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The American Civil Liberties Union is claiming Minnewaska Area Schools and the Pope County Sheriff's Office violated a student's rights in two incidents involving Facebook.

Willmar police used Facebook to help identify and arrest two suspects in recent thefts.

More and more law enforcement agencies are turning to social media sites to get their message out. However, none of the Sheriff's offices in the tri-county area have a Facebook page or Twitter account. And Sartell is the only police department in the metro area using Facebook.

More people are using online social media sites for business purposes than ever before, and the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota has advice for people on how to use them most effectively.

Investigators have located the woman who posted a suspicious Facebook message that prompted a lockdown at a central Minnesota school district Wednesday. Schools in Eden Valley-Watkins were locked down after the words "I see dead people" appeared next to a picture of the school.

A central Minnesota school district was under lockdown Wednesday after a possible threat was posted on Facebook. Eden Valley-Watkins Superintendent Larry Peterson says the high school principal saw the possible threat posted on the school's page sometime late Tuesday or early Wednesday.

Aides say Tim Pawlenty will take the first formal step toward a presidential bid Monday afternoon with the likely creation of an exploratory committee.

Today, we're excited to introduce our new commenting system, powered by Facebook. Starting right now, you can comment on and "like" our posts right on the site using your Facebook login, and share them instantly with your friends on Facebook, too. You'll also be able to post when logged into a Yahoo account (and even more ways to comment coming soon).

An eastern Minnesota man has been indicted in a deadly shooting that prosecutors say was sparked by an argument over Facebook photos. A grand jury in Dakota County indicted 46-year-old Robert Thomas on second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.