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• Minneapolis public schools remain in lockdown after threat
Police say they are investigating a report of a planned shooting that they think is connected to another threat at Cretin-Derham Hall High School.
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• Mother of Minn. hiker in Iran: 'He sounded strong'
Cindy Hickey, of Pine City, today received a call from her son Shane Bauer, one of three American hikers held in Iran.
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• State considers tougher copper-nickel mining rules
A Senate committee takes up a bill today that would tighten the rules for copper-nickel mining, just as a half-dozen companies are in the midst of making plans to open such mines in northeastern Minnesota.
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• Colleges give emergency cash to more students
Howard Brooks, above, said the money he received to fix his truck enabled him to continue studying at Inver Hills Community College.
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• Care, costs at center of mental health cuts
The Minnesota Department of Human Services on Tuesday announced it will cut 200 full-time positions from a program that provides direct care to people with mental illnesses.
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• Twin Cities Arab Film Festival keeps building
This week the small but vibrant Arab community in the Twin Cities celebrates Arabic culture through film. Between tomorrow and Sunday 28 movies from around the world will screen at the sixth Twin Cities Arab Film Festival.
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• How military families cope when parents come home injured
A recent study shows the longer military parents are deployed, the more likely it is their children will have difficulties at school and at home. It's especially traumatic when children welcome home a parent with injuries.
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• Pawlenty's Moose Lake plan a 'Cadillac?'
Gov. Pawlenty protested last year when dozens of big-screen TVs, like the one shown here, were installed at the Moose Lake sex offender treatment facility. Pawlenty now has his own plan to expand the facility, and some critics say it's a "Cadillac plan."
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• Pawlenty checks on flood prep progress
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty toured sandbag operations in Moorhead Wednesday morning and met with city and county officials to discuss their flood preparations.
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• Faculty on 2 UW campuses take step to form unions
Faculty members at University of Wisconsin
campuses in Eau Claire and Superior could be the first professors in the state to form unions.
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• FDA: Medtronic brain stimulator missed study goal
The Food and Drug Administration says a
Medtronic nerve stimulating implant failed to significantly reduce
seizures in epilepsy patients.
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• Judge won't overturn Minn. homicide verdict
A judge in St. Louis County has denied a
motion for acquittal in a fatal crowd shooting that occurred last July.
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• Obama pushing on health care end game
President Barack Obama is pushing a new
anti-fraud plan and his top health official is challenging the
nation's insurers as the administration cranks up the pressure for
a sweeping overhaul of the nation's medical system.
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• Minnesota woman among female World War II pilots finally honored
Elizabeth Strohfus is among about 1000 women who will receive a Congressional Gold Medal today for their service during World War II. As Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, these women tested and transported planes in the U.S. so that male pilots could go overseas for combat. They were the first women to fly military planes, and their work was extremely dangerous.
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• Fraud finds its way in the front door--and to China
Each year about 15 million U.S. residents become victims of identity theft. The most common kind of identity theft is credit card fraud. It might not seem like something to worry about - until it happens to you, as commentary editor Eric Ringham found out.
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