(Undated) -- More than 100-thousand Minnesotans are living with a brain injury and 12-thousand of them are children. The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota is urging parents to make sure their kids wear a helmet in sports. Physicians say prevention is the only cure, and that kids often don't realize ...More
(St. Paul, MN) -- Democrats and Governor Pawlenty have agreed on General Assistance Medical Care but the high-profile bonding bill for state construction projects remains unresolved. Democrats pulled back their first bonding bill after the governor said he'd veto it, but they could bring a replacement version back to the ...More
(St. Paul, MN) -- A new month begins at the state Legislature as the Democratic-controlled House considers an override of the governor's veto of extending General Assistance Medical Care benefits for Minnesota's poorest people. With Governor Pawlenty's deadline of scrapping the program now a month away, the administration ...More
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minneapolis police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old girl on the city's north side. The victim was found on a sidewalk late Friday night and died in the hospital of a gunshot wound to the neck. Investigators say the girl was found near the location ...More
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minneapolis police are looking for the suspect in a shooting that left a man injured Sunday afternoon. The victim, who is believed to be in his 30s, was reportedly shot in the back near West Broadway and Bryant Avenue around 1 p.m. His injuries are not life-threatening ...More
(St. Paul, MN) -- A St. Paul teen is recovering after being shot while riding in the passenger seat of a car yesterday afternoon. Police say it happened around the 800 block of Fremont Avenue. The victim is believed to be between 17 and 18-years-old. Two other women in the car ...More
(St. Paul, MN) -- Discussions continue between lawmakers and the governor's office on General Assistance Medical Care. The D-F-L-controlled Senate yesterday voted to override Governor Pawlenty's veto of a bill to extend the program past April 1st, but Democrats don't have enough votes to override in the House ...More
(Undated) -- Appliance stores in Minnesota should see an uptick in sales next month. Minnesotans can start applying for an appliance rebate through the Trade-in and Save program on Monday. Department of Commerce spokeswoman Nicole Garrison-Sprenger says you have to reserve a rebate before you make a purchase and then have ...More
(Washington, DC) -- The Environmental Protection Agency says it will spend two-point-two-billion dollars over the next five years to clean the Great Lakes. The money will be used to clean water and beaches, restore wetlands and fight invasive species, such as Asian carp. The E-P-A says the money will heal the ...More
(Washington, DC) -- Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty was on NBC's "Meet The Press" yesterday. The 13-minute interview covered a variety of topics, including Pawlenty's future. The governor says he'll likely make a decision early next year on whether he'll run for president in 2012. He says in ...More
