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Damaged trains being removed from wreck site

42 min 33 sec ago
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.—Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said.

Minnesotans win $4 million in State Lottery

47 min 36 sec ago

Although the winning $590 million Powerball jackpot belongs to someone in Florida, a few lucky Minnesotans didn't walk away empty handed.

Wisconsin bill would ban mandatory flu shots

1 hour 7 min ago

Wisconsin employers, including hospitals and nursing homes, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature.

Duluth: Missing 12-year-old has been found safe

1 hour 11 min ago

Duluth police reported late Saturday night, May 18, that a missing 12-year-old boy has been located and is safe.

Mice return from a month in space

1 hour 23 min ago
MOSCOW—A Russian capsule carrying mice and lizards has returned to Earth after spending a month in space.

Minnesota House: Union bill draws protesters, supporters; marathon debate takes a break

3 hours 39 min ago

The door to the Minnesota House chamber opens, and Hollee Saville starts shouting: "Vote no! Vote no! Vote no!"

Minnesota lawmakers take a break after overnight session at Capitol

3 hours 44 min ago

House lawmakers adjourned just before 7 a.m. Sunday after staying in session overnight. They'll reconvene at noon.

Obama to address Morehouse College commencement

5 hours 9 min ago
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr.

Hofstra student killed by police during break-in

8 hours 55 min ago
MINEOLA, N.Y.—In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a

Powerball: One ticket-holder in Florida wins $600 million jackpot

10 hours 29 min ago

ORLANDO, Fla. -- One of the tickets sold in Florida for the Powerball game Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were:

Burnsville pawn shop chain challenging business stereotypes

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 11:36pm

From humble beginnings -- a tiny storefront in Robbinsdale in 1991 -- Brad Rixmann has grown Pawn America into a national force in the industry.

South St. Paul: A stranger nearly killed him; another saved him

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 10:48pm

Ken Krasselt said he was not the first person to see Mohs lying in the street. He was just the first to stop.

Red Sox 12, Twins 5: David Ortiz homers twice, drives in six

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 10:24pm

RECAP: Former Twins slugger David Ortiz drove in six runs, five on a pair of homers, to spark Boston to a victory Saturday night in front of 36,967 at Target Field. Ortiz led a 13-hit Red Sox attack. Ortiz's second homer, a two-run blast in the seventh, broke the game open after the Twins had pulled within 7-5 with three runs in the fifth.

Owner of St. Paul institution Bonnie's Cafe dies at 69

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:58pm

Bonnie Roell often said a small prayer over the meals she served to customers at her St. Paul cafe.

Twin Cities music loses friend and force in Sue McLean

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:51pm

Sue McLean, the pre-eminent Twin Cities music promoter who brought talent to the Basilica Block Party, the Minnesota Zoo and the Live at the Guthrie Series, died of cancer Friday, May 17, at her home in Minneapolis. She was 63.

LaVyrle Spencer quit writing at her height, and never looked back

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:26pm

"I don't miss writing a bit. I have no regrets."

No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:11pm
BALTIMORE—Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness.

Minnesota House: Union bill draws protesters, supporters; expected marathon debate yet to begin

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 7:39pm

Union supporters and people who want no part of a union filled the hallways of the Capitol on Saturday, May 18, in advance of an expected marathon debate in the Minnesota House.

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  • Duluth police looking for missing 12-year-old boy

    Sat, 05/18/2013 - 7:31pm

    Duluth police are looking for a 12-year-old boy who has been missing for two days.

    Abandoned dogs get new lives in Minnesota

    Sat, 05/18/2013 - 7:10pm

    When Monika Kopet first saw the little stray dog's photo on the Internet, she fell in love.