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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – U.S. Bank has agreed to open an account that will allow Somalis living in Minnesota to send money to relatives in Somalia. The Minneapolis-based bank confirmed Tuesday it has agreed to …
17 Apr 13
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Minnesota lawmaker had trouble getting word out that he was OK after finishing the Boston Marathon, site of a deadly explosion. Democratic state Sen. Scott Dibble of Minneapolis says he finished …
16 Apr 13
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – Officials of Grandma’s Marathon in Minnesota say they will examine their security in the wake of the deadly Boston Marathon explosions. In a statement, Grandma’s said the safety of its runners, …
16 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann says she’s honored to be part of the congressional delegation headed to London for the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Bachmann is one of …
16 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota wildlife officials say 21 more people face fish poaching charges in the biggest such case in the last 20 years. State and federal officials have been working with the …
16 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota House Democrats are looking to fetch $2.5 billion by raising taxes on people with high incomes, those who smoke and those who drink alcohol. A tax package released Monday …
16 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota House Democrats want to trim the state’s contribution to a Mayo Clinic expansion proposal by about $200 million. The original request from the Rochester healthcare giant was for about …
16 Apr 13
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Star Tribune cartoonist Steve Sack has won a Pulitzer for Editorial Cartooning. It’s the first Pulitzer for the 59-year-old Sack, who has been with the Minneapolis newspaper for 35 years. He previously …
16 Apr 13
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 …
