that the agency has launched a handful of free new applications for mobile devices.
Twin Cities Anti-War Protest Part of National Day
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Anti-war activists plan a march and rally Saturday in St. Paul as part of a national day of local peace actions.
Eelpout Festival under way on Leech Lake in Minn.
WALKER, Minn. (AP) — The 32nd annual International Eelpout Festival is under way on Leech Lake in Walker.
Angling for the ugly, slimy fish opened Friday. More than a dozen events are scheduled including a fishing contest, polar plunge, frozen t-shirt contest, and curling with fish...
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Ex-con accused of stealing from disabled man
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man recently released from prison in Minnesota is accused of stealing money and a handicap-accessible van from a quadriplegic.
Records show 50-year-old David Paul Johnson had been living with the disabled man and his brother in Bloomington since his release from a state correctional facility Dec...
Lawmkers: County Officials Float Stadium Sales Tax
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two state legislators say Ramsey County officials have privately floated the idea of using a half-percent sales tax to help pay for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium.
The project is not yet on the Legislature's agenda, but lawmakers say jockeying is already going on behind the scenes...
$20M federal grant to support Minnesota research
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Scientists at the University of Minnesota and other schools will studying how to keep Midwest corn-based cropping systems resilient amid climate uncertainties.
The work is funded by a $20 million grant announced Friday by the U...
Man Stabs Himself With Knife Instead Of Alleged Victim
A St. Cloud man stabbed himself during a fight with another man early this morning.
St. Cloud police say they were called to an apartment at 2500 Stearns Way at 3:30 a.m. this morning. There they found 24-year-old Nathaniel Kosciolek bleeding from the arm...