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Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson sued a debt collection agency on Thursday, saying it failed to protect the confidentiality of health care records for thousands of state residents and did not reveal the extent of its involvement in their health care.
19 Jan 12
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota’s unemployment rate continued to move downward in December to a rate of 5.7 percent. State officials say it’s now lower than at any time since the September 2008 financial …
19 Jan 12
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Big Ten campuses in Wisconsin and Minnesota, along with four other major universities, will experiment with buying electronic textbooks in bulk. The universities will pool their buying power and negotiate discounted …
19 Jan 12
HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) – A 19-year-old Burnsville man is charged with forcing his pregnant girlfriend into prostitution. The woman was arrested at a Burnsville motel by an undercover officer Jan. 11. She told investigators her …
19 Jan 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Bitter cold settles into Minnesota and Wisconsin with temperatures expected to stay below zero Thursday in many regions. Some schools delayed classes 2 hours because of the bitter cold, including those in …
19 Jan 12
Well that certainly was true for Susan Midtvedt of New Prague and her children; Wyatt, Grace, Sophia, and Libby during Easter Church service at New Prague Lutheran Church. With over 550 in attendance for worship …
