Oprah confirms show end, plans new cable show
Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying “prayer and careful thought” led her to her decision.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Pawlenty's Republican Party was the biggest user of a campaign program he axed that gives donors tax refunds for part of their contributions.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minnesota businessman accused of running a Ponzi scheme and defrauding investors out of billions of dollars said Friday that a 2008 raid by federal agents on his company was unnecessary and caused its collapse.
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MADISON - A Wisconsin appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a $5 million damage award in a family feud involving one of the world's largest beef jerky companies.
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HULL, Iowa - The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest in the suffocation of 3,800 pigs at a hog operation near Hull in northwest Iowa.
RELATED CONTENTMidwest bank survey suggests improving but weak Plains economy
OMAHA, Neb. - Business appears to be slowly improving in rural areas of 11 Midwest and Plains states, but the economy there remains weak, according to a new survey of bankers.
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WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. - Cranberry harvests in Wisconsin and elsewhere are meeting expectations, meaning your cranberry sauce will cost about the same this Thanksgiving as it did last year.
RELATED CONTENTList of taxpayers missing their refund checks
The following list provided by the Internal Revenue Service shows taxpayers who are due refunds and who last had addresses in the towns shown in west central Minnesota. These taxpayers' checks have been returned to the IRS by the Postal Service as undeliverable. Taxpayers can update their addresses with the “Where’s My Refund?” tool on IRS.gov. The tool enables taxpayers to check the status of their refunds and, in some cases, provides instructions on how to resolve delivery problems. To use “Where’s My Refund?” a taxpayer needs his or her Social Security number, filing status and amount of refund shown on their 2008 return. Taxpayers can access a telephone version of “Where’s My Refund?” by calling 1-800-829-1954.
RELATED CONTENTAtwater Council looks to control where mailboxes are located
ATWATER — A recent increase in the number of mailboxes being installed on street corners and curbs has the Atwater City Council looking for ways to control their placement. “They seem to be popping up like mushrooms everywhere,” said City Clerk Goldie Smith.
RELATED CONTENT75 from the region have unclaimed tax rebates
WILLMAR — The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 75 taxpayers in west central Minnesota who have refund checks waiting for them. The checks were returned to the IRS as undeliverable, the agency said in a news release.
RELATED CONTENTBlind man hit by vehicle upgraded, is reunited with his guide dog
WILLMAR — Thomas Sykora, the 58-year-old blind man who was run over by a vehicle Monday evening, has been upgraded to serious condition at St. Cloud Hospital.
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OLIVIA — Renville County’s Board of Adjustment and Appeals rejected an appeal by Duininck Companies of Prinsburg and ordered it to meet the conditions of a permit for a gravel pit it operates in Beaver Falls Township.
RELATED CONTENTBecker Ave. concept being refined, final proposal next
WILLMAR — The consultant working on a preliminary redesign concept of downtown Becker Avenue as a place for public festivals, markets, walkers and bikers believes investment by the public sector leads to investment by the private sector.
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