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Instead, this is the story of Valeria Silva, and thousands of other Minnesota immigrants.

Jurors returned to the federal courthouse in St. Paul on Monday to resume deliberations in the fraud trial of Tom Petters.

Family members say a pilot from Minnesota survived a cargo plane crash that killed three other American crew members in China.The plane veered off the runway upon takeoff at Shanghai's main airport Saturday and burst into flames.Bill Johnson Jr.

Moderate Republicans may be a vanishing breed elsewhere, but Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are thriving.

Did you know that 40 percent of Minnesotaa s 72,400 small businesses did not offer health insurance to employees last year? Thata s one of the state-centric tidbits in " The Case for Change" report issued today by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius.

State leaders are bracing for bad news out of the economic forecast that sets the stage for upcoming Minnesota budget deliberations.

ROCHESTER - Could corn growers increase yield if they reduce spacing between rows to 22 inches or less? The answer depends on where the grower lives.

In the name of trade, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty heads south later this week - way south.

Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment: PETTERS TRIAL Jury deliberates for 2nd day in Petters fraud case ST.

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Frontpage -> Features -> Lifestyles -> Minnesota Energy Resources contributes to Family Pathways Food Shelves Minnesota Energy Resources Operations Supervisor, Paul Miller is presenting the check to Family Pathways volunteer Eric Klaysmax.

The state of Pennsylvania's prison system is overflowing, and some of its convicts may be coming to Minnesota if a proposal submitted by the Minnesota Department of Corrections bears fruit.

Minnesota's colleges and universities are struggling to educate more students with fewer dollars from the state.

Minnesota food pantries, homeless shelters and other assistance programs report an increase in need for services even as the nation's economy shows signs of improving.

The Metro Gang Strike Force is dead and buried, a victim of his own corruption, ineptitude and general flouting of constitutional rights .

The jobless rate in southeastern Minnesota dropped for the fourth consecutive month in October.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Low-income Minnesotans miss 125 million meals each year, and one out of eight children in Minnesota is at risk of going hungry.

Hunger Solutions Minnesota's latest hunger report looks at senior hunger and Minnesota's food insecurity Seniors and retirees are caught in the loss of investment wealth, increase in expensive healthcare, housing, and facing unexpected retirement challenges.

Eyewear designer Robert Mark fits Becci Seaquist of West St. Paul with new frames from his latest collection at the Galleria in Edina.

The U.S. Justice Department unsealed charges against eight Somali men in Minnesota allegedly tied to the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabaab terrorist organization.

DJ Freddy Fresh slaps a vinyl record on the turntable, cues it up and tells a student, "Remember, the top of the note was there, right? Grab it." The student places his hand on the disc.

Nancy Davis, right, was not granted a pardon for her assault charge in 1993. Making that decision was the Minnesota Board of Pardons a ' Gov.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A push to scrap a Minnesota law barring new nuclear power plants gained a pair of influential supporters Tuesday, adding intensity to a debate before a state Legislature that has narrowly resisted the change.

Fewer Minnesota residents are being sickened with the H1N1 flu as the supply of vaccine catches up with demand, but people should take precautions over Thanksgiving, a health official said Tuesday.

Air-pollution levels raise concern in the Twin Cities and Rochester An air-pollution health advisory for the Twin Cities metropolitan area and Rochester was issued for Monday and today by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency , prompting officials to urge motorists to park their vehicles and turn to alternative ways to get around whenever ...

A jury will return Tuesday to further deliberate the fate of a Minnesota businessman accused of operating a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $3.5 billion.

Promising both "true brotherhood'' and "fun,'' several Somali men persuaded fellow immigrants in Minneapolis to return to their East African homeland and take up arms with a terrorist group, according to federal charges unsealed yesterday against eight individuals.

Some convictions date to the 1970s while others are as recent as 2002. CBS Read More Minnesota News Eighteen people trying to wipe old crimes off their criminal record are putting their hopes in the Minnesota Board of Pardons.

Published: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. Here are reviews of recently released holiday CDs: Bob Dylan, "Christmas In The Heart" Do you hear what I hear? Bob Dylan singing Christmas carols?! Ho ho ho.

A Republican with deep ties to the Minnesota business community has decided against a run for governor next year.

About once a month, we'll ask two booksellers a ' one independent and one chain a ' for current best-sellers. The specific booksellers will change every month.

Obesity rates in Minnesota are climbing, more of our kids are living in poverty, and we just don't line up for immunizations the way we used to.

Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press NEW ULM, Minn. A Brown County judge has closed the case on a teenager forced by the court to undergo chemotherapy against his family's wishes.

Comment on This Story / Send This Article to a Friend Business North - The Daily Briefing - Business Newspaper Online Iron Range Resources moves to secure Minnesota Discovery Center assets 11/20/2009 Iron Range Resources acted today to secure the physical and historical assets at Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm.

Three sisters sit in their mother's kitchen, talking around a folded American flag.

The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that negligence claims against two aircraft firms in the 2002 death of a Minnesota pilot were wrongly thrown out.

Tax reciprocity with Wisconsin, which has been eliminated to help with Minnesota's budget deficit, may be back in play.

The recent three-part series in the Star Tribune highlighting falls in Minnesota's nursing homes fails to share the full story and provide readers with the appropriate context regarding nursing home care in Minnesota.

A Minnesota bus company remains confident that a driver's sudden medical emergency led to the fatal tour bus crash earlier this week that killed two and injured 20.

Lawyers for the Minnesota House spell out in a 34-page brief why they believe Gov.

Authorities say one passenger is hospitalized in serious condition after a tour bus crash in southern Minnesota killed two people and injured 20.

A tour bus returning from an Iowa casino ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 21, authorities said.

Property taxes would increase an average of 3.5 percent across Minnesota next year if local governments adopt their proposed levies, the state Revenue Department announced Thursday.

The body of a pilot has been recovered from the wreckage of his small plane in Clearwater County.32 year- old Andrew Lindberg was found Wednesday with his Piper Cherokee in a remote, wooded area on the White Earth Indian Reservation near Mahnomen.Lindberg was a new pilot who was flying from Lakeville to Hallock Friday night to go deer hunting with ...

Julie Edvalson relaxed Wednesday morning as she watched her 3 year old rip through the play area outside the Lego store at the Mall of America.

A web site created to track stimulus spending shows money was spent to create jobs in places that don't exist.

"I am optimistic that we are on the downswing of our second wave," said Dr. Ruth Lynfield, state epidemiologist.

Minnesota has had three straight months with a falling unemployment rate. Officials prepared to say today if the streak would go on.

A tour bus returning from a casino ran off a southern Minnesota interstate and rolled over in a ditch Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 21, authorities said.

Minnesota health officials reported five new deaths from H1N1 flu Wednesday as the second wave of the pandemic wanes.

Rescuers work at the scene of a bus accident Wednesday afternoon Nov. 18, 2009 in Freeborn County on Interstate 90 west of Austin, Minn.

MAHNOMEN, Minn. - The wreckage of a small plane has been found in northwest Minnesota's Clearwater County after several days of ground and air searches for a missing pilot from Farmington.

As we all know, the Obama administration has created an untold number of new websites.

Sprint Nextel has settled a lawsuit in which Minnesota's attorney general accused the company of extending cell phone contracts without customer permission.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay : The wholesale prices of brand-name prescription drugs in the United States increased by about 9% in the last year, a sharp contrast to the 1.3% decrease in the Consumer Price Index.

A federal grand jury in West Virginia has linked five more people to an international scam that allegedly tricked government agencies in several states into paying at least $3.3 million to bogus companies with names that sounded like legitimate firms.

" Taxpayers now have even more ways to find key tax information through web-based instructional videos from the Minnesota Department of Revenue.

Minnesota's long-term care facilities face a substantial gap between the rates paid by Medicaid for nursing home residents and the actual cost of providing care.

Veterans Day honors America's military members one day each year, but a soon-to-released calendar will recognize 13 fallen Minnesota servicemen year-round. A Minnesota mom came up with the idea.

Minnesota House will file a friend-of-the-court brief that says Gov. Tim Pawlenty violated constitutional separation of powers with his unilateral budget cuts.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has flirted with 10,000 points. U.S. manufacturing, exports and home sales are showing signs of life.

Even as drug makers promise to support Washington's health care overhaul by shaving $8 billion a year off the nation's drug costs after the legislation takes effect, the industry has been quietly raising its prices at the fastest rate in years.

Residents living downstream from Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., along the Red River fear their towns would be sacrificed in a diversion plan to save the two larger cities from chronic flooding.

Rescue crews are searching for a missing plane, which took off from the Twin Cities with a Farmington man on board.

Last week at the Maiden Minnesota event, Twin Cities shoppers clamored to get their hands on some of the newest and coolest products being made locally by women.

Jessica Cressey, Chris Schlichting, and Hannah Kramer in Morgan Thorson's "Heaven." Details: Morgan Thorson P.S.122 October 25, 28 through 30 Heaven, in Minneapolis choreographer Morgan Thorson's piece of the same name, is a place that imperfect people labor to reach.

A prominent Minnesota entrepreneur is telling of his own troubles in dealing with Tom Petters,Petters is the Twin Cities businessman accused of orchestrating a multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

Minnesota's elections chief is proposing a makeover of absentee ballot envelopes and instructions with a goal of avoiding the confusion exposed in the 2008 election.

ST. PAUL a " In July, Minnesota began a statewide ignition interlock program aimed to combat the issue of unlicensed DWI offenders continuing to drive a " and drive impaired a " following arrest.A The program allows certain DWI offenders to regain driving privileges by having an ignition interlock device installed in their vehicles.

Relatives and friends of a Minnesota man held in the Netherlands say he struggles with life and isn't capable of funding terrorists.

Legislative Auditor James Nobles says the office of Enterprise Technology paid a computer support and database employee $341,000 in salary and benefits over nearly three years to work in Pawlenty's office.

A Somali man arrested in the Netherlands for allegedly financing Islamic terrorists didn't show signs of extremist leanings and was so strapped for cash he couldn't scrape together enough money to bring his new wife from Somalia to the U.S. That's according to a Minnesota brother of the man, identified as Mohamud Said Omar.

The Don meets the Bard in a play opening at a St. Paul theater next week."Corleone: The Shakespearean Godfather" opens at Gremlin Theatre on Nov.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Minnesota Gov.

Republican state Sen. Mike Jungbauer is dropping out of the Minnesota governor's race after having trouble raising money.

Share + Nov 12, 2009 1:40 pm US/Central 1 of 1 Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget team has informed legislators that the state might have to borrow money early next year to cover its bills.

Minnesota health officials are reporting six more H1N1 deaths and one more from an undetermined flulike illness.

" Gov. Tim Pawlenty yesterday signed Emergency Executive Order 09-12, providing emergency relief from regulations pertaining to hours of service for carriers and drivers of commercial motor vehicles while in the process of obtaining and transporting anhydrous ammonia for farm use.

Authorities have a preliminary cause of death for the soldier found dead in the Chippewa County Forest - hypothermia due to exposure.

A group of Minnesotans are home safely after enduring Tropical Storm Ida in El Salvador, where nearly 12,000 people are now homeless.

Next month, Gov. Tim Pawlenty is heading to New Hampshire, the latest presidential proving ground the Minnesota Republican will have visited this fall.

An estimated 4,000 military veterans in Minnesota are expected to be homeless this year in Minnesota.

Chris Niskanen / An "unprecedented" number of firearms were seized from Minnesota hunters last weekend as illegal deer baiting reached new high levels, say Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials.

The Rev. Peg Chemberlin, executive director of the Minnesota Council of Churches, will be installed as President of the National Council of Churches at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 12, in a public service at St.

Though you might not be able to run away from your problems, moving to another state could be good for the soul.

Like it or not, a Minnesota winter is just around the corner. And the Department of Public Safety wants us all to be prepared.

The 2009 Minnesota Cattle Feeder Day swill be held Tuesday, Dec. 8 at the Blue Mound Banquet Center in Luverne, Minn.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay : A U.S. lawmaker wants federal investigators to assess the risk for E. coli contamination in food used for school meal programs.

For Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, it's goodbye farm fields, hello palm trees. Less than a week after a highly anticipated speech to Iowa Republicans, Pawlenty makes his way this week to Florida.

Zimmerman is one of eight Minnesota communities that will receive $10.8 million in funding from the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority for improvements to drinking water and wastewater plants.

Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 Minnesota Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty last week proposed a constitutional amendment to cap state spending, the Pioneer Press reported.

Barely a year into his first term, Gov. Tim Pawlenty set out to end long-term homelessness in Minnesota by 2010, an audacious-sounding goal that he insisted was "very real and attainable." "Our homeless population in Minnesota isn't so large that we can't solve the problem in the near and intermediate term," he said in his January 2004 State of the ...

An industry lawsuit filed against New York City's electronic waste disposal law could affect Minnesota's e-waste laws, fears Rep.

Last update: November 5, 2009 - 6:29 PM In the fall of 1909, the Minneapolis Tribune sponsored a contest seeking a new school song for the University of Minnesota.

Nurses are being put "in harm's way" by a state policy that only recommends surgical masks to protect them from H1N1 flu at work, the Minnesota Nurses Association declared Thursday.

MinnPost photos by Wilt Hodges, Joey Peters and Emily Ness For many months, retail reports, financial statistics and monthly jobless updates have relentlessly driven home to all of us the bleak state of the national and regional economy.

As Congress begins voting on health care reform, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty urged Republican activists on Saturday to use public anger over the issue as the linchpin of their battle to return to power.

Minnesota's DFL party will hold three debates in the next five weeks for its gubernatorial candidates.

In this Nov. 1, 2009, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine listens as President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Corzine at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, N.J. Oh, how the tables have turned.

U.S. Sen. Al Franken joined his colleagues Senators Sherrod Brown and Bob Casey to support the COBRA Subsidy Extension and Enhancement Act .

Minnesota officials are arranging health care coverage for 28,000 patients whose state-paid health insurance plan is slated to end on March 1. The Human Services Department announced the plan on its Web site Friday.

Internet speeds in more than four-fifths of Minnesota are too slow to support technologies that could draw new jobs, take cars off the roads and bring new services to people in their homes, a new report said Friday.

Check out the environmentally sound items on the Sierra Club website: natural hemp clotheslines, patchouli-scented kerosene for the new read more kerosene televisions, cord removal kits for electric blankets, and refrigerators that use natural ice for cooling rather than electricity and weird chemicals.

Thousands of Minnesota deer hunters will go into the woods for the season opener this weekend, but many people don't wait for the season to shoot a deer.

More than 30 people who currently or recently lived in the Mankato region have a check waiting for them, courtesy of the IRS.

Submitted by Mathias Baden on November 5, 2009 - 6:22pm. A press release from the Office of the Governor of Minnesota: ST.

Glad crime is low in high taxed places like New York and California. If you want to debate, don't make foolish arguments.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is proposing an amendment to Minnesota's constitution on Thursday.

When the Hennepin County Medical Center launched a foundation last month, the first grant did not go to a traditional target such as a "safety net fund" for poor patients or promising medical research.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 10:39 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 10:39 p.m. A state report released Wednesday blasts corrections officials for missing chances to catch the sex offender accused of holding Jaycee Dugard captive in his backyard for 18 years.

Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment: MINNESOTA-STIMULUS White House : Stimulus behind 14,315 Minn.

When Sgt. Joe Leko's officers collared a recent suspect, a methamphetamine addict, the cops were the ones who left her Farmington home emotional.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says election results in three key races will be viewed as a "barometer" for President Barack Obama's popularity.

Developers of the controversial Big Stone II power plant in Milbank, S.D., said Monday they will not build the $1.6 billion coal-fired project, ending a four-year battle between utilities and environmentalists over a significant portion of Minnesota's energy future.

The race started about five weeks ago with three candidates and is ending with two a ' Democrat Bill Owens and surprise contender Doug Hoffman, a member of the state Conservative Party.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat Anderson began a 14-city introductory tour Monday by advocating for an expansion of the state sales tax opposite cuts in corporate and individual income taxes.

Holiday shoppers could be in a bah-humbug kind of mood this year, according to a survey of business leaders and managers in nine Midwest and Plains states released Monday.

Minnesota leads the nation in voting, volunteering and community involvement, according to a study released Monday.

A new Web site aims to make donations to more than 36,000 Minnesota charities easier by helping donors connect with groups they support, then processing their contributions.

A burst of star power Monday brought the vice president, a former presidential candidate, a country singer and the man who used to be "America's mayor" to a largely rural patch of upstate New York as a Democrat tried to fend off a late-campaign surge from a maverick conservative.

Striving to distance herself from "cookie-cutter conservatism," former State Auditor Pat Anderson launched her campaign Monday as a Republican candidate for governor, denouncing both the corporate income tax and special business subsidies.

House Republican leader John Boehner says the GOP wants moderates in the party and calls the special election for a New York congressional seat an unusual situation.

A yellow ribbon - ceramic to withstand the passage of time -- still hangs from the old oak tree in L. Bruce Laingen's front yard, a 30-year-old reminder of the Minnesota farm boy's ordeal as the highest-ranking diplomat among 52 U.S. Embassy workers held hostage in Iran for 444 days.

Minnesota officials are recognizing the role of manufacturers in the state's economy this week.

Minnesota's roads are becoming less deadly -- and the state's traffic fatality toll may be approaching a historic low.

Sarah Palin and Fred Thompson had the guts to do what Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and the entire Republican Party would not do.

There's a resource stretching across southwestern and south-central Minnesota that's fascinating and little known by most residents of the state, even the ones who live in the Minnesota River Valley.