STATE AND REGION
5th grader delivers Veteran’s Day thanks
NEW YORK MILLS - For one New York Mills 5th grader, this past Veteran’s Day was about doing a little more than simply acknowledging the holiday.By Kevin Cederstrom, EOT Focus , November 19, 2009
Income limit raised for SD heat assistance
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota has received more applications from residents seeking help to pay heating bills than it did last winter, and expanded eligibility guidelines could push demand even higher.By WAYNE ORTMAN,Associated Press Writer , November 19, 2009
Sioux City man charged with killing roommate
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sioux City police say a 60-year-old man is accused of killing his roommate after an argument.By Associated Press , November 19, 2009
Minn. charitable gambling convention starts
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's charitable gambling industry is meeting in St. Cloud to share ideas and set legislative priorities.By Associated Press , November 19, 2009
Gov't: Dismiss some counts in slaughterhouse case
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Prosecutors sought on Thursday to dismiss all 72 immigration charges against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa after his conviction on financial fraud charges.By NIGEL DUARA,Associated Press Writer , November 19, 2009
Woman charged in porn case seeks change of venue
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - The attorney of a woman accused of showing pornography on a television that could be seen and heard from a Grand Forks elementary school is requesting a change of venue for his client’s trial, asserting the allegations are “so sensational that a fair and impartial jury panel is unlikely to be found in Grand Forks County,” according to a motion filed in state District Court.By Archie Ingersoll, Grand Forks Herald , November 19, 2009
Murder suspect’s mother reported her as missing
MITCHELL, S.D. - The 15-year-old female suspect in a Mitchell murder case was reported missing recently by her mother in Indiana, according to a police report.By Melanie Brandert , The Daily Republic , November 19, 2009
Drowned students had no drugs in system
DICKINSON (AP) — Final autopsy results show that three college softball players who drowned when their sport utility vehicle went into a livestock pond in southwestern North Dakota had not been drinking or using drugs.By Associated Press , November 19, 2009
Gov't: Dismiss 72 immigration charges in slaughterhouse case
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Prosecutors sought on Thursday to dismiss all 72 immigration charges against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa after his conviction on financial fraud charges.By NIGEL DUARA,Associated Press Writer , November 19, 2009
Southeast Minn. plagued with series of traffic accidents
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — A series of traffic accidents in southeastern Minnesota had emergency responders hopping for several hours.By Associated Press , November 19, 2009
Environment Minnesota reports state's global warming emissions up
DULUTH - Carbon dioxide emissions in Minnesota increased 27 percent from 1990 through 2007, according to a report released today by a state environmental group.By Duluth News Tribune , November 19, 2009
Parking lot incident closes high school, lands driver in jail
DULUTH - A 25-year-old Duluth man with 15 prior criminal cases filed against him is being held in the St. Louis County Jail after trying to run over a student in the Central High School parking lot Wednesday morning, police said.By Associated Press , November 19, 2009
Men charged in post office pot bust
HUDSON, Wis. - Two Hudson men have been charged with felony possession of marijuana with intent to deliver following their arrest at the Hudson post office Sept. 11.By Meg Heaton, Hudson Star-Observer , November 19, 2009
Former teacher’s aide arrested for sex assault
RIVER FALLS, Wis. - A woman who once worked in the Harbor Program at the River Falls Academy was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 18, for allegedly having sex with a male student she knew. The alleged incident did not take place on school grounds.By Phil Pfuehler, River Falls Journal , November 19, 2009
Cranberry harvests meet expectations
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. — Cranberry harvests in Wisconsin and elsewhere are meeting expectations, meaning your cranberry sauce will cost about the same this Thanksgiving as it did last year.By Agweek , November 19, 2009
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1934: Paving Minnesota 60
Pave Highway 60! Pish posh! Why, we don't even need gravel on that never-used, pointless road! I say we put dirt on it and plant grass all over the
1934: Smallpox Vaccine Offered, Free
Yet another reminder that smallpox continued to be a local concern, not just a concern of people living in poverty in third-world nations, in 1934.
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