Fridley-based Medtronic plans to cut 220 employees in its Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management division across the United States, according to a company statement released on Wednesday.
(05/02/2012)
Much of the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness that was burned in last year's Pagami Creek wildfire will reopen to the public starting today.
(05/02/2012)
A new study suggests that combining computer use with moderate exercise late in life may decrease the odds of memory loss.
(05/01/2012)
Minneapolis Assistant Police Chief Janee Harteau speaks about her nomination to replace outgoing-Police Chief Tim Dolan.
(04/30/2012)
An Apple Valley man was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police on Sunday evening.
(04/30/2012)
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has ruled that the death of a St. Bonifacius child in February was a homicide.
(04/27/2012)
The U.S. Department of Labor is withdrawing a rule that would have limited the sorts of work that children can do on farms.
(04/26/2012)
University of Minnesota Gophers football player Gary Tinsley died of an enlarged heart April 6, according to a Hennepin County Medical Examiner report released Wednesday.
(04/26/2012)
A letter from a state legislator questions Gov. Mark Dayton on why a company that consulted on the I-35W bridge before its collapse is being considered for work on the Southwest Corridor light rail project.
(04/25/2012)
Fridley-based Medtronic was ranked as America's 50th-best corporate citizen this week by Corporate Responsibility magazine.
(04/25/2012)
As the nation's manufacturers deal with a shortage of skilled laborers, a northeast Minnesota school district is planning to offer more technical training at local high schools to keep jobs, and the community's children, in the area.
(04/24/2012)
A neighborhood organization looking for a solution to control flooding after the loss of old trees were referred to Metro Blooms, a non-profit organization that promotes ecologically-friendly gardens and landscapes.
(04/24/2012)
Authorities have charged eight men with misdemeanors or gross misdemeanors for their participation in a melee at the Mall of America on the day after Christmas.
(04/23/2012)
Lack of funding is forcing a non-profit organization that served the Spanish-speaking population in the Twin Cities for three-decades to close its doors.
(04/21/2012)
The Minnesota State Patrol is disbanding its motorcycle patrol program and will auction off the unit's five Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
(04/20/2012)
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