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The Fargo operator of a medical waste incinerator would only accept Ebola-contaminated waste from other states after careful consideration, and it doesn't currently have any plans to do so, company officials said.
Who needs deer hunting when you can get your hands on a cup of joe? That's exactly what baristas from Minnesota all the down to Texas are banking on this weekend as the Big Central Coffee Competition makes its way to Minneapolis.
When it comes to teaching kids, preschool is an age that requires a lot of patience. It's an extra challenge when the majority struggle to speak English. One Minnesota teacher is dedicated to making sure all his preschoolers are ready for kindergarten, and that's what makes Eka Nagoya this week's Excellent Educator.
Every week, Mike Augustyniak picks a new cocktail recipe from a local mixologist. This week he's dabbling in a cobbler from La Belle Vie. What's a cobbler, you ask? Read on!
One person was killed early Friday morning in a rollover crash in Hubbard County, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Authorities were called at about 1:38 a.m. to the crash on Highway 87 near milepost 46.
Who needs Black Friday when you have "Orange Friday?" That's because deer hunters across the state are gearing up to go hunting. Firearms hunting opener starts Saturday and a half-million Minnesotans are expected to head outside for the weekend tradition.
Authorities have identified a Minnesota man who died in a crash on an icy Interstate 94 in southeastern North Dakota. The Highway Patrol says 40-year-old Gregory Hillukka, of Cokato, Minnesota, died Wednesday when he lost control of his car near Valley City.
The city of Mountain Iron has been selected to host the Governor's Deer Hunting Opener in 2015. The Minnesota Deer Hunters Association made the announcement Friday — a day before this year's deer season begins.
The state Department of Natural Resources is encouraging hunters in southeast Minnesota to submit deer for chronic wasting disease sampling. The DNR said Thursday it will collect 450 samples from deer at eight locations throughout the state's southeast corner as firearms season begins this weekend.
The Minneapolis Police Department is the latest Minnesota law enforcement agency to begin equipping officers with body cameras. As part of a pilot program being launched Friday, 36 officers will wear the cameras for six to nine months to test their effectiveness.
Nearly 500,000 hunters wearing blaze orange are expected to be afield Saturday when Minnesota's firearms deer season gets underway. But the Department of Natural Resources says those hunters are less likely to bag a deer than in recent years.
Authorities said there were no injuries but an Eden Prairie home suffered significant damage in a fire late Thursday night. Fire crews were called just before midnight to a home on the 9400 block of Olympia Drive after a homeowner called reporting the garage on fire.
DFLers in the Minnesota House have elected Rep. Paul Thissen of Minneapolis as their new minority leader. Thissen had been House speaker. But with Republicans winning control of the Minnesota House in Tuesday's elections, Democrats are returning to minority status in that chamber.
Back in the day, every town had to have a meat market. They were a necessity, says Ryan Schmidt, owner of Schmidt's Meat Market in Nicollet. "Meat markets, butcher shops in small towns used to service a 10-mile area of the farmers that surrounded that," Schmidt said. "They didn't have a cold storage, so they would rent lockers from butcher shops and meat markets." Nowadays, only some towns are lucky enough to still have one.
You may have noticed new blue lights popping up near traffic signals all over the metro. They are small, generally tucked out of the way so they don't distract drivers. Over the past two weeks, they've been going up all over Ramsey County.
