Minn. tour touts e-gambling venture
Boosters of the struggling electronic pull-tab games that are supposed to help pay for construction of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium are holding meetings statewide trying to inspire interest and...
View ArticleFergus Falls' vacant Kirkbride hospital to be redeveloped
Fergus Falls city officials have agreed to allow a developer from Georgia to convert a vacant regional treatment center into a $41 million facility featuring apartments, a hotel, a gym, and restaurants.
View ArticleMicrosoft Windows stores coming to Best Buy
Best Buy announced Thursday that it is partnering with Microsoft to open Windows stores at hundreds of locations.
View ArticleMusic writer Jim Walsh on The Replacements: 'Probably the greatest American...
The local music scene is buzzing about the news that the Minnesota '80s band The Replacements plans to reunite for several concertts later this year.
View ArticleVikings stadium site may not hold pollution surprises of St. Paul ballpark plot
Critics of the Vikings Metrodome stadium site have long suggested that there might be something expensive lurking under the site -- something that might cost a lot of money to clean up.
View ArticleMinnesota Orchestra audit finds no legal problems, but raises question of...
The question of whether the Minnesota Orchestra should return almost a million dollars in state aid because of the ongoing musicians lockout was raised Thursday after a report from the Legislative...
View ArticleArt Hounds: Sonnets, Destination TC, and love in a science lab
If you feel that 14 lines is the ideal poem length, that surveying Twin Cities history through song and dance sounds appealing, and that love is not just a matter of the heart, but a subject for...
View ArticleGuitarist Leo Kottke, others enter Minnesota Music Hall of Fame
Guitarist Leo Kottke and country and rock singer Mary Jane Alm are among this year's inductees into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame.
View ArticleNational Guard can still sponsor NASCAR, pro wrestling after defeat of...
An amendment to cut off government spending on NASCAR and pro-wrestling sponsorships put forward by Rep. Betty McCollum, DFL-Minn., fell short in the U.S. House on Friday.
View ArticleA remembrance of Lt. Col. Mark Weber
The retired Army officer and author of "Tell My Sons" died Thursday.
View ArticleReport: University of Minnesota administrative efficiency ranks middle of pack
A report compares the efficiency of the University of Minnesota's administration to that of more than half a dozen similar universities. It appears to be in the middle of the pack.
View ArticleMinn. solar power outlook sunny; Xcel forecast uncertain
The solar industry and others who advocated for a new law are confident that more Minnesotans are willing to invest in renewable energy, and are excited about a section of the law that allows for...
View ArticleMinneapolis mayoral candidates disagree on police response to brutality charges
As Minneapolis DFLers go to pick their preferred candidate for mayor at the city endorsing convention Saturday, one major issue dividing contenders is how the city should handle allegations of police...
View ArticleFAQ: Minnesota's new solar energy law
A new law provides money for incentives for homeowners and businesses that want to install solar panels on their property. Here are answers to questions regarding the law.
View ArticleTeach for America denied group teaching licenses
The national non-profit group that places recent college graduates without teaching licenses in schools temporarily now needs to apply for individual temporary licenses.
View ArticleMinneapolis teacher contract talks: Not just about the money
Talks have begun on a new two-year contract for 3,000-plus Minneapolis teachers. Will negotiations change how teachers are paid?
View ArticleKasson residents attempt to save old school from bulldozers
Two Kasson, Minn. residents are asking a judge to issue a temporary restraining order to prevent the demolition of the city's historic public school building.
View ArticleJudge's transplant order undermines fairness of organ-donor system, critics say
They warn that chaos will result if people on organ waiting lists start hiring lawyers.
View ArticleBachmann tells conservative Christians to fight immigration bill
Bachmann said conservatives should oppose the bipartisan immigration legislation currently under debate in the U.S. Senate as part of what appears to be a campaign to scuttle the bill when it reaches...
View ArticleCube Critics: 'Man of Steel,''This is the End,''Fill the Void'
The weekend is upon us and Cube Critics, Stephanie Curtis the Movie Maven and arts reporter Euan Kerr, expound on the gross-out humor of "This is the End."
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