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Star Tribune names former Time exec as publisher, CEO

Star Tribune names former Time exec as publisher, CEO

The Star Tribune has named Michael Klingensmith, a former executive with Time Inc. and a Minnesota native, as the Minneapolis newspaper's publisher and CEO.
by Martin Moylan

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Franken wants to visit Afghanistan before deciding on Obama plan

DFL U.S. Sen. Al Franken says he wants to visit Afghanistan to gather more information about President Obama's plan to send 30,000 more troops to the region.
by Tom Scheck

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Deadline looming for teacher contracts

Fewer than half of the state's school districts have reached deals on new contracts with their teachers and the remaining have until the end of next week to do so.
by Tom Weber

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Police call on Somali community to help solve shooting

Police call on Somali community to help solve shooting

A vigil will be held this evening in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis, 24 hours after East African immigrants were gunned down at a corner market. Police say they're looking for "cold-blooded killers" and they say they believe their suspects are also Somali.
by Mark Zdechlik

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'Physics Circus' at U of M mixes science and stagecraft

'Physics Circus' at U of M mixes science and stagecraft

Collapsing steel drums with steam and shooting rolls of toilet paper with a leaf blower are just a few ways a group of scientists use to prove that physics isn't so complicated in show that they call the "Physics Circus."
by Tim Post

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Pension problem at ELCA's publishing arm exposes loophole

The crisis at Augsburg Fortress is exposing an obscure loophole in federal pension law and the financial stress religious institutions have been under during the economic downturn.
by Tim Nelson

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Three dead in south Mpls shooting

Three dead in south Mpls shooting

Three men were shot to death Wednesday night in an apparent robbery at the Seward Market in south Minneapolis.
by Laura Yuen and Tim Nelson

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Security experts says quality airport security difficult to gauge

Security experts says quality airport security difficult to gauge

As security agencies increase their efforts to pick out potential terrorists and bomb threats, you might wonder how good security is at the Twin Cities airport, but since the TSA took over airport security, that information is hard to come by.
by Martin Moylan

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How reliable are bomb-sniffing dogs?

How reliable are bomb-sniffing dogs?

The bomb-sniffing dog that indicated a bag at the Twin Cities airport might contain explosives was back at work on Wednesday. But the false alarm it caused a day earlier proved surveillance systems have a ways to go before they detect only real threats.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Star Tribune offering buyouts to trim newsroom

The Star Tribune is offering buyouts to cut about 30 newsroom positions, but there are no buyouts or layoffs planned among reporters.
by Jessica Mador

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