Madeleine Baran Feature Archive
Union president Mary Cathryn Ricker says the agreement was reached at midnight, ending a lengthy negotiation process that began in May.
(01/31/2012)
The number of federal job discrimination complaints filed in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota rose by four percent last year.
(01/26/2012)
Tougher penalties for illegal checking were unanimously approved last weekend by Minnesota Hockey, the organization that governs amateur youth hockey in Minnesota.
(01/23/2012)
Federal prosecutors filed charges Friday against a dozen people suspected of being part of a Minnesota-based identity theft ring that stole more than $2 million from banks and businesses in 14 states.
(01/20/2012)
Gary Eichten recorded his final interview as MPR's Midday host before a packed crowd at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul Thursday night, swapping stories and jokes with former Vice President Walter Mondale.
(01/20/2012)
The governor said questions remain about the financial viability of the Vikings-preferred site in Arden Hills.
(01/18/2012)
The University of Minnesota is suing over alleged copyright violations by a website operator who posted a widely-used psychological test online.
(01/09/2012)
Anoka County prosecutors charged a 29-year-old man with criminal sexual conduct Tuesday for allegedly groping an 11-year-old girl at a Walmart in Fridley.
(01/03/2012)
A female patient who was awake and awaiting surgery was mistakenly given a medication that causes temporary paralysis, according investigators with the Minnesota Department of Health.
(01/03/2012)
A Columbia Heights man suspected of groping a young girl at a Fridley Walmart has been arrested.
(12/30/2011)
The Anoka County Sheriff's Office is investigating what it calls a "bold, daytime sexual assault" of a child at a Walmart in Fridley on Dec. 26.
(12/29/2011)
Firefighters are working to contain a raging fire at the Swany White flour mill in Freeport.
(12/27/2011)
Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday night to remember those who died while struggling with homelessness this year - 130 Minnesotans whose lives were cut short by violence, depression, frostbite and other symptoms of a life spent on the streets.
(12/16/2011)
Cargill has voluntarily recalled two regional brands of dog food after testing revealed high levels of a toxin.
(12/13/2011)
The city's Homegrown Minneapolis initiative has helped set up mini-farmers markets in low-income neighborhoods and expand community gardens.
(12/12/2011)