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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A new initiative will move Minnesota courts from paper files to the electronic age. The Minnesota Judicial Council is requiring all courts to eventually go paperless. In Olmsted County District Court administrator …
23 Jan 12
WILLMAR, Minn. (AP) – A dog that had been missing since a fatal Christmas Eve accident near Willmar has been found alive and well. The West Central Tribune reports the 3-year-old Schnauzer, named Lord, was …
23 Jan 12
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Rep. Michele Bachmann made her first appearance in Minnesota since dropping out of the Republican presidential race, speaking at an annual anti-abortion protest at the state Capitol. Minnesota Public Radio …
23 Jan 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A 10-year old Bloomington girl who disappeared in south Minneapolis has been found safe in a hospital emergency room. Namo Abdinur Ahmed disappeared around 10 a.m. Sunday. Police say she got out …
23 Jan 12
ELY, Minn. (AP) – A 3-year-old bear in Minnesota has given birth to two cubs before an Internet audience. Lynn Rogers of the Wildlife Research Institute, affiliated with North American Bear Center, says Jewel gave …
23 Jan 12
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – More teens are using a suicide prevention hot line in Minnesota now that they can text instead of talking with someone directly. With a $1.4 million federal grant, Carlton County is …
23 Jan 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Some Twin Cities school districts are focusing on early education to close the achievement gap. The Anoka-Hennepin School Board considers a proposal Monday night to offer tuition-free full-day kindergarten in seven of …
23 Jan 12
BARRON, Wis. (AP) – The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has accused Jennie-O Turkey Store of 11 safety violations at its Barron plant in connection with an accident last July. An employee’s arm was …
23 Jan 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 …
