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Minnesota News

Star Tribune eyes newsroom cuts

A union representative says the Star Tribune is considering a $2.5 million cut in its annual newsroom budget.

Wolves eye impact player in draft

The Minnesota Timberwolves don't have much money to spend in free agency this summer and few desirable contracts to use as trade bait to improve the team.

Seat belt, tailpipe rules hit snags; still stuck on budget

At least no one can accuse them of rushing to judgment.

The winning Minnesota Lottery numbers

The winning numbers drawn Thursday in the Minnesota Lottery:

Pawlenty signs bill allowing longer bar hours during RNC

Bars across the Twin Cities area will probably be staying open a few hours later during the Republican National Convention.

Witnesses say van driver in Cottonwood bus crash not alone

The defense of a woman charged in a fatal school bus crash in southwestern Minnesota got a boost Thursday when a federal immigration agent testified that witnesses said she was not alone at the time.

Flight attendant accused of setting fire on airplane

A 19-year-old flight attendant is accused of setting a fire aboard a commercial airplane that was forced to make an emergency landing in Fargo.

Pawlenty follows through on threat to veto minimum wage bill

Sponsors of a plan to raise Minnesota's minimum wage for the first time since 2005 say they've been notified their bill has been vetoed.

Farm bill includes provisions to help sugar growers

The farm bill which sailed through Congress this week includes provisions aimed at helping sugar growers _ a boon for Minnesota, the nation's largest producer of sugar beets.