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Out of the Florida hunt, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum plans two Midwestern stops Monday, including one in Minnesota. The former Pennsylvania senator is due to hold an afternoon appearance at St. Charles Community College …
30 Jan 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann says she hasn’t yet decided to endorse any of the candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination. Bachmann appeared on the CBS program “Face the Nation” Sunday. She …
30 Jan 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – This winter’s abnormal weather is affecting yet another event. The City of Lakes Loppet scheduled for next weekend is moving from the Uptown area of Minneapolis to Theodore Wirth Park – where …
30 Jan 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A group against a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage has raised $1.2 million. The group Minnesotans United for All Families raised the money last year from more than 5,100 people. The …
30 Jan 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Three projects with Minnesota connections received awards at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. “The Surrogate” earned an audience award as best U.S. drama as well as a special jury prize for ensemble …
30 Jan 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Carver County officials say that starting this spring, all boats entering Lake Minnewashta will be checked for zebra mussels. The Star Tribune reports it’s the first time the state Department of Natural …
30 Jan 12
Savage police say they will not investigate a report of peepholes found at a Savage tanning salon because no victims have come forward. Earlier this month, police received information about possible peepholes found at the …
30 Jan 12
The Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter is reeling after losing six psychiatrists responsible for treating more than 375 patients, and now the state’s only hospital for mentally ill and dangerous patients has almost no …
30 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 …
