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• St. Paul School District employee charged with stealing $21,000
  A former St. Paul School District employee has been charged with stealing more than $21,260 from the school system.November 19, 2009
• Job market even tougher for ex-offenders
  Finding a job in this economy is difficult, and with a criminal background it's even more so. At the same time, foundations are cutting funds for ex-offender work programs.November 19, 2009
• Feds indict Minn. Somali on conspiracy charges
  Federal authorities say a massive investigation into the disappearances of about 20 young Somali men from Minnesota has taken a significant step forward with a seventh arrest in the case.November 19, 2009
• Non-profits analyze Give to the Max Day
  More than 3,300 Minnesota non-profits raised in excess of $14 million in charitable contributions earlier this week in the first known attempt to raise money for non-profits statewide in one day, on one Web site.November 19, 2009
• Journalist Sarah Chayes at the Westminster Town Hall Forum
  Journalist Sarah Chayes, who has lived in Afghanistan since 2001 and is author of "The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban," speaks live at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in Minneapolis.Midday, November 19, 2009
• In Moorhead, school funding woes concern entire city
  Nine of every 10 Minnesota schools now depend on voter-approved tax increases to pay their bills. But what happens when voters reject a tax increase and schools make deep budget cuts? That's what happened in Moorhead, and budget woes for schools are affecting the entire city.November 19, 2009
• Petters remains firm in having no knowledge of fraud
  Businessman Tom Petters tried to put his former business associates on trial Wednesday during his second day on the stand.November 18, 2009
• HCMC approves big cuts in 2010 budget
  The Hennepin County Medical Center, the state's largest safety net hospital, will close at least two clinics, eliminate more than 150 positions and restrict access to its non-emergency services under a budget approved Wednesday.November 18, 2009
• Man tries to run over student at Duluth high school
  A man tried to run over a student in the parking lot of a Duluth high school Thursday morning, and nearly hit a school official while fleeing the scene, police said.November 18, 2009
• More arrests expected in assault video case
  St. Paul police have arrested two young men suspected of taking part in a series of random attacks shown in a video posted on the Internet.November 18, 2009
• Charter school fined $140K for license violations
  Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, a charter school which caters to Muslim students, was found to have eight teachers on staff who didn't hold valid teaching licenses. State money will be withheld from the school starting Dec. 15.November 18, 2009
• Petters blames top associates for alleged scheme
  Tom Petters is putting the blame on top associates for the fraud at Petters Co. Inc.November 18, 2009
• Re-vote on Anoka-Hennepin school closures starts tonight
  The district's vote to close six schools and reconfigure two others didn't follow proper procedures, which created the need for a 'do over.'November 18, 2009
• Businessman sentenced for selling pharmaceutical drugs
  The owner of a Northfield pharmaceutical disposal company is sentenced to four years in prison for selling some of the drugs he was supposed to destroy or return to the manufacturers.November 18, 2009
• Group staging protest of GAMC elimination
  A group of low-income people and advocates will stage a "never-ending emergency room waiting line" outside of the Hennepin County Medical Center on Wednesday, to protest the elimination of General Assistance Medical Care.November 18, 2009

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