Tornado Reported In Minnesota, Watch Issued

19 July 2008, 4:45 pm

The National Weather Service says a brief tornado touchdown was reported east of Becker Saturday afternoon.... read more

With spies and cellphones, Ethiopian terror touches Minnesota

19 July 2008, 12:13 pm

The four men sitting at a downtown coffee shop here recently told me a story that sounded too far-fetched to be true.... read more

Obama heads abroad as US election campaign heats up

19 July 2008, 3:56 am

US Democrat Barack Obama is set this weekend to tout his foreign policy expertise on a trip to the Middle East and Europe, while his rival for the White House John McCain campaigns in America's heartland to ...... read more

Minnesota / Official will get $101,000 raise

18 July 2008, 11:34 pm

A legislative panel approved a plan Friday that boosts the salary for the head of Minnesota's State Board of Investment by $101,000, or 70 percent.... read more

Minn. Judicial Council Cuts Juror Pay In Half

18 July 2008, 6:31 pm

Jurors in Minnesota will soon be paid half of what they get now for a day of duty.... read more

Minnesota officials report no cases of West Nile virus

18 July 2008, 10:22 am

A female Aedes aegypti mosquito as she was in the process of acquiring a blood meal from its human host Minnesota health officials say West Nile virus has stayed away so far this summer.... read more