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
Man sentenced in fatal veterans home beating A 45-year-old man who had been living at the Hastings Veterans home was sentenced Monday for the fatal beating of a fellow resident.November 16, 2009
Superintendent sues Christian Brothers over alleged abuse A Minnesota school superintendent has filed a fraud suit against a religious order in the Roman Catholic Church, known as the Christian Brothers of the Midwest.November 16, 2009
Mondale's role in saving 'boat people' recalled, 30 years later In the years following the end of the Vietnam War, thousands of Vietnamese risked the dangers of the South China Sea instead of facing communism. This year marks 30 years since then-Vice President Walter Mondale convinced world leaders to come to the rescue of more than 1 million "boat people" -- many of whom settled in Minnesota.November 16, 2009
Prosecution rests in Petters trial The defense is now telling its side in
the fraud trial of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters, after prosecutors rested their case early this afternoon.November 16, 2009
Sprint Nextel settles Minn. lawsuit over contracts Minnesota customers of Sprint Nextel
Corp. who think their cell phone contracts were extended without
their say-so can file for refunds of early termination fees under a
legal settlement announced Monday.November 16, 2009
Students help Minn. take aim at new standardized test Minnesota students will be taking a new version of the standardized test help the state develop get ready for the new test's roll out in two years.November 16, 2009
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