Anti-litter campaign in Rochester
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) -- The city of Rochester didn't like cigarette butts laying around, so it did something about it. They started "A Litter Butt Better" anti-litter campaign and collected more than
Duluth nurses set 1-day strike for Sept. 14
The union for nurses at a Duluth hospital has set Sept. 14 as the date for a one-day strike. The Minnesota Nurses Association gave the SMDC/Essentia health system its 10-day notice
Louisiana Gov. Jindal to raise money for Minn. GOP
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is headed north to help Minnesota Republicans raise money with Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a probable 2012 presidential candidate. Minnesota GOP spokesman Mark
State Supreme Court won't hear Iowa teen's appeal
CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) -- The Iowa Supreme Court won't review the conviction of a Charles City teen convicted in June on charges of first-degree murder and sexual abuse. The Mason City Globe Gazette
Iowa announces program to recoup court fines, fees
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa is trying to collect old court fines and fees with a deal for thousands of Iowans who owe the state a total of about $300 million. According to WHO-AM, there are 217,000
Target's August revenue comparison rises
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Target says sales of back-to-school and food items helped revenue in stores open at least a year rise 1.8 percent in August. But the discount retailer's results fell just short of
1 dead in plane crash near farm show in Iowa
BOONE, Iowa (AP) -- The Federal Aviation Administration says one person is dead in the crash of small plane towing a banner near the Farm Progress Show near Boone in central Iowa. FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth
Culver calls for more barriers on Iowa interstates
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Gov. Chet Culver is urging the state Transportation Department to accelerate its plans to install cable barriers in the medians of some Iowa interstates. Culver issued a news
Poll: Minn. voters are unhappy with Washington
A new poll finds Minnesota voters feeling surly about Washington two months before they decide whether to keep federal and state incumbent lawmakers and pick a new governor.
