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Many Mark Andrew voters had no second choice
Data released today by the Minneapolis Elections Department show voters who supported Mayor-elect Betsy Hodges were far more likely to have selected a second-choice candidate than those who supported runner-up Mark Andrew.
Two people are charged with stealing nearly 2,000 spruce trees from county-managed forestland in northeastern Minnesota.
A pair of major road reconstruction projects in Arden Hills will open fully tonight. The new interchange at Ramsey County Road 96 and Highway 10 in Arden Hills will reopen overnight. The Minnesota Department of Transportation turned the intersection into an overpass, with County Road 96 running under the busy U.S. Highway. The roads have Read more →
Photos: Curlers compete in team trials for Sochi Olympics
Nine teams of curlers are in Fargo, N.D., this week competing for spots on the 2014 Winter Olympic team. Three women's teams and four men's teams are representing Minnesota in the competition.
What could the president or members of congress do to improve your view of government?
“The American public is clearly ticked off. Between the government shutdown, the troubled rollout of the Affordable Care Act, and the pace of the economic recovery, poll after poll reports signs of deep frustration and unrest,” Alan Yu writes at NPR. “Anger toward politicians and government isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. What is unusual, however, Read more →
Curlers’ path to 2014 Olympics goes through Fargo
Nine teams of curlers are in Fargo this week competing for spots on the 2014 Winter Olympic team. The winner of the four-team women’s competition will represent the United States at the Sochi Olympics in February. The men’s team that wins the U.S. trials will advance to another qualifying round next month in Germany. Because of Read more →