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December 31, 2012 4:21 PM

Woman found dead in burning home

Firefighters found the body of a Shoreview woman in her burning home Monday morning.

by Julie Siple

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December 31, 2012 4:00 AM

Best Buy, Supervalu end rocky year; what's in store for 2013?

It has been a very bad year for Best Buy and Supervalu, two of Minnesota's biggest public companies. Both stumbled badly in 2012, and questions persist about what will be left of each company a year from now.

by Martin Moylan

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December 28, 2012 9:05 PM

Glistening snowfall great for recreation

Snow during the past 24 to 36 hours accumulated in the Twin Cities, with amounts of 4 inches extending from Sioux Falls, S.D., to La Crosse, Wis., and on east to the Wisconsin Dells.

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December 28, 2012 5:44 PM

Unattended candles started Mpls. condo fire

The Minneapolis Fire Marshal says unattended candles caused a fire that destroyed a condominium building Friday morning in the city's Uptown neighborhood.

by Rupa Shenoy

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December 28, 2012 3:56 PM

Congressional gridlock threatens benefits for 12,000 jobless in Minn.

It looks all but certain that some 12,000 jobless Minnesotans will lose their extended unemployment insurance after this week. They're all slated to come to a halt tomorrow, barring a last-minute agreement from a deeply divided Congress.

by Annie Baxter

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December 28, 2012 2:49 PM

Public input sought on fishing rules change

Public input is sought on proposed angling changes around the state that would improve opportunities for trout and sturgeon fishing, as well protect flathead catfish during the winter.

by Elizabeth Baier

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December 28, 2012 4:00 AM

Candidates line up in wake of Rybak's announcement

Minneapolis voters will elect the city's first new mayor in more than a decade next year. Mayor R.T. Rybak's announcement that he will not seek a fourth term will unleash a flood of pent up political ambition. Within hours of the announcement, candidates were already lining up to take Rybak's place.

by Curtis Gilbert