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Health Updates

Report says tax breaks for Minnesota hospitals, including Mayo, outweigh community benefit

A national report finds Mayo Clinic was one of the 10 worst-performing nonprofit U.S. health systems in 2021 when it comes to "fair share" deficit, ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Wednesday, March 27, 2024 4:24 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

Waseca teen hoped to kill as many students as he could, according to charges

WASECA — A Waseca teenager who idolized the Columbine High School shooters plotted to murder his parents and sister, then go on a rampage through ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Friday, May 2, 2014 9:34 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Waseca murder plot suspect described as good student

WASECA — The grandmother of a Waseca High School student who police say was planning to murder his family and fellow students said she saw ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Friday, May 2, 2014 9:33 am

News

Too much exercise not good for the heart, study suggests

The results show the runners “paradoxically” had greater volume of coronary plaque. That condition narrows the vessels leading to the heart, which can result in ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:43 pm

Business

Wisconsin bar has its peculiarities

ST. PAUL (MCT) — A couple walked into the Wabegon Bar, flummoxed. “Where the hell are we?” they asked. The bartender had heard it before. That’s ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:40 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

Minn. judges face a 3,000-case backlog

MINNEAPOLIS (MCT) — The realities of an immigration system under siege came walking one by one, in handcuffs and prison flip-flops, into the Bloomington courtroom ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Sunday, March 30, 2014 6:00 am

Business

Minnesota tobacco merchants suffer from lower cigar costs in Wisconsin

ST. PAUL — A few times a week, John Schumacher gets in his car and drives across the border to Hudson, Wis., where he stops ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Saturday, March 29, 2014 5:49 pm

Arts & Culture

Declutter your home by taking a closer look at what you own

LOS ANGELES  — We cherish things and accumulate them. We move them from shelf to shelf, and from home to home. The federal government estimates ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:00 am

News

Panel takes up teacher evals.

ST. PAUL — Minnesota has a popular teacher bonus program and a new teacher evaluation law that educators insist needs dedicated funding to work properly. ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Saturday, March 8, 2014 3:14 pm

News

Ice buildup under cars common

MANKATO — Whether you call them slush puppies, shlumps or fender boogers, if you’ve been driving on southern Minnesota roads in recent weeks, you’ve probably ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Saturday, March 8, 2014 1:58 pm

News

Minneapolis may become ‘tequila town’

MINNEAPOLIS — Before you know it, Minneapolis might be known as “tequila town,” at least in the advertising world. Two Minneapolis marketing firms have been ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Saturday, March 8, 2014 1:36 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

Dayton’s ‘unsession’ takes aim at outdated, silly laws

St. Paul — You might not know that under Minnesota state law, it’s illegal to drive a car in neutral. It’s also a misdemeanor to ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Wednesday, March 5, 2014 9:28 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Lawsuit settled in death of 6 in 2010 apartment Minneapolis fire

MINNEAPOLIS  — The enduring mystery over the cause and origin of a 2010 fire that killed six people in a Minneapolis apartment didn’t hinder a ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:14 pm

News

Prison for woman who got drunk, fatally hit bicyclist

BRAINERD(MCT) — A 24-year-old woman will serve a sentence of more than four years for being drunk and running over a bicyclist with her SUV, ... Read more

by McClatchy Tribune, Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:06 pm