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• Bachman walking, recovering after Beijing stabbing
  Barbara Bachman is starting to talk and walk short distances while recovering at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Her husband, Todd Bachman was killed at a tourist attraction in Beijing.August 19, 2008
• August is bat season
  August is the peak month for human-bat encounters, and the Minnesota Health Department is warning about exposure to rabies.August 19, 2008
• A young girl's sweet 15
  In Latin American countries, the quince is a right of passage for young Latinas. Their 15th birthday is the time for a social and religious coming-of-age ceremony. It's a custom that's becoming more common in the U.S.August 18, 2008
• Dolphin at Minnesota Zoo is pregnant; dolphin show on hold
  Allie, a 21-year old bottlenose dolphin, is pregnant; her calf is due next spring.August 18, 2008
• Duluth zoo faces uncertain future
  The head of the Lake Superior Zoo says it's a common question: What's new at the zoo?August 17, 2008
• DNR investigating Newcastle disease in Minn. birds
  The Department of Natural Resources is studying a strain of Newcastle disease that has been found in birds in two Minnesota lakes.August 15, 2008
• Free bikes arrive for Republican convention
  Bike advocates will make 1,000 bikes available during the Republican National Convention. Just don't ride them in the no-car, no-bike security zone.August 15, 2008
• Little House team looks for a slow route to Broadway
  It's opening weekend for "Little House on the Prairie - the musical" at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. The show broke box office sales records for the Guthrie and its run has already been extended by two weeks. There's also talk about the show being Broadway-bound. But the Little House creative team wants to take it slow.August 14, 2008
• Boomer havens
  Retirement communities are more in demand than ever, but critics say they are artificial and too exclusive.Midmorning, August 14, 2008
• Homeless families rising in Hennepin County
  A recent report from Housing and Urban Development indicates a decrease in the number of chronically homeless people, but that definition does not include families. Meanwhile, the number of homeless families in hennepin County is on the rise.Midmorning, August 14, 2008
• When grief won't go away
  Scientists have determined that the brain may be biologically hardwired to keep us from getting over the death of a loved one. Midmorning discusses the kinds treatment available for this intense bereavement.Midmorning, August 14, 2008
• Nancy Pelosi's 'Message to America's Daughters'
  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., discussed her new autobiography, "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters," during a forum at the John F. Kennedy Library.Midday, August 13, 2008
• Just ask Amy
  Amy Dickinson, a nationally syndicated advice columnist, takes audience questions on problems of family, friends, and the heart.Midmorning, August 13, 2008
• Longtime St. Paul columnist dies
  Well-known St. Paul reporter and columnist Don Boxmeyer died Sunday.August 10, 2008
• Bachman CEO killed and wife injured in Beijing attack
  Neighbors and friends are reacting with shock and sadness to the news that Todd Bachman, head of Minneapolis-based Bachman's garden center, was stabbed and killed in Beijing early Saturday. Todd Bachman's wife Barbara was seriously injured in the attack and remains hospitalized.August 9, 2008

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