Militia member is first sentenced under new retaliation lawApril 7, 2010 10:43 AMA founder of the Montana Freeman militia group is the first person nationwide to be sentenced under a law that makes it a felony to retaliate against a government official by filing false liens.
Play4min 02secBrainerd Lakes area could see second wave of foreclosuresApril 7, 2010 3:00 AMBy Tom RobertsonMike and Cathy Borgie are among those struggling in the Brainerd Lakes area's 19 percent unemployment rate; an area that experts say could see a second wave of foreclosures.
Minn. woman sentenced for 'sexting'April 6, 2010 10:15 AMA 33-year-old Cass Lake woman has been put on probation in a "sexting" case.
DOD confirms death of Rochester MarineApril 6, 2010 5:41 AMBy Elizabeth BaierThe U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed the death of a young Marine from Rochester serving in Afghanistan.
Play4min 01secHeavy snow leads to stinky spring mess on SW Minn. lakesApril 6, 2010 3:00 AMBy Mark SteilEven though the grass is turning green, there are still reminders of this year's tough winter. The latest appeared amid breaking ice on southern Minnesota lakes: lots of dead fish.
Play4min 13secSome students say St. Cloud schools haven't responded to racismApril 5, 2010 3:00 AMBy Ambar EspinozaA Muslim civil rights group has asked the U.S. Department of Education to investigate racial and discriminatory incidents at high schools in both St. Cloud and Owatonna.
Rural Kragnes man killed in tractor rolloverApril 4, 2010 4:46 PMA rural Kragnes man has died after the tractor he was driving rolled over in a ditch in northwestern Minnesota.
Census forms not showing up in some places in MinnesotaApril 1, 2010 4:02 PMBy Bob KelleherMinnesotans are ahead of the rest of the nation in returning census forms, but in some places in the state residents never receive the forms at all.
Rochester authorities seek tips on suspicious fireApril 1, 2010 8:19 AMBy Elizabeth DunbarAuthorities in Rochester are asking members of the public to come forward with information about a suspicious fire that happened over the weekend.
Play3min 13secDry, warm March has farmers out in their fields earlyApril 1, 2010 3:00 AMBy Mark SteilDespite a wet fall, and then heavy snow, a dry, warm March got farmers going much earlier than anyone could have hoped for. For some, the early field work includes a rare spring harvest.