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'Free Geek' program seeks to increase computer ownership

'Free Geek' program seeks to increase computer ownership

A new program opening next month in Minneapolis aims to help low-income people own a computer and have access to the internet.
by Jessica Mador

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Hennepin County holding event to educate veterans about benefits

Hennepin County officials will hold an educational event for veterans this Saturday, aimed at providing information about health care, education and other benefits.
by Madeleine Baran

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Minnesota veterans homes to get controversial TVs

Thirteen flat-screen TVs that Gov. Tim Pawlenty ordered removed from a Minnesota sex offender treatment facility will wind up in veterans homes instead.
by Tim Pugmire

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Franken's first bill--service dogs for veterans--nearly a law

Sen. Al Franken's first piece of legislation--the Service Dogs for Veterans Act--is on its way to the White House for approval.
by Tom Scheck

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Minn. researchers to survey homeless population

More than 800 volunteers will spread out across Minnesota on Thursday to survey the state's homeless population.

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Twenty years on, hope lives for Jacob Wetterling

Twenty years on, hope lives for Jacob Wetterling

It's been 20 years since Jerry and Patty Wetterling's son, 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling, went missing and little has changed in the case, however it has changed how law enforcement officials handle missing children cases track those who might kidnap or otherwise harm children.
by Phil Picardi, Ambar Espinoza and Elizabeth Dunbar

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Doctor says TVs at sex offender facility are not the problem

Doctor says TVs at sex offender facility are not the problem

State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are decrying the purchase of about 25 plasma televisions for a sex offender treatment facility in Moose Lake. Dr. Michael Farnsworth, who had initially helped design the treatment program, says the uproar over the TVs obscures larger issues with the Minnesota Sex Offender Program.
by Steven John

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Counties can now take food assistance requests by phone

In response to a dramatic increase in the number of Minnesotans seeking food assistance, counties will now be allowed to approve requests over the phone.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Media attention taking toll on local ACORN chapters

Media attention taking toll on local ACORN chapters

The Minnesota chapter of ACORN is feeling the heat brought on by the parent organization's problems.
by Dan Olson

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More details emerge in Minn. men's road trip case

The Nevada Highway Patrol today released the name of a third passenger involved in a cross-country road trip that has gotten the attention of federal agents investigating whether Minnesota men traveled to Somalia to fight in that country's ongoing conflict.
by Laura Yuen

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