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The U-S House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act. The original STOCK Act bill was co-sponsored by Southern Minnesota Congressman Tim Walz. The STOCK Act passed the House on a …
10 Feb 12
A Renville County Judge ruled this week that there were aggravating factors present in the murder of an 18-month-old girl in Olivia in December of 2010. Those factors allow for a stiffer sentence than called …
10 Feb 12
The Minnesota Legislature has sent Governor Dayton business-backed bills that change the way civil lawsuits are handled in Minnesota. The Senate approved four bills Wednesday, including one that reduces the statute of limitations for filing …
09 Feb 12
The Department of Natural Resources says it is meeting a new 150-day target for approving or rejecting permit applications 99.6% of the time. The 150-day benchmark was set by Governor Dayton a year ago. It …
09 Feb 12
The New Ulm District 88 School Board is scheduled to decide on the issue of going to a 4-day school week during it’s meeting this (THU) evening. The switch to a 4-day week would reportedly …
09 Feb 12
The Sleepy Eye School Board on Wednesday unanimously approved the implementation of a four-day school week beginning next school year. The move is expected to save the district more than $80,000 a year by reducing …
09 Feb 12
Four people were charged with various crimes in Redwood County Court on Wednesday for their involvement in the alleged stabbing of 4 people on the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation on Tuesday. James Earl Toth of …
09 Feb 12
There is a changing of the guard at 3M. Company officials say chief operating officer Inge Thulin has been promoted to chief executive officer and a member of 3M’s board. She will replace current CEO …
09 Feb 12
The warm, dry weather of the past week gave farmers their best opportunity yet for fieldwork this season. Around 5 days were suitable for fieldwork last week in Minnesota. That let corn planting advance by …
