News on Minnesota

CORRECTION APTOPIX Flood Threat

2010-03-21T17:30:57Z

The city of Halstad, Minn. is surrounded by flood waters from the swollen Red River, Sunday, March 21, 2010, north of Fargo, N.D. The river crested earlier today at just under 37 feet, which is about four feet below the 2009 record level. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Copyright 2010 N.D. bottom, under the Main Ave. bridge through Moorhead, Minn., top, Sunday, March 21, 2010. The river crested earlier today at just under 37 feet, which is about four feet below the 2009 record level. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Calgary 1 1 1_3</td> </tr> <tr><td>Minnesota 2 2 0_4</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_1, Calgary, Staios 1 (Hagman, Langkow), 12:43 (pp). 2, Minnesota, Brunette 21 (Koivu, Schultz), 13:17. 3, Minnesota, Latendresse 26 (Nolan, Barker), 19:18 (pp). Penalt...

Red River Flood

2010-03-21T08:30:23Z

Mike Altenburg, center, works to assist Moorhead, Minn. residents to pump water from their yards after a failed plug in the storm sewer caused water to back up on Saturday, March 20, 2010 off of Fourth Street South in Moorhead, Minn. (AP Photo/Jay Pickthorn)

Democrats working on executive order on abortion

2010-03-20T11:00:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Democrats working on executive order aimed at winning health bill support from abortion foes</div><div><p>Democratic lawmakers say party leaders are considering winning crucial support from abortion foes for health care overhaul legislation with an executive order by President Barack Obama.</p><p>The order — which does not require congressional approval — would be aimed at reflecting lo...

Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Hockey

2010-03-19T22:30:40Z

Minnesota Duluth's Emmanuelle Blais (47) and Minnesota's goalie Noora Raty fight for the puck as Minnesota's Kelly Seeler (2) watches during the NCAA Women's Frozen Four semifinals a...

NCAA Minnesota Xavier Basketball

2010-03-19T12:01:28Z

Xavier coach Chris Mack looks up to the scoreboard during the second half of an NCAA first-round college basketball game against Minnesota, in Milwa...

School Bus Advertising

2010-03-19T02:45:26Z

In this Feb. 9, 2010 photo, Marc Horner, fleet manager for Jeffco Public Schools, walks next near school busses with advertisements on their sides at the school's bus maintenance facility in Lakewood, Colo. About half a dozen states already allow bus advertising _ including Colorado, Arizona,

Rinne, Predators blank Wild

2010-03-18T20:00:36Z

<div id="subtitle">Pekka Rinne makes 17 saves, Predators beat Wild 5-0</div><div><p>Pekka Rinne made 17 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, and Colin Wilson, Jason Arnott, and Patric Hornqvist each had a goal and an assist in the

B10 Minnesota Ohio St Basketball

2010-03-18T15:47:50Z

Ohio State coach Thad Matta, right, hugs David Lighty after Ohio State defeated Minnesota 90-61 in an NCAA college basketball game in ...

APTOPIX Red River Flood

2010-03-18T14:31:31Z

Mark Houglum works on a 40 foot flood wall used to protect his Moorhead, Minn. residence from the swollen Red River on Thursday, March 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Jay Pickthorn)

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NCAA Minnesota Basketball

2010-03-18T14:01:42Z

Minnesota's Ralph Sampson III slam dunks during NCAA college basketball practice in Milwaukee, Wis., Thursday, March 18, 2010. Minnesota plays Xavier in a first-round game on Friday.(AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Minn. unemployment rate unchanged in February

2010-03-18T08:46:07Z

<div id="subtitle">Minn. unemployment rate unchanged in February as employers cut 3,400 jobs</div><div><p>Minnesota's unemployment rate held pat in February at 7.3 percent, as employers eliminated a net 3,400 jobs.</p><p>The Department of Employment and Economic Development figures released Thursday contrasted with a strong showing in January, when the economy added an upwardly revised 17,200 jobs.</p><p>Officials are waiting for several consecutiv...

Senate roll vote on jobs bill

2010-03-17T09:00:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Roll Vote: Senate OKs legislation giving businesses more incentives to hire the jobless</div><div><p>The 68-29 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate passed legislation giving tax breaks to companies that hire unemployed workers.</p><p>A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill.</p><p>Voting yes were 55 Democrats, 11 Edmonton 0 1 1_2</td> </tr> <tr><td>Minnesota 1 1 2_4</td> </tr> <tr><td>First Period_1, Minnesota, Ebbett 9 (Latendresse, Havlat), 17:38. Penalties_Stortini, Edm (unsportsmanlike conduct), 5:48</td><td>Scott, Min (unsportsmanlike conduct)...

Lesson learned: More buy flood insurance after '09

2010-03-16T13:45:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Learning lessons from '09 flood, more North Dakota and Minnesota residents buy insurance</div><div><p>When the swollen Red River threatened his uninsured house last spring, all Mark Baumgardner could do was pack up, leave and hope he wouldn't lose everything.</p><p>In the en...

Volunteers along Red River in flood-fighting mode

2010-03-16T13:45:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Volunteers along rising Red River fill more sandbags, build dikes to prepare for flood waters</div><div><p>Volunteers in North Dakota were in flood-fighting mode again Tuesday filling sandbags while contractors constructed clay levees along the fast-rising Red River to help protect nearby homes from the murky waters.</p><p>Officials don't expect the river to get as high as last year's r...

Orioles 3, Twins 1

2010-03-16T13:17:39Z

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NOAA warns of big floods after fierce winter

2010-03-16T10:31:17Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A huge snowpack from a harsh winter will cause extensive flooding this spring in the upper Midwest and in the major corn-growing state of Iowa, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said on Tuesday.</p><p>"We are looking at potentially historic flooding in some parts of the country this spring," Moorhead, Minn., the government confirmed residents' fears Tuesday, forecasting major flooding in the Midwest following a wetter than normal winter.</p><p>