Archive for January, 2008

NTSB: Bad Weather Caused Crookston Plane Crash

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Deteriorating weather and the pilot’s lack of experience probably caused the plane crash that killed two University of North Dakota aviation students near Crookston, Minn., more than a year ago, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

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Austin pork plant investigation zeroes in on pig brains

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Experts theorize that workers hit by a mysterious illness at two pork plants inhaled brain tissue sprayed into the air during its removal.

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Austin packing plant illness investigation narrows

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Disease investigators probing the mysterious neurological disorder among pork plant workers in Austin, Minn., and Indiana on Thursday said they were honing in on a specific cause.

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Mystery Austin disease: Honing in on a cause

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Disease investigators probing the mysterious neurological disorder among pork plant workers in Austin, Minn., and Indiana on Thursday said they were honing in on a specific cause.

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Land purchase saves a slice of state’s past

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Pilot Knob now has 25 acres of land preserved as a permanent natural resource.

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Teen suspect testifies in stabbing death trial

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Allan Beckles, 16, told a court in Hastings he was acting in self-defense after a former friend chased him.

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Teen suspect testifies in stabbing death trial

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Allan Beckles, 16, told a court in Hastings he was acting in self-defense after a former friend chased him.

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Teen suspect testifies in stabbing death trial

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Allan Beckles, 16, told a court in Hastings he was acting in self-defense after a former friend chased him.

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Small Shark Doing Better After Big Shark Attacks

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

The shark population at the Mall of America’s Underwater Adventures aquarium was almost reduced by one last Friday.

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Group Suggests Changes In Minn. Judicial Elections

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

A group led by former Governor Al Quie and state Supreme Court Justice Alan Page is calling for changes in Minnesota’s judicial elections.

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Mpls. Burglar Gets Baseball Bat To Body, Not Loot

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

A couple burglars got more than they bargained for when they broke into a Minneapolis home last week.

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From Anoka, an opera career

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Minnesota native Ellie Dehn, who has returned to her home state in the Minnesota Opera’s “Rom鯠et Juliette,” started toward a singing career after her junior year at Anoka High School.

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Prior Lake environmental center endangered

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Project funding was denied by voters in November, and the future doesn’t look good.

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Prior Lake environmental center endangered

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Project funding was denied by voters in November, and the future doesn’t look good.

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St. Paul, Roseville will get Met Council cleanup funds

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

The Metropolitan Council included projects in St. Paul and Roseville when it recently approved $2.4 million for brownfield cleanup in seven cities. The Sholom Home II project on W. 7th Street will get $101,400 for the installation of vapor barriers.

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