Megan Rinerson
![Fort Snelling Army Reserve Group Headed Overseas](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2011/03/644asg.gif?w=980&q=75)
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](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2010/12/minnesota_news_blue.jpg?w=980&q=75)
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](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2011/03/mndnr_app.jpg?w=980&q=75)
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](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2010/12/minnesota_news_green.jpg?w=980&q=75)
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.](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2011/02/eelpout_festival.gif?w=980&q=75)
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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WJON News On-Demand: Saturday, 2-19-11
Today's Top Stories On WJON:
-Winter Storm Warning for St. Cloud area
-Man Stabs Himself During Fight
![Ex-con accused of stealing from disabled man](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2010/12/police_lights.jpg?w=980&q=75)
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](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2011/02/nathanial_kosciolek_mug.jpg?w=980&q=75)
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...