MINNESOTA
Wilkin County decides to replace retiring deputy despite tough budget
(WDAY TV) - Commissioners in Wilkin County have been faced with making some difficult cuts in the last year, but they've decided safety of the people living in the county is something that will keep a job alive.By Todd Kurtz , November 20, 2009
2 victims of Minn. bus crash improving
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The two passengers most seriously injured in this week's tour bus crash near Austin are improving.November 20, 2009
Augsburg student hospitalized with meningitis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A student at Augsburg College in Minneapolis is hospitalized with a case of bacterial meningitis.November 20, 2009
MSP dodges worst of airport delays
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis airport is experiencing minimal delays even as other airports cope with a Federal Aviation Administration computer glitch.November 19, 2009
Bus company: Driver in Minn. crash had aneurysm
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm just before the bus veered off a southern Minnesota interstate and crashed, killing two people and injuring 20, the owner of the bus company said Thursday.By JEFF BAENEN , November 19, 2009
Superintendent search to begin early for Breckenridge
Breckenridge, Minn. (WDAY TV) - The Breckenridge school board made big decisions tonight regarding its next Superintendent. The search for the new leader will begin any day, ahead of many districts in Minnesota. After years of controversy, board members in Breckenridge hope that will change with their next Superintendent.
By Travis Skonseng , November 19, 2009
Minn. officials give update on unemployment rate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota has had three straight months with a falling unemployment rate. Officials prepared to say Thursday if the streak would go on.November 19, 2009
St. Cloud Tech College changes mission
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — St. Cloud Technical College is becoming a community college and plans to change its name.November 18, 2009
New Lutheran body to form after gay pastor vote
NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. (AP) — The split over gay clergy within the country's largest Lutheran denomination has prompted a conservative faction to begin forming a new Lutheran church body separate from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.By PATRICK CONDON , November 18, 2009
5 new swine flu deaths in Minn.; outbreak wanes
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota health officials reported five new deaths from swine flu Wednesday as the second wave of the pandemic wanes.By CHRIS WILLAMS , November 18, 2009
2 killed in Minn. tour bus crash identified
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The two people killed in a Minnesota tour bus crash are being identified as two women from the southeastern corner of the state. The Post-Bulletin of Rochester identified them as 56-year-old Pamela S. Holmquist of Kasson and 52-year-old Rhonda R. Hill of Plainview.
By JEFF BAENEN , November 18, 2009
MnSCU reports surge in underrepresented students
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is reporting a surge in the sort of students who in the past often didn't attend college.November 18, 2009
Judge drops case against family that denied chemo
NEW ULM, Minn. (AP) — A Brown County judge has closed the case on a teenager whom the court forced to undergo chemotherapy against his family's wishes.November 17, 2009
Search resumes for missing plane, pilot
WADENA, Minn. (AP) — Volunteers searched by air and ground again Tuesday in northwestern Minnesota for a missing pilot.November 17, 2009
Nearly 30 cattle missing
(WDAY TV) - Almost 30 cows are missing north of Ulen. Clay County authorities say owner Brad Oberg looked for the cattle all week, but couldn't find them.By WDAY Staff Reports , November 17, 2009
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