Ramsey Co. Courthouse Briefly Shutdown Due To Suspicious Package
The Ramsey County Courthouse has been reopened after a brief shutdown due to a suspicious package Wednesday morning.
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The Ramsey County Courthouse has been reopened after a brief shutdown due to a suspicious package Wednesday morning.
Authorities said a bull had to be put down Wednesday morning after getting loose in east Twin Cities metro. The Washington County Sheriff's Office said the bull somehow got loose during a transport and the area of Manning and Hudson Avenues near Afton late Tuesday night.
All this week, we're looking at what it takes to get ready to run in a race like the Twin Cities Marathon. It's tough to run 26.2 miles and requires proper training in every aspect, not just running. Training for these races is not something you can do in just one week.
Authorities have identified a man who was shot and killed by his son in an apparent murder-suicide that happened early Monday morning in Brooklyn Center. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner identified the victim Wednesday as 65-year-old Gilbert Ramos Avieda of Brooklyn Center.
Millions have seen Mike Lindell's passion for pillows on his No. 1-rated infomercial. But few know the true origins of Lindell's Minnesota based MyPillow empire. Lindell would go on to own bars, carpet cleaning services and even file bankruptcy before coming back to pillows. He said it took years to perfect the product.
The Mall of America has stepped up security following the deadly attack by the Somali militant group al-Shabab at a mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Officials at the Bloomington mall say some of the extra security precautions will be noticeable and some won't be.
Authorities in eastern North Dakota's Steele County combed a cornfield to capture a convicted sex offender from Minnesota who had allegedly cut off his tracking bracelet and stolen a motor home.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to make it safer for young people working in farming. The USDA has awarded a grant to provide safety training for more than 2 million young people involved in agricultural production.
Minnesota has the lowest average premiums nationwide on three health insurance plans that will be sold under the federal health care overhaul. The Obama administration is releasing information Wednesday on premiums and plans in 36 U.S. states where the federal government is managing the overhaul.
A top official from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is getting an up-close look at a Minneapolis lake to highlight turnaround strategies for once-impaired waters. EPA Water Administrator Nancy Stoner planned Wednesday to tour Powderhorn Lake with a leader from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
On Tuesday, Burger King released a healthier french fry: the Satisfry. The fast-food restaurant says it has 20 percent fewer calories and 25 percent percent less fat compared to regular fries. It's made with a different batter so less oil is absorbed.
Like the Vikings themselves, Hubert's Sports Bar across the street from Mall of America Field has a loyal fan base of their own. "We have people who have been coming in for years," manager Jody Anderly said. "They have their favorite table, their favorite server, and they're not going to vary their routine at all."
Nearly half of the murders in Minneapolis have happened on the north side, and more illegal guns are seized from the streets of north Minneapolis than in any other part of the city.
The state patrol is investigating a fatal one-car accident in Anoka County after it crashed into a portable message board on the passenger's side. Passenger Peggy Koecher, 48, of Stacy, Minn., died after the car veered off the right side of the road around 7 p.m. on Tuesday while traveling northbound on I-35W at County Road 14.
The luster of eroticism -- a naked 19-year-old girl polished in olive oil -- doesn't do all that much in Il Futuro, a film that tries to be literary but comes off as something more pretty than poetic.
