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Local News from Post-Bulletin via Yahoo! News

Lincoln at Mann plans laptop for every student

Dec 3, 2008 5:09 pm

At one Rochester school, Abraham Lincoln sits with a laptop computer. Students at Lincoln Choice School are launching a plan this week that would put a laptop in

 

Woman accused of defrauding son while he served in Iraq

Dec 3, 2008 4:10 pm

PRESTON -- The mother of a Marine who served in Iraq is facing felony charges after allegedly defrauding her son out of nearly $7,000 while he was servin

 

District levy is less than school board's maximum

Dec 3, 2008 4:09 pm

Rochester resident Bill Wesselman ripped open his mail last month, stunned by what was inside -- a 173 percent increase to his school district property tax levy. H

 

Correction

Dec 3, 2008 4:09 pm

" The Gingerbread Biscotti recipe omitted 3 cups of flour on page C1 Tuesday.

 

Map leaves John Adams over capacity

Dec 3, 2008 4:09 pm

New Rochester school boundaries will leave John Adams Middle School over capacity, raising the specter of a referendum to seek money to build a new middle school.

 

The Day in History, December 3

Dec 3, 2008 3:09 pm

1958 - 50 years ago The "Littlest Angel" doll, 11 inches tall and made of durable vinyl plastic, is $2.98 at Dayton's. Santa is on the fourth floor from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. Drs. J. ...

 

Joke of the day

Dec 3, 2008 3:09 pm

A few days before Christmas, two young brothers were spending the night at their grandparent's house. When it was time to go to bed, and anxious to do the right thing, they both knelt down to say thei...

 

Jennifer Koski: House of Bounce brings out the kid in us all

Dec 3, 2008 3:09 pm

I picked up my boys at the bus the other day and said, "I have a surprise for you!" They worked themselves into a frenzy trying to figure out what it was. "I think I know!" Christi...

 

Harley Flathers: New life breathed into old theater

Dec 3, 2008 3:09 pm

We kids all loved going to the movies at our favorite small-town theaters. For Clint Kueker, retired Rochester policeman, and myself it was the Capitol in Chatfield and the Lake in Stewartville. And o...

 

Youth Athletics

Dec 3, 2008 8:09 am

Basketball " Champion Basketball, a Christian sports ministry for boys and girls in the first through sixth grades, is accepting registrations for the 2009 season.

 
 

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

 

Local News from KTTC Rochester via Yahoo! News

Demoted prosecutor wins whistleblower settlement

Dec 3, 2008 7:20 pm

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A federal watchdog agency has settled a whistleblower complaint by an assistant U.S. attorney in Minnesota. The Office of Special Counsel says its investigation found that former U...

 

Contributions to the Hormel Foundation exceed $4.1 million

Dec 3, 2008 4:35 pm

AUSTIN, MN (KTTC-TV) -- The Hormel Foundation recently approved more than $4.1 million in contributions for 2009. Most of the money goes to the University of Minnesota's Hormel Institute for research

 

Silver carp found in Mississippi at La Crosse

Dec 3, 2008 1:35 pm

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) -- The silver carp, one of the notorious leaping fish brought to the U.S. from China, has been found in the Mississippi River near La Crosse in its first known appearance in Wisco...

 

Bankruptcy court OK's funding for Postville plant

Dec 2, 2008 10:06 pm

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- A bankruptcy court in New York has approved funding that will allow the Agriprocessors Inc. kosher meatpacking plant in Postville to reopen. A court-appointed bankruptcy tru...

 

Pawlenty says current state budget to show deficit

Dec 2, 2008 9:50 pm

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he expects a shortfall in Minnesota's current two-year budget, in addition to a bigger upcoming deficit. The Republican governor says he will work with t...

 

Increased DWI enforcement in December

Dec 2, 2008 9:35 pm

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Department of Public Safety wants drivers who have had too much to drink to stay out from behind the wheel this year. The department says about 400 Minnesota law

 

Minneapolis officials call for hiring freeze

Dec 2, 2008 1:35 pm

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak is calling for a citywide hiring freeze to ease the economic challenges Minnesota's largest city is facing. Rybak and Barbara Johnson, president of the

 

Iron Range feels economic downturn

Dec 2, 2008 1:35 pm

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) -- The worldwide economic downturn is being felt on northeastern Minnesota's Iron Range. Duluth's ore docks are seeing fewer of the vessels that carry bulk commodities like taconite

 

Iowa board certifies more election results

Dec 1, 2008 8:50 pm

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The State Canvassing Board has certified election results from two more legislative races. Secretary of State Michael Mauro joined the members of the Executive Council on Mond...

 

DNR disputes Duluth cougar sighting claims

Dec 1, 2008 6:50 pm

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is disputing hunters' claims that a cougar ate a deer shot north of Duluth last month. DNR wolf research biologist John Erb says non...

 
 

Local & Community News for Minnesota from TwinCities.com

Invasive Asian carp found in Mississippi north of Iowa border

Dec 3, 2008 6:28 pm

The discovery includes the infamous leaping silver carp and is alarming, as native species can get crowded out of environments.

 

St. Paul / Census begins big countdown to 2010

Dec 3, 2008 4:58 am

Who knew that filling out a census form could be an act of patriotism?

 

Joe Soucheray: A mad dash - and sheer madness - at Wal-Mart

Dec 3, 2008 4:56 am

The guy's name was Jdimytai Damour. He stood 6 feet 5 and weighed 270 pounds, which ultimately meant that he just went down harder than most store clerks.

 

Minnesota Health / Study tallies flu shot benefits at colleges

Dec 2, 2008 2:30 pm

College students who get their flu shots are much less likely to miss school or work each influenza season, according to a study released Monday by Minnesota researchers.

 

Albert Lea, Minn. / Six teens charged in abuse of patients at care facility

Dec 2, 2008 5:35 am

Prosecutors in Freeborn County have filed a range of criminal charges against six teens accused of abusing vulnerable residents at Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea.