STATE AND REGION
Report calls for more, faster Internet access
ST. PAUL — Judy Adamec of Minnesota’s Otter Tail County is a poster child for rural Internet connection problems.By Don Davis , November 07, 2009
Experts advise Pawlenty on his image
Minnesota governor has much to do in preparing for national stageST. PAUL — Tim Pawlenty has a lot of work to do if he is to become president.
By Don Davis , November 07, 2009
Political notes: Earlier primary vote likely
Minnesota may have its 2010 event in AugustST. PAUL — It appears Minnesotans will go to the polls for the 2010 primary election in August, a month earlier than usual.
By Don Davis , November 07, 2009
Vikings fans group springs up to push stadium
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A new Vikings fan group has sprung up to push Minnesota lawmakers to consider stadium legislation.By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
Illegal dumpers start to pay up
WADENA - Wadena County has collected $1,185.53 as of Nov. 3 from people who dumped trash at the county’s recycling sites.By Sara Hacking, Wadena Pioneer Journal , November 06, 2009
Autopsy confirms deaths by drowning
DICKINSON, N.D. - The mysterious disappearance of three Dickinson State University students, later to be found dead in a stock pond northwest of Dickinson, has been ruled death by drowning.By Lisa Call, The Dickinson Press , November 06, 2009
Psychiatric evaluation set for Sioux Falls man
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls man accused of sexually exploiting children will have a psychiatric evaluation before standing trial.By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
Hunting at 100: Wes Libbey ready to look for his buck
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — Wes Libbey can still remember the first buck he shot at. A big 12-pointer, he recalled.By Sam Cook, Forum Communications Co. , November 06, 2009
Sioux Falls reports 5-year robbery high
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police say the number of business robberies in Sioux Falls has reached a modern-day high.By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
2 disciplined in search at Iowa school
ATLANTIC, Iowa (AP) — Officials say two staff members will be disciplined for their roles in an alleged illegal strip-search of several girls at Atlantic High School.By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
Thieves target experimental grapevine in Minn.
VICTORIA, Minn. (AP) — Thieves in Carver County have targeted an experimental grapevine that could lead to a new type of wine.By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
Report: Minn. needs significant Internet upgrades
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Internet speeds in more than four-fifths of Minnesota are too slow to support technologies that could draw new jobs, take cars off the roads and bring new services to people in their homes, a new report said Friday.By MARTIGA LOHN,Associated Press Writer , November 06, 2009
Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war
NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books.By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
Construction co. settles bridge collapse lawsuits
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys say a construction company that was working on the Minneapolis bridge when it collapsed in 2007 have settled lawsuits filed by victims.By BRIAN BAKST,Associated Press Writer , November 06, 2009
Sleepwalker beaten when found in apartment
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Charges have been filed against three men accused of beating a man who sleepwalks after they found him asleep in one of the men's apartment.By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
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1944: Two More State Hunters Killed
Two people were killed in hunting accidents already in October 1944. One was shot by an unidentified hunting companion and the other by a very ident
1934: Youth Severely Burned Roping Power Line
Kenneth Keep, a 12-year-old, was severely burned in 1934, and as usual at the time, the newspaper went into rather grotesque detail about it. Keep i
1944: Soldier Home on Leave Saves Family
I'd say this soldier during World War II in 1944, Harold Winblad, deserved some sort of medal for his rescue of the Millet family from Red Wing.
1944: Patton Pounds West Wall; Soviets Now in Greece, Germans Claim
This is a fairly typical top half of a front page from September 1944, with the war headline across the top with a dogleg to the right of the page,
1959: Iowa Official Starts Pornography Drive
I believe a better headline for this 1959 AP story would have been "Iowa official starts anti-pornography drive," but at the time everyone
1959: Rocket Men
Posted by: Kari Lucin, Daily Globe on Jun 25, 2009 at 5:00 AM | Reprint
1934: Mutant Pestiferous Dandelions
A 25 inch dandelion root, as we say in Minnesota, is one heckuva dandelion.
Next post at 9 a.m.
1934: Fish Bowl Sets Fire to House
Not that long ago, my eye doctor in Jackson suffered a similar incident when his office caught on fire because of a mirror.
I believe there was
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