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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Two people have been convicted for their roles in a $50 million bank fraud conspiracy that spanned several states. A federal jury found 43-year-old Julian Okeayaninneh, of Colton, Calif., and 35-year-old Olugbenga …
29 Feb 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Officials say a home invasion in Blue Earth was carried out by an apparently jealous husband who used a hammer to assault his wife, another man, and his wife’s two teenage daughters. …
22 Feb 12
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A school bus carrying 28 students has crashed into a yard in St. Paul, but no major injuries are reported. The crash happened about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on the East …
22 Feb 12
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker is urging the U.S. House to act quickly on a new bridge that would cross the St. Croix River. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has set a March 15 …
22 Feb 12
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) – A western Minnesota prosecutor serving with the military overseas is hospitalized after doctors discovered a tumor on his pituitary gland. Clay County Attorney Brian Melton is in a U.S. military hospital …
22 Feb 12
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A state Senate committee has approved a constitutional amendment asking Minnesotans to decide whether voting should require a photo ID despite objections from Secretary of State Mark Ritchie that it …
22 Feb 12
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A U.S. Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq says he wants to be the Republican opponent to Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Pete Hegseth tells the Star Tribune …
22 Feb 12
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) – A severance agreement between the Burnsville school district and its human resources director paid her more than $250,000, but the district and school board isn’t saying what prompted her departure. The …
22 Feb 12
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