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30 Dogs Rescued From Puppy Mill To Find Homes In Minn.
by Jonathon Sharp
5 Feb 2012 at 9:16pm
Thirty puppies found a new home Sunday after being rescued from a puppy mill in Utah.
Rybak: Big Announcement Monday On Vikes Stadium
by Jonathon Sharp
5 Feb 2012 at 9:15pm
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak says there is going to be a major announcement Monday concerning a Vikings stadium.
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Family Tragedy Brings Brother, Sister Closer On Court
by Sara Boyd
5 Feb 2012 at 8:30pm
A family tragedy forced a DeLaSalle high school basketball player to move her game to another level.
Finding Minnesota: St. Croix Chocolates For Valentine?s
by Sara Boyd
5 Feb 2012 at 8:00pm
Never does chocolate get as much attention as it does right now -- the days leading up to Valentine's Day.
Talking Points: Bachmann?s Focus Back On Minn.
by Sara Boyd
5 Feb 2012 at 8:00pm
Former presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is running for re-election in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District. But it's a race that experts say will be a tough one for her.
Giants Beat Patriots 21-17 To Win The Super Bowl
by pantonetticbs
5 Feb 2012 at 7:32pm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute score to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night for New York’s fourth Super Bowl title. It [...]
Santorum Plans To Spend Monday Morning In Rochester
by Jonathon Sharp
5 Feb 2012 at 7:28pm
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ? Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Rick Santorum will attend events in Rochester Monday ? one day before Minnesota?s caucuses. A release from his campaign says Santorum will leave Minneapolis at 5:45 a.m. and [...]
Authorities: Crews Battle Fire At Northfield Nursing Home
by Jonathon Sharp
5 Feb 2012 at 6:39pm
Firefighters are battling a fire at a Northfield nursing home, authorities said.
S. Dakota Man Lost In Fog Discovered In Minn.
by Jonathon Sharp
5 Feb 2012 at 4:57pm
The search for a missing Britton, S.D., man who apparently got lost in dense fog has a happy ending as he was discovered more than 300 miles from home in Minnesota.
Service Set For MN Couple Missing In Ship Disaster
by Jonathon Sharp
5 Feb 2012 at 4:44pm
A memorial Mass has been scheduled for a Minnesota couple who are missing in the Italian cruise ship disaster.
No. 19 Penn State Women Rally For 68-65 Victory
by Jonathon Sharp
5 Feb 2012 at 2:57pm
Mia Nickson scored 20 points and Alex Bentley added 16 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 38.9 seconds to play, to help No. 19 Penn State rally for a 68-65 victory over Minnesota on Sunday.
SLP: Crave Chose Not To Serve Alcohol On Super Bowl
by Jonathon Sharp
5 Feb 2012 at 1:38pm
The Crave restaurant in St. Louis Park isn't serving alcohol on Super Bowl Sunday.
Rick Santorum Visits MN Before Caucus
by Sara Boyd
5 Feb 2012 at 1:30pm
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Rick Santorum made a stop at a Twin Cities mega church just two days before Minnesota's caucuses.
19 Rail Cars Go Off Track In Reg Wing Train Derailment
by Jonathon Sharp
5 Feb 2012 at 1:12pm
A Canadian Pacific train derailed near Red Wing, Minn., Sunday morning, causing 19 rail cars to come off the tracks and two to tip over, a spokesperson for the company said.
Minnesota Pulls Away In 2nd Half For 69-61 Win
by Jonathon Sharp
5 Feb 2012 at 12:52pm
Reserve guard Chip Armelin scored 15 points and Minnesota took advantage of Nebraska's poor shooting in the second half to pull away for a 69-61 victory on Sunday.
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Minnesota
Fast Facts! |
32nd state, May 11, 1858
Population - 5,100,958
Persons per square mile - 61.8
Counties - 87
Land Area - 79,548 sq. mi., 12th
Bird - Loon
Tree - Red Pine
Flower - Pink/white lady's-slipper
Song - Hail! Minnesota
Motto - Star of the North
Capital - St Paul
Mean travel time to work - 21.9
Geographic center - In Crow Wing Co., 10 mi. SW of Brainerd
State forests - 58 (nearly 4 million ac.)
State parks - 72
Male: 2,435,631 (49.5%)
Female: 2,483,848 (50.5%)
White: 4,400,282 (89.4%)
Black: 171,731 (3.5%)
American Indian: 54,967 (1.1%)
Asian: 141,968 (2.9%)
Other race: 65,810 (1.3%)
Two or more races: 82,742 (1.7%)
Hispanic/Latino: 143,382 (2.9%)
percent population 18 and over: 73.8
65 and over: 12.1
median age: 35.4 |
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Jack Jablonski making strides, working to 'get back to normal again'
5 Feb 2012 at 2:19pm
Like many of his 16-year-old classmates Jack Jablonski is learning to drive. Thursday he took his first trip through the halls of Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute in his motorized wheelchair. He displayed the usual student driver anxiety, but significantly, his left hand was running the controls.
Fire evacuates Northfield nursing home
5 Feb 2012 at 12:51pm
Fire broke out at Valleyview Assisted Living and Memory Care in Northfield on Sunday night.
Blast kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys
5 Feb 2012 at 10:35am
Authorities say it appears the husband of a missing Utah woman deliberately blew up a house, killing himself and his two young sons.
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