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Two adult siblings from Bloomington have been charged with using handcuffs to punish a 7-year-old boy repeatedly for several months.
The Hiawatha LRT line resumed full operation last night, hours after a motorist was injured when his car was struck by the train at a Minneapolis intersection.
Two cousins have been charged with murder today in connection with the fatal beating of a man in Minneapolis last week.
Minnesota's largest mosque is opening a private Islamic school this fall, the second of its kind in the state.
U of M hoping breath tests will keep stadium under control
Drunk and rowdy students kicked out of the new University of Minnesota stadium will be required to take a breathalyzer test before they're allowed to attend another game.
What will Orlando Cabrera bring to the Twins?
The Minnesota Twins have made a deadline trade with the Oakland Athletics for a new shortstop. Orlando Cabrera is expected to be in the Twins line-up by tomorrow's evening game against the LA Angels.
Ash borers not a threat to MLB's bats, yet
What do Major League Baseball players have in common with forest products researchers? They're all preoccupied with, well, wood. Recently, the focus has been on tree-eating bugs and exploding baseball bats.
U of M surgeon defends work with Medtronic
A University of Minnesota doctor who's now part of a look into conflicts of interest, says information about payments to him doesn't tell the whole story.