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Minnesota is the twelfth-largest state by area in the U.S., it is the 21st most populous, with just over five million residents as of 2006. The state is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," and those lakes and the other waters for which the state is named, together with state and national forests and parks, offer residents and tourists a vigorous outdoor lifestyle.

 

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Manure could help fuel recycling plant

Nov 20, 2008 6:11 pm

ST. PAUL -- A recycling plant in St. Paul could soon be powered by rural Minnesota manure and ethanol byproducts. The St. Paul Port Authority received the go-ahead Wednesday from the St. Paul City Cou...

 

Science Center questions answered tonight

Nov 20, 2008 5:13 pm

Cascade Meadow Wetlands and Science Center project director Greg Munson will give a fitness lecture "What, Where, Why, Who and When'' at 7 p.m. today at the Rochester Athletic Center. Munson, who...

 

Hearing tonight on Houston County quarry project

Nov 20, 2008 5:13 pm

CALEDONIA -- A public hearing on whether a new rock quarry can be opened about five miles northwest of Caledonia will be at 7:30 p.m. today at the Houston County Courthouse. The quarry is being propos...

 

Melamine warning expanded in Minnesota

Nov 20, 2008 4:12 pm

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is expanding its warning about cookies containing the industrial chemical melamine. The department says three brands of Wonderfarm brand cookies sol...

 

Correction

Nov 20, 2008 4:12 pm

" A story on Wednesday had the incorrect name of a woman who died in a car accident involving a deer Tuesday on Minnesota Highway 44 in Houston County. Catherine H. Johnson, 78, of Caledonia, die...

 

Day in History, Nov. 20

Nov 20, 2008 1:11 pm

1958 - 50 years ago A 1957 Ford Ranch Wagon is $1,850 and a 1957 Lincoln Landau 4 door with full power is $3,745 at Rochester Midway Lincoln-Mercury.

 

Eyota City Council to face ethanol plant issue

Nov 20, 2008 7:11 am

EYOTA -- An opponent of the proposed MinnErgy LLC ethanol plant won election to the Eyota City Council earlier this month, along with two incumbents

 

MnSCU reduces funding request

Nov 20, 2008 4:11 am

MINNEAPOLIS -- The board overseeing the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system has cut its budget request to the Legislature, citing the severe economic downturn

 

Winona police continue to seek 31-year-old in ambulance escape

Nov 20, 2008 1:12 am

WINONA -- Winona Police have identified a 31-year-old man as a "person of interest" in an escape from an ambulance

 

KSTP-TV intern goes into tirade after firing

Nov 20, 2008 1:11 am

ST. PAUL -- A former intern at KSTP-TV faces criminal charges after she allegedly went on a tirade when she was fired

 
 

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

 

Local News from KTTC Rochester via Yahoo! News

28 horses seized in Carroll County, IA

Nov 20, 2008 3:38 pm

CARROLL, Iowa (AP) -- Authorities have seized 28 horses and two dogs from a property in Carroll County and the animals' owner has been charged with animal neglect. Carroll County Attorney John Werden

 

MnSCU reduces funding request

Nov 20, 2008 2:23 pm

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The board overseeing the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system has cut its budget request to the Legislature, citing the severe economic downturn. The MnSCU Board of Tru...

 

Minn. astronaut who lost tool bag admits making mistake

Nov 20, 2008 2:08 pm

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- It turns out to have been a costly space goof. That tool sack that accidentally got away from Minnesota astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper during a spacewalk Tuesday c...

 

King Abdullah leaves Rochester

Nov 20, 2008 4:53 am

You may have noticed two rather large airplanes at Rochester's Airport. Those planes belong to King Abdulla of Saudi Arabia, his royal family and his 800 member entourage.

 

Company fined for shipping contaminated butter to Minnesota

Nov 19, 2008 9:08 pm

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A federal magistrate judge has fined a Wisconsin company $4,000 for shipping contaminated butter from Wisconsin to Minnesota. U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker also senten...

 

Man makes pitch for floating condos

Nov 19, 2008 7:53 pm

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) -- A Minnesota man is making a pitch for sailing the Mississippi River in style -- condo meets barge. Dave Nelson, of St. Paul, Minn., has come up with the idea of a floating condom...

 

Deer harvest numbers down in northern Minnesota

Nov 19, 2008 4:08 pm

TOWER, Minn. (AP) -- The first 10 days of the firearms deer season in northern Minnesota show a substantial drop in harvest numbers. In the area including Brainerd, Tower, Grand Rapids and Two Harbors...

 

Prepping cars for the winter season

Nov 18, 2008 11:08 pm

The snow isn't sticking on the ground yet, but it's never too early to prepare your car for winter.

 

Featherlite Trailers to close temporarily during holiday season

Nov 18, 2008 9:53 pm

According to the Cresco Times-Plain Dealer, Featherlite Trailers is halting operations for six weeks during the upcoming holiday season.

 

Diversity coalition pledges to make Rochester safer

Nov 18, 2008 9:38 pm

Community members come forward with a pledge. They say they've had enough of drug use in Rochester and they won't tolerate it any more.

 
 

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