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The probe into the bus crash that killed two people and injured 20 others continues in southeast Minnesota today. Inspectors are combing over the damaged bus at a garage in Austin. But attention has also turned to the company that owns the bus, and whether it was following motor carrier regulations.
(11/20/2009)
Authorities will get a better look today at the tour bus that flipped over on Interstate 90 yesterday afternoon near Austin, Minnesota. The crash killed two people and injured 21 others, with some in critical condition. The group was on the way back to Rochester, after a trip to the Diamond Jo casino in Northwood, Iowa.
(11/19/2009)
The U.S. Senate begins debate soon on a health care reform bill. Sen. Al Franken, DFL-Minn., said he wants the bill to include a public option for health insurance. He spoke with MPR's Cathy Wurzer.
(11/18/2009)
This weekend, local audiences can find nuns at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres and the Ordway in St. Paul, and a Lutheran pastor at the Plymouth Playhouse. The plays that feature these characters are all light-hearted holiday offerings, but mixing religion and the arts can be a tricky blend.
(11/18/2009)
Social worker Anne Ferguson's career has been all about helping those in need. But now she's the one who could use a hand. Ferguson was laid off this summer from a job caring for elderly patients with Alzheimer's and dementia. It's the second time she's been laid off in three years.
(11/18/2009)
The federal Cash for Clunkers program may be over, but the work continues for businesses that have to recycle more than 700,000 gas guzzling trade-ins.
(11/16/2009)
Federal prosecutors are expected to wrap up their case today in the fraud trial of businessman Tom Petters, and the defense will then take its turn. Petters is accused of leading a scheme that ripped off investors for $3.5 billion.
(11/16/2009)
The legal concept of "change of venue" has been in the news a lot recently. The attorney for the man accused of killing 13 people on a Texas military base says his client will have a difficult time getting a fair trial in Fort Hood "given the national media attention that has been focused" on the case.
(11/12/2009)
Minnesota's two U.S. senators and at least one memeber of Congress are attending this afternoon's memorial service for the victims of the shooting at Fort Hood army base in Texas last week.
(11/10/2009)
More than 40 years later, Judy Shaw is back where she started. This fall, she re-enrolled at Normandale Community College -- the same place she began her post-secondary education back in 1968. She is going back to school because she lost her full-time job more than two years ago.
(11/04/2009)
Minneapolis has begun its first election under the new instant runoff voting system. The system is also called ranked choice voting, because voters now have the option of ranking up to three candidates in order of preference for every office on the ballot.
(11/03/2009)
The Minnesota Timberwolves put their perfect 1-0 record on the line tonight when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Wolves won their season opener on Wednesday night, coming back from 19 points behind to beat the New Jersey Nets. The team has a new head coach, several new players, and a new general manager this year.
(10/30/2009)
The strange case of a star-studded production of the play "A Christmas Carol" took another twist this week, when its upcoming run at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis was cancelled. That is threatening the viability of the entire tour.
(10/28/2009)
This is the time of year when the skies are filled with migrating birds. There's one big bird that researchers are very interested in -- a golden eagle who was nursed back to health in Minnesota and released in March, wearing a special GPS unit strapped to his back. The latest data from the unit shows he's back in Minnesota.
(10/26/2009)
This weekend, residents of Rochester, Minn., will dedicate a new elementary school which is named in honor of George Gibbs, a civil rights activist, a military veteran, an entrepreneur -- and the first African-American to set foot on Antarctica.
(10/09/2009)
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