Minn. woman accused of starving 10-year-old developmentally disabled daughterSANDSTONE, Minn. — A Minnesota woman is accused of starving her developmentally disabled 10-year-old daughter, who died in 2006. 2 companies sued in Minneapolis bridge collapse keep landing state highway contractsST. PAUL, Minn. — Two companies the state accuses of negligence that contributed to the Interstate 35W bridge collapse have won a combined $50 million in new highway and bridge contracts since the deadly disaster two years ago. Cloverleaf tattoo turns out to be unlucky for alleged robber in MinnesotaST. PAUL, Minn. — The cloverleaf turned out to be unlucky for one alleged robber in the St. Paul area. Ramsey County sheriff’s deputy Jeremy Bolen identified the 32-year-old St. Paul man by the cloverleaf tattoo on his left arm, the cloverleaf on his cap and the Celtic cross tattooed on his right bicep. 2 years after Minneapolis bridge collapse, families of dead look back, try to move aheadROSEMOUNT, Minn. — It’s been two years since Justina Hausmann’s father died when a Minneapolis freeway bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River, long enough for some people to ask how she’s getting on with life. Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty builds brand nationally while dismissing talk of GOP presidential bidST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is a man on the move. Next stop, the Republican National Committee meeting in California. Future stop? Maybe the White House. 4 killed, including 2 children, when SUV collides head-on with dump truck in MinnesotaINDEPENDENCE, Minn. — Police say two children are among four people killed when a sport utility vehicle crossed the center line and collided head-on with a dump truck west of Minneapolis. 2 Minn. neighbors found dead in murder-suicide; 1 discovered stabbed to death in cemeteryST. PETER, Minn. — Two days before Michaela Widmer’s corpse was found, she sent her fiance text messages saying she had gone for a ride with her neighbor who told her he had won the lottery and would give her half of his winnings, the fiance said Monday. St. Jude Medical plans senior debt securities offering, proceeds could go to stock buybackST. PAUL, Minn. — Medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. said Thursday it is offering senior debt securities and could use the proceeds to pay debt, buy back stock or fund general purposes. 3M posts decline in 2nd-quarter profit as demand weakens, but raises 2009 earnings forecastST. PAUL, Minn. — Manufacturing conglomerate 3M Co. said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 17 percent as the global recession cut sales to car makers, but results still beat analysts’ expectations. Friends of Minn. man killed by deputy say it wasn’t clear that he was a law enforcment officerKASOTA, Minn. — A plainclothes sheriff’s deputy shot and killed an unarmed 24-year-old man wearing only swim trunks after an argument ensued when he confronted the man for erratic driving, authorities and witnesses said Tuesday. Authorities: Minn. sheriff’s deputy fatally shoots man wearing only swim trunksLE CENTER, Minn. — State investigators say a plainclothes Minnesota sheriff’s deputy fatally shot an unarmed man dressed only in swim trunks. Minnesota police look for man with self-professed fetish for slashing rubber exercise ballsDULUTH, Minn. — Police are looking for a man with a self-professed sexual fetish for slashing rubber balls. Police have been seeking the 31-year-old since surveillance tape allegedly showed him breaking into a fitness clinic in May and slashing exercise balls. Prosecutors: Minn. mom charged with slaying son told kids Jackson’s Neverland was heavenHASTINGS, Minn. — Prosecutors say a Minnesota mother charged with murder told police she and her two youngest children planned to commit suicide together and invoked Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch to them as an image of heaven. As Franken takes vacant Minn. Senate seat, political reporter shaves off beardST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s Senate standoff was a hairy deal. Just ask St. Paul Pioneer Press political reporter Bill Salisbury. With Franken, Minnesota sends yet another newbie to a Senate where seniority rulesST. PAUL, Minn. — When Al Franken assumed his new Senate perch Tuesday, the numbers told the tale: Minnesota’s second senator, the symbolic 60th vote for Democrats — and No. 100 on the seniority list. Woman faces charges after allegedly prank-calling her grandma 45 times in a dayCAMBRIDGE, Minn. — A 21-year-old woman faces felony charges after allegedly prank-calling her 69-year-old grandmother 45 times in one day, threatening to kill her. The woman faces five felony counts including harassment. A criminal complaint said she told police she was “bored” and “wanted to have some fun.” Denied Senate seat, GOP’s Coleman seen as formidable candidate for Minnesota governorST. PAUL, Minn. — The man who lost the 1998 Minnesota governor’s race to pro wrestler Jesse Ventura now holds the distinction of losing his U.S. Senate seat to former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Al Franken. Spoofer turned spoofee?: Franken torn over who should play him if ‘SNL’ spoofs old cast memberST. PAUL, Minn. — Al Franken’s torn over who he’d like to see turn the parody tables on him. Which Al Franken will show up in Washington? New senator expected to showcase serious sideST. PAUL, Minn. — Now that Al Franken is headed for the Senate, which Franken will show up in Washington? Sen.-elect Franken tells supporters at Minnesota rally ‘I’m not going to waste this chance’ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sen.-elect Al Franken turned a rally at Minnesota’s Capitol on Wednesday into an extended thank-you to supporters, promising not to “waste this chance” in what amounted to a victory speech nearly eight months late. Al Franken’s win in Minnesota Senate race gives Democrats filibuster-proof majorityST. PAUL, Minn. — Al Franken refused his rival’s calls for an election night concession last November, choosing instead to begin vote counting and courtroom haggling that stretched almost eight months and ultimately landed him a seat in the U.S. Senate. Democrat Al Franken wins Minn. Senate race, gives Democrats fillibuster-proof majorityST. PAUL, Minn. — Al Franken ascended Tuesday from the ranks of former “Saturday Night Live” comedians to an even more exclusive club, outlasting Republican Norm Coleman in an eight-month recount and courtroom saga to win a seat in the U.S. Senate. Republican Norm Coleman concedes Minnesota Senate race, sending comedian Franken to CongressST. PAUL, Minn. — Republican Norm Coleman conceded to Democrat Al Franken in Minnesota’s contested Senate race Tuesday, hours after a unanimous state Supreme Court ruled the former “Saturday Night Live” comedian should be certified the winner. Minn. court paves Al Franken’s way to Senate, giving Democrats control of 60 seatsST. PAUL, Minn. — A unanimous Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Democrat Al Franken should be certified the winner of the state’s long-running Senate race, paving the way for the former “Saturday Night Live” comedian to be seated after an almost eight-month fight. Minn. Supreme Court paves way for Democrat Al Franken to fill long-vacant Senate seatST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state’s long-running Senate race. St. Paul Pioneer Press lays off 9 employees, including reporter, photographerST. PAUL, Minn. — The St. Paul Pioneer Press has laid off nine employees. Union official says St. Paul Pioneer Press begins layoffs; numbers unclearST. PAUL, Minn. — A union official says the St. Paul Pioneer Press has begun laying off employees. ‘Prairie Home Companion’ turns 35, but creator Garrison Keillor unsentimental about milestoneST. PAUL, Minn. — For the 35th anniversary of his “A Prairie Home Companion,” humorist Garrison Keillor will actually be in Lake Wobegon when he reads the news from Lake Wobegon. Teen with cancer who fled Minn. says he’s angry judge ordered him to continue chemotherapySLEEPY EYE, Minn. — A 13-year-old boy with cancer who fled Minnesota to avoid chemotherapy said Tuesday he is angry a judge has ordered him to continue the treatment because doctors say it has significantly shrunk the size of his tumor. Judge: Teen with cancer who fled Minn. must continue chemotherapy, treatment appears workingNEW ULM, Minn. — A 13-year-old boy with cancer who fled Minnesota last month to avoid chemotherapy must continue getting the treatment because it appears to be working, a judge ruled Tuesday. |
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