Tornado Victim Identified, 2nd Man Dies During Cleanup
The tornado that tore through north Minneapolis has claimed two lives -- one man died after a tree fell on his vehicle and a second victim collapsed while assisting in cleanup efforts.
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The tornado that tore through north Minneapolis has claimed two lives -- one man died after a tree fell on his vehicle and a second victim collapsed while assisting in cleanup efforts.
The former Minnesota governor released an Internet video Sunday ahead of a public appearance Monday in Iowa, where he planned to formally enter the race for the 2012 GOP nomination.
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is running for the GOP presidential nomination and will announce his bid Monday in Iowa.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich let his movie on religion in American government do the talking at a gathering of Minnesota social conservatives.
A Minnesota filmmaker who pleaded guilty to defrauding the state in a scheme to misuse tax credits aimed at bringing movie makers to Iowa has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Former U.S. Attorney Matt Whitaker will head a committee overseeing the Iowa campaign of former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
A conservative group that has brought a string of potential presidential candidates to Iowa to lecture about the need to reduce government spending owes some of its past success to generous federal grants, which it has since rejected amid charges of hypocrisy.
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is returning to Iowa to headline a Republican Party event in Des Moines this month, as she nears a decision whether to run for president.
A Minnesota judge has sentenced a man to 44 years in prison in the kidnapping and killing of an Iowa teenager in 1997.
The Minnesota Vikings have selected Iowa defensive tackle Christian Ballard with their fourth-round draft pick.
Part of a bridge in Fort Dodge collapsed as it was being demolished Monday, sending two workers who had been standing atop the structure tumbling to the ground but leaving them with only minor injuries, officials said.
Republican Tim Pawlenty, "T-Paw" to his supporters, has increasingly tied himself to the new crop of grass-roots activists in the 2012 presidential campaign.
Trial for a Minnesota teenager charged in the slayings of two Iowa convenience store clerks last fall has been moved to Carroll County.
Jamy Garden's house began to rumble with the approach of a tornado that at one point measured three-quarters of a mile wide. Then the windows shattered, spraying her with glass. Using her cell phone as a flashlight, she fled downstairs and called her grandmother.
A staffer for former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty was arrested in Iowa Tuesday evening for public intoxication and trespassing.
A live video feed from northeast Iowa with a bird's eye view of eagle eggs hatching has attracted more than 100,000 followers -- so many that the site crashed briefly Saturday after the first eaglet emerged.
A $120 million casino being built just across the South Dakota border in northwest Iowa soon will begin a push to fill hundreds of jobs.
A Minnesota teenager charged with killing two convenience store clerks in Iowa will face separate trials.
A handful of high-profile Republicans who may be eyeing the White House told hundreds of conservative activists Saturday that most Americans agree with their values, and insisted that opposition to the president's health care overhaul could help the GOP make historic gains in 2012.
Three potential Republican presidential candidates courted home-school advocates in Iowa on Wednesday, saying the government was a threat and may have "trampled" on the rights of parents to educate their children.
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul will be keynote speakers at an April event by the Iowa Federation of College Republicans.
A judge says he'll rule soon on a defense request to merge the trials of a Minnesota teenager charged with killing two convenience store clerks in Iowa.
Several Republicans mulling 2012 presidential bids descended on Iowa Monday to test their strength among social conservatives who hold the key to the state's lead-off caucuses.
Texas Rep. Ron Paul is leading off a busy day in Iowa for Republicans mulling presidential campaigns.
A judge has set a hearing on a request to combine the trials of a Minnesota teenager charged with killing two convenience store clerks in Iowa.
