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
MnSCU reports surge in underrepresented students The Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities system is reporting a surge in the sort of students
who in the past often didn't attend college.November 18, 2009
Community revives ailing mobile home park A St. Cloud-area mobile home park is showing that it is possible to turn around a park for the better, but it requires the cooperation of concerned citizens and most importantly, the park owner.November 18, 2009
Body of duck hunter recovered near Rat Lake Becker County Sheriff's divers recovered the body of a 62-year-old duck hunter from Rat Lake on Tuesday afternoon.November 17, 2009
Missouri murder suspect arrested in Minneapolis Law enforcement officers from Minnesota and
Missouri have arrested a man in Minneapolis who is wanted for
murder in St. Louis.November 17, 2009
Petters, on witness stand, denies knowing of fraud A Minnesota businessman accused of
orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme testified Tuesday that he did
not knowingly participate in the fraud and may have "trusted some
people far too much."November 17, 2009
Judge drops case against family that denied chemo A Brown County judge has closed the case
on a teenager whom the court forced to undergo chemotherapy against
his family's wishes.November 17, 2009
Omar Jamal takes post with Somali Mission to UN Jamal was appointed about a week ago to the position of first secretary, according to Somalia's ambassador to the U.N. Jamal will represent Somali interests on various U.N. committees.November 17, 2009
Former inmate's lawsuit: Ramsey County failed to treat TB A former inmate is suing Ramsey County and medical staff at the county's workhouse after he said his tuberculosis went untreated for 54 days while he served time there last year.November 17, 2009
Petters defense calls witnesses Defense today started telling its side in the fraud trial of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters. Petters is accused of leading a fraud scheme that cost investors about $3.5 billion.November 17, 2009
Rural mobile home park residents stuck in untenable homes For many residents in outstate Minnesota, manufactured home -- or trailer -- parks are affordable housing. But one such park in central Minnesota is described as an unfit place to live.November 17, 2009
The domestic scientific brain drain U.S. colleges are graduating as many scientists and engineers as ever, yet employers say they are facing a shortage. Midmorning looks into the motives behind their migration into other fields like finance and what incentives are necessary to keep scientists doing the work they were trained for.Midmorning, November 17, 2009
Man pleads guilty to Bois Forte tribal HQ arson A 20-year-old Nett Lake man admits he set
fire to the Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Center in northern
Minnesota over the summer.November 16, 2009
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