Five arrested in armed robberies
November 19th, 2008The suspects, nabbed after a robbery, are believed to have held up several women in the University Avenue corridor.
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St. Paul finds balance sheet in better shape than expected
November 19th, 2008St. Paul’s general fund finances are in better shape than expected given the current economic troubles, but the city’s budget experts foresee lower revenues from sales taxes, local government aid, hotels and motels and other sources next year.
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Reality Check: Senate Recount Myths
November 19th, 2008It shouldn’t be a surprise that the meanest, costliest U.S. Senate campaign in the country is also the closest in Minnesota history. This year, the election didn’t end on Election Day, and neither did the false claims.
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Smart Shopping: Saving Money On Prescriptions
November 19th, 2008The $4 dollar-a-month generic drugs at places like Target, Wal-Mart and Snyder’s have helped a lot of people. Pharmacists say even if a drug doesn’t have a generic equivalent, there may be another generic in that class of drugs.
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Girlfriend: Petters Felt Betrayed By Whistleblower
November 19th, 2008Tom Petters long-time girlfriend, Tracy Mixon, says Tom Petters was extremely close to Deanna Coleman, the whistleblower in the case.
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Add another billion for Minnesota schools, group says
November 19th, 2008A think tank thinks it’s time to ask Minnesota taxpayers for a giant increase in education funding, because the payoff is huge.
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Add another billion for schools, group says
November 19th, 2008A think tank thinks it’s time to ask taxpayers for a giant increase in education funding, because the payoff is huge.
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Pollution agency leader to step down
November 19th, 2008Brad Moore will join a Minneapolis consulting firm after nearly a quarter-century working for the state.
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St. Paul recycling plant wins OK to power itself with biogas
November 19th, 2008The St. Paul City Council supports a Port Authority plan to pipe rural biogas to urban paper recycler Rock-Tenn in an effort to keep the company’s jobs in the city.l
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Nurses urge ‘ounce of prevention’ on Minnesota’s traffic laws
November 19th, 2008Stricter rules for the road could save lives and reduce injuries, which saves money, the group said.
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Nurses urge ‘ounce of prevention’ on traffic laws
November 19th, 2008Stricter rules for the road could save lives and reduce injuries, which saves money, the group said.
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MnSCU cuts by nearly half request for more state funds
November 19th, 2008Officials at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities have whacked their request for state funds nearly in half. On Wednesday, the system′s Board of Trustees decided to seek $71.7 million more from the state over two years.
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Smooth soul to warm a cold night
November 19th, 2008Grammy-grabbing John Legend is an atypically prolific soul star. This fall, he released his third album in four years, and, on Wednesday night at sold-out Northrop Auditorium, he gave his fifth headline show in the Twin Cities.
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In Farmington, a school year in thirds may be the charm
November 19th, 2008A proposed switch to a trimester schedule next year may give students more choices, use teachers more effectively and raise test scores, advocates say.
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Dunn Bros shop wins OK to stay in Eden Prairie
November 19th, 2008After a citizens rallied to her side, in the end it was the shop owner’s offer on snow removal that got her another 3 years in the historic house.
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Dunn Bros shop wins OK to stay in historic Eden Prairie home for 3 more years
November 19th, 2008The Dunn Bros coffee shop will stay in Eden Prairie’s historic Smith-Douglas-More house another three years. Franchise owner Ann Schuster beat out a competing French restaurant to renew her lease in the space she has made a popular community meeting spot.
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Count-a-thon off to smooth start
November 19th, 2008And they’re off! The huge task of mere humans double checking the work of highly sophisticated ballot scanning machines is underway across
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What do school workers want in new leader? One trait stands out
November 19th, 2008A survey of school employees shows that they want a superintendent who zeroes in on teaching and learning.
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What do Anoka-Hennepin school workers want in new leader?
November 19th, 2008A survey of school employees shows that they want a superintendent who zeroes in on teaching and learning.
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Minneapolis to sell three schools to charters
November 19th, 2008In addition, the district will begin ambitious partnerships with each of the charter schools.
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Minneapolis to sell 3 schools to charters
November 19th, 2008Minneapolis Public Schools intend to sell three school buildings to charter schools. In addition, the district will begin ambitious partnerships with each of the charter schools.
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Swift County prison worker is indicted in wife’s murder
November 19th, 2008BENSON, MINN. — A Swift County grand jury has indicted a corrections officer on charges of first- and second-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife in their Appleton, Minn., home in 2004.
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MnSCU Reduces Funding Request
November 19th, 2008The board overseeing the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system has cut its budget request to the Legislature, citing the severe economic downturn.
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Turning over a few leaves
November 19th, 2008A leaf broker takes in about 40 percent of the metro area’s output, recycling them as compost.
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Customers Accuse Supermarket Of Misleading Pricing
November 19th, 2008Three Denver residents have filed lawsuits alleging that the Minnesota-based company that runs Avanza Supermarkets tricked shoppers into paying more for their groceries.
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