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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:00 GMT

St. Paul dad must take parenting classes after outburst over shirt

A St. Paul man who ripped a shirt off his 4-year-old stepson and hit the boy for wearing a rival gang's color won't have to serve any additional jail time but must take parenting classes before he has any contact with the boy.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:00 GMT

Man acquitted of 1981 murder sues St. Paul over job loss

Aaron W. Foster Sr., who was acquitted in July 2008 in the 1981 death of his girlfriend, Barbara (Bobbi) Winn, has sued the city of St. Paul for racial discrimination. Foster, 57, who is black, said in the lawsuit that he was suspended without pay from
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:00 GMT

St. Paul schools retiree charged in embezzling

A former employee of the St. Paul School District was charged Thursday in Ramsey County District Court with embezzling more than $21,000 over three years.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:56:00 GMT

Brooklyn Park Business Fire Started On Shelf

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:20:00 GMT

Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis Appoints New General Manager

Radisson® Hotels & Resorts today announced the appointment of Tom Mason as the new general manager of the Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis at 35 South 7th Street in the heart of the city’s downtown area. Mason brings more than 25 years of property
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:18:00 GMT

Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis Appoints New General Manager

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:50:00 GMT

Shubert breaks ground in downtown Minneapolis: Groundbreaking ceremony marks culmination of 12-year effort to create a flagship home for dance.

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT

Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Neal St. Anthony column: Secondhand-goods seller Arc defies economy, opens new store

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:47:00 GMT

Proposed taxes raise a clamor at Minneapolis city hall: Minneapolis City Council budget hearing was a tug of war among the wants and the can'ts.

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:09:00 GMT

Final ranked-choice ballot counting is wrapping up in Minneapolis

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:23:00 GMT

Minneapolis Somali man indicted for supporting terrorists

A 24-year-old local Somali man was indicted this afternoon in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on charges of conspiring to provide support to terrorists. Omer Abdi Mohamed, an unemployed employment counselor and father of a two-month-old boy, also was
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:23:00 GMT

Commercial fire closes streets in Brooklyn Park

Updated: 1 hr ago BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. -- State Hazmat crews are on the scene of a commercial structure fire in Brooklyn Park Friday morning. The fire started at Joyner's Silver located in the 7800 block of Xylon Avenue North around 5 a.m. Friday. The
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:47:00 GMT

Stan Mack is one of six semi-finalists for St. Paul Schools supt. job

Stan Mack, who retired June 30 after nine years as superintendent of Robbinsdale District 281 schools, is one of six semi-finalists for superintendent of the St. Paul Public Schools. Mark Bezek, superintendent in Elk River and former principal at
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:47:00 GMT

Second 'Twilight' movie 'New Moon' rises to a full house across the Twin Cities

Wanna see 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' any time soon? Better buy your tickets yesterday. Twihards are packing screenings of the movie, which officially opened at 12:01 a.m. today with dozens of sellouts in the Twin Cities, including all 14 auditoriums
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:06:00 GMT

Deadly journey: Minneapolis to Mogadishu

BBC News, Minneapolis Minneapolis is very different from Mogadishu. Yet it is home to the largest group of Somali refugees in the country - more than 60,000 of them. It may seem like an odd place to settle if you are from the Horn of Africa. In autumn,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:56:00 GMT

Bloomington to hold free H1N1 clinic on Nov. 21

clinic on Nov. 21 By Harvey Rockwood - Sun Newspapers (Created: Thursday, November 19, 2009 1:46 PM CST) Text Size vopedStoryTitle ' to hold free H1N1 clinic on Nov. vopedStoryDate // in m/d/yyyy format s Public Health Division will have three free H1N1
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:00 GMT

Missing Dakota County pilot found dead after five-day search

A five-day air and ground search for a missing Farmington pilot ended yesterday with the discovery of his body in wreckage found near Mahnomen. Civil Air Patrol spokesperson Maj. Al. Pabon confirmed today that the wreckage of Andrew Lindberg's plane had
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:00 GMT

Bloomington Kennedy High School principal resigns

Bloomington Kennedy High School Principal Ron Simmons has resigned from his position with Bloomington Public Schools. School officials said Simmons took a medical leave of absence in October. He resigned Monday, Nov. 2, and the school board approved his
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:00 GMT

History of Bloomington, Edina, Richfield compared, contrasted

Suburban Dawn: The Emergence of Richfield, Edina and Bloomington by Fred Johnson A look at Richfield's extensive history wasn't enough for Fred Johnson. The Cottage Grove author of 'Richfield: Minnesota's Oldest Suburb' has a new book detailing the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:00 GMT

Bloomington program helps kids get nourishing meals

Bloomington students whose families are struggling financially and find it difficult to meet lunch money demands can eat free nourishing meals, thanks to Children's Food for Thought, a program of the Education Foundation of Bloomington.'Children's Food
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:00 GMT

Woman charged in alleged swindle of Bloomington firm

Police say a St. Paul Park woman stole more than $676,000 from her employer, a Bloomington property management firm. The embezzlement appears to be one of the largest ever discovered in Bloomington Gail Ann Williams, 51, allegedly embezzled money from
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:00 GMT

Bloomington Boy Scout builds benches, fire pit for Golden Valley facility

Tim Dugan A Bloomington teenager looking for an Eagle Scout project found a unique way to share his talents. Tim Dugan, 18, designed and built a fire pit - complete with rock bed and wooden benches - and installed it on the grounds at Damascus Way, a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:00 GMT

Governor shares faith with friendly crowd in Bloomington

Governor Tim Pawlenty gets a bit of advice from a constituent during a prayer breakfast Nov. 12 at Community of the Cross Church in Bloomington. (HARVEY T. ROCKWOOD - SUN NEWSPAPERS) By Harvey T. Rockwood - Sun Newspapers Faith in God was the lynchpin of
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:21:00 GMT

MnDOT looking at Hwy. 77 bottlenecks from Apple Valley to Bloomington

Apple Valley resident Gary Caracofe checks the online traffic cams before making his morning commute to St. Paul - especially when it's snowing.'Sometimes Highway 77 is backed up all the way into Apple Valley,' said the regional manager for an
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:21:00 GMT

Minnetonka expects development to "pay its own way" in Opus II area

UnitedHealth Group is looking to add a third building to its campus at the Opus II Business Park area in Minnetonka, but it doesn't have the room to do so right now. Recent development and redevelopment in the business park is pushing the Bren Road
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:21:00 GMT

Intermediate District 287 signs off on buying Brooklyn Park school

12:46 PM CST) Intermediate District 287 is one step closer to owning Edgewood School in Brooklyn Park after its School Board approved a $5.4 million purchase agreement for the building Thursday, Nov. 12. The purchase agreement was approved by member
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:21:00 GMT

Dense Fog Advisory has been issued for Stearns County

Updated: 1 hr ago National Weather Service text: urgent - weather message national weather service twin cities/chanhassen mn 141 am cst fri nov 20 2009 ... widespread dense fog occurring this morning across portions of central minnesota through 8 am ...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:05:00 GMT

Ramsey County / Man found guilty in DWI death

A man who admitted to "the dumbest decision I could make" when he was speeding while drunk with his 10-year-old son in tow and killed a passenger in another car was convicted Thursday of criminal vehicular homicide and five other charges. Tito Fonzio
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:49:00 GMT

Deadly journey: Minneapolis to Mogadishu

By Jonathan Beale BBC News, Minneapolis Minneapolis is a world away from Mogadishu Minneapolis is very different from Mogadishu. Yet it is home to the largest group of Somali refugees - more than 60,000 of them. It may seem like an odd place to settle if
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:24:00 GMT

Former St. Paul schools employee accused of $21,000 theft

A former St. Paul schools employee was charged Thursday with felony theft-by-swindle after she allegedly stole more than $21,000 from the district's Hubbs Lifelong Learning Center on University Avenue. Sandra Jean Leis, 66, of St. Paul, issued 41 checks
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:12:00 GMT