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Chaska family identified in Highway 101 crash

A Chaska man and his 3-year-old son were airlifted Wednesday morning after his SUV veered off the 101 river crossing and struck a tree, ejecting one of three children inside onto the ice of the Minnesota River backwaters, according to the State Patrol.

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Chaska family identified in Highway 101 crash

State integration task force adopts plan

It’s now up to the Legislature to sort out how Minnesota schools will use funds provided by the state integration program.

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State integration task force adopts plan

Mayor Rybak rallies workers' support for stadium

Minneapolis officials rallied union workers at the Metrodome on Monday, calling for the state to reach a deal that would put them back to work.

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Mayor Rybak rallies workers' support for stadium

Wits Basin Updates Status of the Counterclaim Seeking $650,000,000 of Damages From London Mining

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc. (WITM.pk; the “Company”) updates the status of its answer and counterclaim to London Mining plc’s (AIM Stock Exchange, London, Symbol: LOND) filed action in Hennepin County District Court, Minnesota on December 19, 2011. Yesterday, there was a scheduling conference held by the State Court of Minnesota. As the case file is updated by the court, those viewings can follow the progress of the case by logging on to:   http://pa.courts.st

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Wits Basin Updates Status of the Counterclaim Seeking $650,000,000 of Damages From London Mining

Interchange construction must protect Ford Center

The Federal Transit Administration and Hennepin County will have to sign an agreement with the state’s historic preservation office to take steps to prevent vibration damage to the Ford Center.

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Gophers topple Buckeyes

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS Ohio State became the bully of Big Ten women’s basketball over the

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OSU women fall to Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — Ohio State became the bully of Big Ten women's basketball over the last decade, building around dominant inside players.

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Best In State Eastview Boys Have High Hoop Dreams

MINNEAPOLIS – Eastview’s boys basketball team is ranked number one in the state, and they may very well have the best senior player, too.

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Best In State Eastview Boys Have High Hoop Dreams

City Council Votes To Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Saying such a move ought to come as “no surprise” to Minneapolis residents, City Councilmembers voted unanimously to oppose an amendment writing into the state constitution a current state law banning same-sex marriage .

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City Council Votes To Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Lileks: No. 3 most literate – but are we any more smarter?

Minneapolis are the third most literate city in the America, according to a new survey from Central Connecticut State University. (School motto: “Who?”)

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