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• Wis. couple attacked, shot by carjackers tell their story
  Al and Susan Thill of St. Croix Falls were driving to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico last week, as they've done for the last nine years. But when they reached the north central Mexican state of Durango on Thursday, their annual trip took a turn for the worst.January 5, 2010
• Not a stampede, but some find profit in goats
  Farmers in Minnesota began taking a real interest in raising goats about five years ago. Some raise the animals for their meat, and others use them as dairy animals.January 3, 2010
• Ginseng farmers hope 'grown in Wisconsin' sells in China
  U.S. ginseng growers rely extensively on sales to China, and after years of declining profits due to new competition from Canadian and Chinese farmers, those in Wisconsin are defending their brand and hoping to tap a growing Chinese middle-class market.January 2, 2010
• Lawsuit over communion host dispenser reaches U.S. District Court in Minn.
  A dispute over the invention of a "rapidly reloading" communion host dispenser made its way into U.S. District Court in Minnesota on Thursday.December 31, 2009
• Family finds strength after New Year's skiing accident
  For the Fink family, each New Year's Day marks another anniversary of an event that profoundly changed the family's life. Eleven years ago, Susan Fink fell on a ski trail and was paralyzed from the neck down.December 31, 2009
• Minn. Make-A-Wish seeks frequent-flier donations
  The Minnesota Make-A-Wish Foundation is asking residents to donate their frequent-flier miles.December 31, 2009
• Rush Limbaugh admitted to Honolulu hospital
  Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh is resting comfortably in a Hawaii hospital after suffering chest pains while on vacation, his radio program says.December 31, 2009
• Gym using judo to help kids tackle larger issues
  In the sport of judo, contestants try to flip, fling or wrestle each other to the ground and keep them there; and in north Minneapolis, some neighborhood residents are using judo to help them tackle some larger problems.December 30, 2009
• Music in the midst of Sri Lanka's civil war
  Minnesota and journalist Jesse Hardman got an inside view of the brutal civil war in Sri Lanka, and in the midst of the chaos he came upon an amazing story of a forgotten people.December 30, 2009
• Fox shot in runway disruption at MSP
  A brief flight delay at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Wednesday morning had nothing to do with snowstorms or terrorism. Blame the foxes.December 30, 2009
• Mpls. students raise cash for wells in Horn of Africa
  Money raised by students at Southwest High School in Minneapolis will pay for the construction of 10 new wells in Somalia and other East African countries next year.December 30, 2009
• Jan. 1 a common birth date for many immigrants
  With New Year's Day just around the corner, you can be sure that people will make a fuss over any New Year's babies born that day. But it turns out there are far more people with a Jan. 1 birth date than you might think.December 29, 2009
• Helping veterans come home
  As more Minnesota veterans return from deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, other veterans are reaching out to help them--and their families.December 29, 2009
• Senate confirms new US marshal in Minnesota
  Minneapolis assistant police Chief Sharon Lubinski has become the first openly gay U.S. marshal. The U.S. Senate last week confirmed her to be the U.S. marshal for the Minnesota district.December 28, 2009
• Couple stranded 3 days after GPS leads them astray
  A Nevada couple traveling through Eastern Oregon are safe at home after spending three days stuck in snow because their SUV's navigation system sent them down a remote forest road.December 28, 2009

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