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Mpls. seeks way to kill fewer stray dogs

The council's Public Safety Committee holds a hearing today on a proposal to reduce the number of stray dogs killed by the city's Animal Care & Control department.

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Hazelden, Betty Ford Center say they'll merge

If the merger is approved, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation will be the largest non profit addiction treatment provider in the U.S. It will keep its headquarters in Center City, Minn.
by Jon Collins

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County prosecutor 'troubled' by archdiocese's handling of clergy abuse case

County prosecutor 'troubled' by archdiocese's handling of clergy abuse case

Ramsey County Attorney John Choi says he's looking into findings from a Monday MPR News investigation that shows Catholic Church leaders did not tell parishioners of the Rev. Curtis Wehmeyer's sexual addiction and past misconduct.
by Tom Scheck and Madeleine Baran

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New signs of rising illegal immigration into US

The number of immigrants crossing the border without authorization into the U.S. appears to be on the rise again after dropping during the recession.

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Migrant deaths shift to Texas from Ariz.

A mounting body count that has overwhelmed sparsely populated Brooks County, providing further evidence that immigrants are shifting their migration routes away from the well-worn paths into Arizona and instead crossing into deep southern Texas.

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White supremacist leader visiting ND town

Members of a white supremacist group plan to visit the small North Dakota town of Leith, to lend support to a man who's been buying up property there in hopes of developing a white enclave.

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Adjunct professor dies destitute, sparks debate

After 25 years of teaching French at Duquesne, the Catholic university had not renewed her contract. As a part-time professor, she had been earning about $10,000 a year, and had no health insurance.

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Survey attempts to number Detroit's stray dogs

Survey attempts to number Detroit's stray dogs

On Saturday and Sunday, volunteers will scour the city in an attempt to count the number of strays as part of an Internet documentary series. It also is seen as a first step in finding a way to humanely deal with what has become a disease and safety risk for residents as the strays breed, increasing their population even as the city's population falls.

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Minneapolis cracks down on stray cat feeding

The Minneapolis City Council Friday passed an ordinance requiring residents who care for colonies of the cats to register with a sponsoring agency. If you feed the cats, you will now have to make sure they are vaccinated, neutered and implanted with a microchip.
by Brandt Williams

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