Minnesota

Best-selling author Vince Flynn dies at age 47

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Best-selling author Vince Flynn, who wrote the Mitch Rapp counterterrorism thriller series and sold more than 15 million books in the U.S. alone, died Wednesday in Minnesota after a more than two-year […]

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Rare Superman comic book sells for $175,000

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A rare copy of the comic book featuring Superman’s first appearance that went undiscovered for over 70 years in the insulation of a Minnesota house has been sold for $175,000. Stephen […]

2013/06/12

Runner’s pain is no pulled muscle; it’s a baby

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — An aspiring half-marathon runner in Minnesota attributed her unbearable back pain to a two-hour training session. A day later, she was cradling a newborn. Trish Staine, 33, says she had no […]

2013/06/05

Michele Bachmann, US Representative of Minnesota (AP Photo)

Rep. Bachmann says she won’t run for re-election

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a tea party favorite, announced Wednesday she will not run for another term in the U.S. House, saying her decision had nothing to do with ongoing […]

2013/05/29

Rare Superman comic found in house insulation

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It’s considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a wall […]

2013/05/25

Republicans to back Obama’s student loan idea

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare victory on college loans. The GOP-led House Education and Workforce Committee is backing an idea in Obama’s budget proposal to link […]

2013/05/09

Raid of Minn. home disrupted ‘terror attack’

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The FBI says a potential terror attack that it believes was disrupted by a mobile home raid was in its “planning stages” and the target was believed to be in western Minnesota. […]

2013/05/06

Minn. hospital says it mishandled stillborn’s body

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota hospital apologized Wednesday for mishandling a stillborn baby whose body was found in linens that had been sent to an off-site laundry service.

2013/04/17

Incoming

A high school hockey player was celebrating a winning goal in the Missouri state tournament when he got carried away and threw his stick into the crowd. As one local sportswriter put it: “I’m just […]

2013/03/26

So what have you done for me lately?

UCLA basketball coach Ben Howland has been fired. And one of the guys he can blame is… Ben Howland. Wait a minute – what? It’s because a college coach has two separate jobs: Recruit and Win.

2013/03/25

Barack Obama making statement on contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control. (AP Photo)

Business owner sues over health plan contraception

ST. JOSEPH, Minn. (AP) — A central Minnesota business owner is joining the wave of lawsuits over religious freedom and the birth control mandate included in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

2013/02/07

Unions show muscle, spent millions in state races

WASHINGTON (AP) – When Maggie Hassan won the New Hampshire governor’s race this month, it wasn’t just a victory for fellow Democrats. Unions spent millions backing Hassan because she opposes a right-to-work bill that would […]

2012/11/19

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