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Infant In Minnesota Develops H1N2, Unique Type Of H1N1

Disease specialists are carefully monitoring the case of a Minnesota infant who developed a unique type of H1N1. It’s called the H1N2 virus and it’s only the second case ever detected anywhere.

Teen Girl Says Porn Addiction Led To Burglary

A Minnesota teenager arrested for burglarizing a neighbor’s home told cops that she sought to steal cash and household items to help pay for her pornography addiction, according to a police report.

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann enters US presidential race

BRIAN BAKST The Houston Chronicle 06/13/2011
Facing foreclosure, dad abandons son with PlayStation at neighbors house and flees

A father accused of abandoning his 11-year-old son because his home was in foreclosure has been arrested in a small coastal town in central California and now faces extradition back to Minnesota.

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann enters US presidential race

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, an outspoken Republican with close ties to the tea party, announced Monday that she is running for president, a candidacy that could further shake up a volatile fight for the GOP nomination.

Minnesota Police Officers Fitted With Body Cameras

Caroline Lowe CBS Minnesota 03/03/2011
Minnesota Police Officers Fitted With Body Cameras

The Burnsville Police Department was the first law enforcement agency in the state to use body cameras when it started equipping officers with the technology last summer.

Minnesota set to ban smoking ANYWHERE on county grounds (even inside cars in the parking lot)

The most populous county in Minnesota is planning to prohibit smoking on any county property, even if smokers are in their own cars.

91-Year-Old Man, 82-Year-Old Wife Fend Off Armed Robber

A 91-year-old Minnesota man and his 82-year-old wife say they weren’t scared, but the guy trying to rob them sure was.

College Senior Becomes Minnesota Town's Mayor

How does leading a baseball team compare to leading a small town? The residents of Loretto, Minn. will find out soon when a star second baseman becomes the city’s mayor, even though he’s only 23.

Ceiling lights in Minnesota send coded Internet data

CHRIS WILLIAMS Yahoo! News 12/27/2010
Ceiling lights in Minnesota send coded Internet data

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Flickering ceiling lights are usually a nuisance, but in city offices in St. Cloud, they will actually be a pathway to the Internet. The lights will transmit data to specially equipped computers on desks below by flickering faster than the eye can see. Ultimately, the technique could ease wireless congestion by opening up new expressways for short-range communications.

Minnesota Mom Hit With $1.5 Million Fine for Illegaly Downloading 24 Songs

What's the value of a song? Jammie Thomas-Rasset has spent the last few years in court debating that question. The Minnesota mother of four is being penalized for illegally downloading and sharing 24 songs on the peer-to-peer file-sharing network Kazaa in 2006, but how much she owes the record labels has been in question.


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