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Two business leaders take stand in Petters trial

Jurors in the fraud trial of Tom Petters heard damaging testimony Friday from two prominent business leaders who did business with Petters.
by Martin Moylan

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Minneapolis' Solid Gold poised to take band to the next level

Minneapolis' Solid Gold poised to take band to the next level

Following the release of its latest cd, "Bodies of Water," Minneapolis buzz band Solid Gold has spent the year mesmerizing critics and fans with its electronic pop. The band will cap off a breakthrough year tonight with a show at First Avenue.
by Chris Roberts

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Two more Mpls. council members declared winners

Minneapolis elections officials released the results of two more City Council races Friday, including one contest where the winner had to be decided by counting second-choice votes.
by Brandt Williams

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Woman who caused lockdown at college used different name

A woman who police said falsely reported seeing a man with a gun at Saint Paul College was using another woman's name to attend school, police said Friday.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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FAA: Military should have been alerted sooner of lost contact

FAA: Military should have been alerted sooner of lost contact

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that its air traffic controllers should have contacted air defense officials much sooner in the case of a Northwest Airlines jet last month that flew past its destination.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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A walking tour of Target Field

A walking tour of Target Field

The new Target Field, soon to be home to the Minnesota Twins, is still under construction but very close to completion. MPR producer Jim Bickal toured the facility and put together this walking tour of some of the field's more interesting highlights.

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U of M seeing larger transfer population

U of M seeing larger transfer population

In a report to the Board of Regents Thursday, university officials said more than 2,700 students transferred to the U, a population of students the U of M doesn't know a lot about. But this year the school hopes to study who they are and why they come to the U.
by Tim Post

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Group calls for judge to resign over inappropriate remarks

A court watchdog group has demanded the resignation of Hennepin County Judge Stephen Aldrich, after the judge allegedly made a joke about murder during a hearing on a domestic violence restraining order.
by Madeleine Baran

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Databases one effort to fight criminal gang activity

An effort to hear from the public on the scandal surrounding the now-defunct Metro Gang Strike Force will release its findings Thursday and two groups say using databases is one way of keeping track of criminal gang activity.
by Tim Nelson

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U of M records second-largest year for donations

The University of Minnesota brought in $267 million in gifts and pledges in the past year, the second-largest amount ever collected, officials said Thursday.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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