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Minn. congressional seat at risk after 2010 Census
Minnesota is in a heated race with about a half dozen other states for one of the last congressional seats that will be apportioned after the 2010 U.S. Census.
Bail is set at $500,000 for a prominent Minneapolis attorney who's accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf have met privately to discuss the team's hopes for a new stadium.
Longtime Tommies baseball coach retiring
The longtime baseball coach at the University of St. Thomas is retiring after 15 years and two national championships.
Hennepin County approves big budget cuts
Next year Hennepin County will run on a budget $100 million less than in 2009.
Using fake blood clots to train real nurses
Reporter Nikki Tundel visits a Minnesota nursing program where pistachio pudding indicates infection and boiled okra is used to represent post-op drainage. And the students are better clinicians because of it.
A helmet may have saved the life of a 6-year-old girl injured in a downhill skiing accident last Thursday.
Target aiming at frugal shoppers this holiday season
With many consumers afraid to spend, the holiday shopping season is expected to be more so-so than ho-ho for retailers, but Minneapolis-based Target is addressing such reluctance head-on in holiday television ads.
The last day of work for 25 Minneapolis police officers will come just a few days before Christmas.
A Texas company that the State of Minnesota no longer uses to verify the identities of new employees is suing the state.