Bear researcher Lynn Rogers, who lost permits, to seek Dayton's help
Northern Minnesota bear researcher Lynn Rogers, who's known for tracking black bears with radio collars and video cameras, lost his permits last month because the DNR ruled he hasn't published enough...
View ArticleBachmann investigation goes to House Ethics Committee
WASHINGTON — The Office of Congressional Ethics has referred its investigation into Rep. Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign to the House Ethics Committee.The OCE announced Tuesday that it had...
View ArticleCanadian lawmaker caught in St. Paul prostitution sting
A Canadian lawmaker was among 13 men arrested Monday in St. Paul during a prostitution sting.Michael Allen, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Fort McMurray, Alberta, has resigned from the...
View ArticleMetro Transit reports nearly 40 million bus and train rides in first half of...
Metro Transit reports that nearly 40 million riders used the local bus and trains during the first half of 2013.That's a slight increase — 0.8 percent over the same period last year.Local urban bus...
View ArticleJenny McCarthy's hiring by 'The View' raises public-health concerns over...
The announcement on Monday that the former model and comedienne Jenny McCarthy would be replacing Elisabeth Haselbeck on ABC’s daytime talk show “The View” has stunned, angered and dismayed many health...
View ArticleSt. Louis County Commissioner Steve O'Neil remembered as advocate for the needy
Steve O'Neil, a St. Louis County commissioner known for his efforts to help the homeless and the poor, died of cancer Tuesday in Duluth. He was 63.After getting his master's degree at UMD in the 1970s,...
View ArticleKlobuchar hopeful fIlibuster deal could help Jones ATF nomination
WASHINGTON — Sen. Amy Klobuchar said the goodwill that came from the Senate’s agreement on filibuster rules this week could help Democrats confirm Minnesota U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones as head of the...
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Dayton: Zimmerman 'went way beyond what was called for'
Gov. Dayton waded into the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin issue. Says the AP story:“Dayton said Wednesday that the Florida case involving Trayvon Martin's death in a scuffle with a neighborhood watch...
View ArticleUnion seeks 40 more Minneapolis firefighters
Minneapolis needs to hire 40 additional firefighters, which would raise staffing from 385 to 425, according to Mark Lakosky, President of Local 82 of the Firefighters union.Last year, firefighters and...
View ArticleCorrection: Xcel nuke overrun now $640 million
Check that 83 percent overrun at Xcel’s Monticello nuke plant. The new operative number is … 100 percent.Says Dave Shaffer in the Strib, “Xcel Energy Inc. on Wednesday lifted the secrecy about cost...
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Recent legal, political changes could endanger Minnesota’s highly regarded...
Courtesy of the Governor's OfficeGov. Mark Dayton appointed Justice Wilhelmina Wright to the Minnesota Supreme Court in August of 2012.Minnesota’s judicial system — and the way judges are selected for...
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Minneapolis photographer highlights Somali-American success stories
For years, any time photographer Mohamud Mumin turned to local television channels or to newspapers for news about the Minneapolis Somali community, what he found left him disappointed.Mumin said the...
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Brian Freeman's fame rises a notch with Thriller Award for 'Spilled Blood'
Brian FreemanBrian Freeman was probably Woodbury’s best-known author last week, but this week he’s reached new levels of fame. His latest book, “Spilled Blood” (SilverOak) has been named the Best...
View ArticleReviewing the Twins' first half: Hitters
Offense was expected to be a relative strength for the Twins this season, but instead they finished the first half hitting just .245/.316/.386 with the second-fewest homers in the league, rank 10th...
View ArticleAre elephant tusks the new blood diamonds?
NAIROBI, Kenya — Militant groups in Central and East Africa are cashing in on the lucrative ivory trade to fund their operations across the continent, threatening both regional security and the...
View ArticleAlexei Navalny, Russia's leading opposition figure, jailed for 5 years
Russia’s most prominent opposition figure, blogger and would-be mayor of Moscow Alexei Navalny, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment Thursday in a case critics say is payback for his political...
View ArticleChevron back in Argentina: Will more international investment follow?
A little more than a year ago, the Argentine government expropriated Spanish firm Repsol’s shares in oil company YPF, making Argentina the majority stakeholder. The move, together with other unorthodox...
View ArticleWith arrest, China signals limits to anticorruption campaign
Human rights activists reacted with dismay Wednesday to news of the arrest of one of China’s most highly respected and moderate civic activists.Xu Zhiyong appears to be the latest victim of a...
View ArticleIn Yemen, drones' ill effects linger long after dust settles
The impact crater faded back into the sands long ago, but locals can still point out with ease the site of the May 12, 2012, US airstrike near al-Husoon village. The Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian...
View ArticleState considers release of health-insurance rates for MNsure
Policymakers and state officials are looking at ways to shed some light on the rates consumers will pay on Minnesota’s health-insurance exchange before more than a million Minnesotans are expected to...
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