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BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig is being sued by federal election regulators who say he misused some $217,000 in campaign funds for his legal defense after a 2007 Minnesota airport bathroom …
12 Jun 12
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The state of Minnesota is $148 million ahead of its revenue projections for the year after last month’s tax collections beat expectations. Management and Budget Commissioner James Schowalter said Monday …
12 Jun 12
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Warmer weather and limited rain have helped Minnesota’s farm fields to dry out a bit from a rainy May. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Monday that topsoil moisture supplies …
12 Jun 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings’ new stadium is expected to bring construction jobs to parts of Minneapolis hit hardest by poverty and unemployment. Civic leaders who backed the stadium tell Minnesota Public Radio they’re …
12 Jun 12
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – Searchers are looking for a missing plane in northeastern Minnesota. The Civil Air Patrol says the twin-engine Piper with one person on board was reported to be on a flight from …
11 Jun 12
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – Authorities say a Mankato man who drowned in a popular swimming spot has been identified. Captain Rich Murry of the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Department says 23-three-year-old Madi Omot Nyigow was …
11 Jun 12
BAY CITY, Wis. (AP) – The search for a 38-year-old man who fell overboard on Lake Pepin was suspended Sunday evening because of impending darkness and stormy weather. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department was notified …
11 Jun 12
MENTOR, Minn. (AP) – A woman died after jumping off a pontoon boat into Maple Lake near Mentor in northwestern Minnesota. The Polk County sheriff’s office says it received a 911 call at 1:45 a.m. …
11 Jun 12
Listen for details coming soon on KCHK’s Summer Prize Extravaganza! We’re going to give our listeners a chance to win a series of prizes over the Summer, June thru September. We can’t announce all the …
