West Nile virus in ruffed grouse: Test results are in
Test results are in from the first year of a multi-state study on West Nile virus in ruffed grouse in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. These first-year results are showing that, while the virus is present in the region, exposed grouse [...]
Minnesota man drowns while duck hunting in South Dakota
WEBSTER, S.D. (AP) — A duck hunter from Minnesota has drowned in a South Dakota lake. Day County Sheriff Ryan Rucktaeschel says three Minneapolis area men were duck hunting on Bitter Lake near Waubay late Saturday morning when their boat [...]
Justice Kagan: High court must avoid partisan perceptions
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Associate Justice Elena Kagan said Monday that it "behooves" the U.S. Supreme Court to realize in these polarized times that there's a danger of the public seeing it as just a political institution — and to strive [...]
Man who shot at pursuing officers has died of injuries
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (AP) — State investigators say a driver who fired at pursuing law enforcement officers in central Minnesota and who shot himself after crashing his vehicle last week has died of his injuries. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal [...]
Chicago teachers’ strike highlights support staff shortages
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Demands by striking Chicago teachers for more nurses, librarians and social workers are highlighting concerns that resonate in high-poverty school districts nationwide, where shortages of support staff leave educators feeling stretched. Unions and professional groups for such employees [...]
Judge OKs $40M settlement with Duluth diocese
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - A federal judge has approved a $40 million settlement between the Diocese of Duluth and dozens of people who say they were abused as children by priests. Judge Robert Kressel signed off on the settlement Monday [...]
Charges: Man shot sister’s boyfriend at reservation funeral
CARLTON, Minn. (AP) - A 28-year-old man is charged in a shooting on an American Indian reservation in northern Minnesota that prompted a lockdown of tribal offices and a school. Prosecutors on Monday charged Shelby Boswell of Hugo, Minnesota, with [...]
Klobuchar tries to turn debate spotlight into momentum
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Several days removed from a marathon Democratic presidential debate, Amy Klobuchar was still feeling an afterglow. On the debate stage, the Minnesota senator repeatedly hit Elizabeth Warren for failing to level with voters about how she would [...]
Best Buy joins Amazon, Walmart in offering next-day delivery
NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy is firing the latest salvo in the holiday shipping wars with a new option: next day shipping — with no minimum order. The offer announced Tuesday follows moves by Walmart and online leader Amazon, [...]