STATE
Update 11 a.m.: Pawlenty wants longer sex offender sentences
Update 11 a.m.ST. PAUL - Gov. Tim Pawlenty wants to double some sex offender sentences, the latest in a series of related moves over the years.
February 09, 2010
Minnesota Senate to vote on $1 billion public works bonding bill
ST. PAUL — A $1 billion construction projects bill gets its first big vote today in the Democrat-controlled Senate.February 09, 2010
Minnesota DFL seeks to limit governor's unallotment power
ST. PAUL — Democratic lawmakers are going after the governor's power to reduce state spending, even as Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty is due to tell a court why the cuts he made last year were legal.February 09, 2010
Last group of Red Bulls returns today in Rosemount
The last group of 34th Infantry Division soldiers will return from a year-long deployment today. The group should return to the Rosemount Community Center around 4 p.m.By Townpages staff report , February 09, 2010
I-35W bridge collapse widow adopts Haitian twins
BLAINE, Minn. — Betsy Sathers wears the glow of a new mother as she perches on the couch in her family room, smiling and chatting with visitors while still managing to keep an eye on the 2-year-old twins burbling and cavorting at her feet.February 09, 2010
Voters in Watson to decide governance; special election may settle town dispute
WATSON — Voters in Watson will soon have a say in one of the disputes that has divided the community.By Tom Cherveny , February 09, 2010
Snowmobiler dies after hitting tree overhang on Cross Lake
CROSSLAKE, Minn. — A snowmobiler has died after hitting a tree hanging over the ice on a central Minnesota lake.February 08, 2010
Commentary: Charting our way back to the solvency of our country
WASHINGTON — In 2013, when President Mitch Daniels, former Indiana governor, is counting his blessings, at the top of his list will be the name of his vice president: Paul Ryan. The former congressman from Wisconsin will have come to office with ideas for steering the federal government to solvency.By George Will , February 08, 2010
Primary election move expected
ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s primary election likely will be a month earlier than normal so military personnel and other Americans overseas have plenty of time to cast their ballots.By Don Davis , February 06, 2010
Lawmakers circle August for primary election
Minnesota lawmakers say they have bipartisan support for moving this year’s primary election to Aug. 10 instead of Sept. 14.February 05, 2010
Pawlenty to hit deadline for budget-cut defense
Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s administration has until Tuesday to explain to the Minnesota Supreme Court why his 2009 budget cuts were legal.February 05, 2010
Lino Lakes officer accused of sexual misconduct on duty
LINDSTROM, Minn. - A Lakes Area police officer is accused of providing alcohol to an underage woman and having sex with her while he was on duty.February 05, 2010
Veteran spent most of WWII training: Gunner in training
SLAYTON — The year was 1943. Jim Meaden was in his senior year of high school at Slayton and working alongside his dad, Otto, in the family-owned Meaden Machine Works, when his draft notice arrived in the mail. He was told he would need to report for duty soon after graduation, but it wasn’t until he was interviewed by specialists at boot camp that he was assigned to the U.S. Navy.
By Julie Buntjer , February 05, 2010
Ex-Sen. Kelley is first to fall in Minn. gov race
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Former state Sen. Steve Kelley has dropped out of the Minnesota governor's race after a poor showing in Tuesday's precinct caucuses.February 04, 2010
Minnesota Dems open session with $1 billion borrowing plan
ST. PAUL — Democrats who control the Legislature began the session today by unveiling a $1 billion plan to fix up college buildings, build civic centers, forge trails and upgrade airports.
February 04, 2010
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