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Judge Judy hospitalized, goes home today - Minneapolis Star Tribune
According to a Radar online, a source said "She was just sitting on the stand during her show taping and she started saying things that didn't make any sense." Don't chicken on my neck and tell me it's Thursday! Then: "She said, 'I need to stop, ...
Ready to import energy - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Chinese oil companies "are on a steep learning curve, but they've come up it quite some way," said a banker familiar with the industry deal-making who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. "They're all conversant with ...
Bachmann hints she'll make it official soon - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Citing an anonymous source, CNN reported early Thursday that Bachmann plans to file papers to form an exploratory committee, possibly before June. Bachmann's office declined to confirm the report. But, in a seeming endorsement, she posted the article ...
Cracking down harder on illegal immigrants - Minneapolis Star Tribune
An ICE enforcement official in Washington who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the fines are a "powerful tool" for compliance. The goal isn't a huge fine, he said, it's compliance. "These companies are very concerned about the dollar amounts," ...
Eden Prairie parents to sue over school boundary changes - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Parents in the group have declined to be identified or speak publicly. Dan Shulman, a Minneapolis attorney retained by the school district, said of the suit, "we're going to fight it and win." In mid-December, about a week before the school board ...
AP sources: GOP Senator John Ensign of Nevada will announce that he won't seek ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
... seek re-election and that he did nothing to violate the law or Senate ethics rules. He plans to announce he will not seek another term, according to Senate officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because his decision had not been announced.
Who can speak for Libya? Answer seems unclear - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"There are a lot of disparate views out there," a senior administration official said. Many of the figures who appear to be calling the shots "are really obscure. And they really don't know yet what they want to do." Trying to figure out who's going to ...
On the war fronts - Minneapolis Star Tribune
They spoke on condition of anonymity to describe private discussions. They said he dismissed allegations by Karzai's office and the provincial governor that dozens of civilians were killed in the operation against insurgents Thursday and Friday and ...
Koivu's injury reported to be a fractured finger - Minneapolis Star Tribune
The early word, sources said, is that Koivu will miss at least three weeks. If he undergoes surgery, sources said he should still return before the regular season ends. "Mikko's been helping us in every game," goalie Niklas Backstrom said. ...
Tax cheats are defended at home in Morris - Minneapolis Star Tribune
At one time the company had 160 employees and still has 100, according to a manager of the firm who asked that his name not be used. Tom Larson, editor of the Morris Sun Tribune, said the brothers have distanced themselves from the company, ...
Google offers a digital subscription service - Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Walt Disney Co. has quietly decided to raise its wholesale prices on new-release DVDs for Redbox and Netflix, according to people familiar with the matter. The move marks a subtle shift in Disney's relationship with Netflix and Redbox. ...
2 gang members sentenced in Minneapolis' 'quiet' war - Minneapolis Star Tribune
His mother, who declined to give her name, said her son had been mischaracterized. She said he's a "wonderful dad" who was only trying to protect himself. ...
Ultimate Electronics now liquidating - Minneapolis Star Tribune
According to the Minnetonka worker, who asked not to be named because workers were told not to talk the media, each store typically employs 17 to 20 people; ...
Woman, 82, among victims in central Minnesota sex attacks - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"At first I was very scared to go to bed and when it got dark," said the neighbor, who asked not to be identified out of fear for her safety. ...
Arizona rampage suspect researched assassins, death penalty - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Gabrielle Giffords, researched famous assassins, the death penalty and solitary confinement on the Internet hours before the shootings, an official close to ...
State's wild deer might be in peril from chronic wasting disease - Minneapolis Star Tribune
The archer has asked to remain anonymous. Before it was shot, the animal appeared thin, the archer recalled, but otherwise it behaved normally. ...
State's wild deer might be in peril from chronic wasting disease - Minneapolis Star Tribune
The archer has asked to remain anonymous. Before it was shot, the animal appeared thin, the archer recalled, but otherwise it behaved normally. ...
State's wild deer might be in peril from chronic wasting disease - Minneapolis Star Tribune
The archer has asked to remain anonymous. Before it was shot, the animal appeared thin, the archer recalled, but otherwise it behaved normally. ...
St. Paul man in custody after woman's body is found in apartment - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"She was very well liked," said one tenant, who declined to be identified for fear of her safety. "When I first met her, she was very sweet to me. ...
Chipotle fires hundreds, draws protest - Minneapolis Star Tribune
However, a source said the number of Minnesota employees fired was closer to 350. Chipotle has apparently replaced the terminated employees. ...
What would it take to douse that flame? - Minneapolis Star Tribune
According to the website Politico, one GOP senator did say the party perhaps needed to tone down its rhetoric -- but then asked to remain anonymous, ...
Duke/Progress deal will create mega-utility - Minneapolis Star Tribune
... firm's operations, according to a source familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the report has not yet been released. ...
The City Inc. might be shutting its doors - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Three City Inc. employees who asked not to be identified said officials said in a meeting this week that the organization's North Side high school would ...
MN teen seeks trial as juvenile in Iowa killings - Minneapolis Star Tribune
... cabin in northern Minnesota before driving to Iowa, robbing the stores and shooting the clerks, allegedly because he did not want to be identified. ...
Attorney requests that accused Iowa clerk slayer be tried in juvenile court - Minneapolis Star Tribune
... cabin in northern Minnesota before driving to Iowa, robbing the stores and shooting the clerks, allegedly because he did not want to be identified. ...