Minnesota joins crack down on Profitable Sunrise suspected pyramid scheme
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The Minnesota Department of Commerce is joining regulators in other states to crack down on a suspected international pyramid scheme in which investors were being fleeced over the Internet. The ...
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Gun show background-checks passed by Minnesota House committee
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A House panel passed along legislation revising Minnesota's gun laws. The House Public Safety Committee voted 10-8 Thursday, March 21, to a new plan that would extend background checks to close the so-called "gun show loophole" and also help prosecutors crack down on illegal gun owners. The committee had been set to vote Tuesday night on a bill with universal background checks, ...
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FAA ready to put in airport plan that prompted cities? protests
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A new technology that would concentrate airplane takeoffs over some metro neighborhoods appears likely to be adopted, despite aggressive protests by officials and residents in the affected cities. Dan Boivin, chairman of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), acknowledged that the new satellite system is likely for departures everywhere at the airport. "When and in what form still ...
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Minneapolis may open door to flea markets
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Flea markets could soon pop up across Minneapolis after a City Council committee recommended lifting a long-standing ban on the bazaars Thursday. Saying local business owners sparked his interest in the topic, Council Member Gary Schiff proposed the ordinance change. He said flea markets can help to enliven and add character to neighborhoods. "Like farmers markets, flea markets can help ...
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US Midwest snowed under as spring storms hit
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WORTHINGTON, Minnesota - Spring storms and heavy velocity winds have brought loads of snow throughout the Midwest damaging homes and knocking out power in the region.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency as crews were out to determine if tornadoes were to blame for damage in St. Louis' historic Hill area and other areas in eastern Missouri, according to the National ...
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Minneapolis sues CenterPoint over 2011 gas explosion
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It was a memorable St. Patrick's Day in south Minneapolis two years ago when a gas line exploded at 60th Street and Nicollet Avenue. The force of the blast torched vehicles, one of which was Necole Berglund's, in the Cub Foods parking lot. No one was ...
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Obituary Dr. Russell F. Smiley professor tai chi master
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Dr. Russell "Russ" Smiley, creator of a popular healing arts program at Normandale Community College, touched thousands of lives as a master tai chi practitioner. Smiley, 64, of Bloomington, died March 10. He was eulogized at the college last week, and honored as well at a World Tai Chi Day gathering Saturday in Bloomington. Friends, colleagues and former students spoke of a ...
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EXTRA The climate of coaching
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MINNEAPOLIS - A bill at the state capitol aims to offer coaches more protection. The measure, introduced by Republican Rep. Dean Urdahl would "prohibit a school board from not renewing a coaching contract based solely on the existence of parent complaints." KARE 11's Randy Shaver sat down with 11 of the top coaches and Activities Directors in the state to talk ...
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