Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota News

Specialty Pharmacy Opens In Mpls. For HIV Patients
The number of Minnesotans diagnosed with HIV keeps going up. Just last year, 325 new infections were reported in Minnesota, which is the highest number of newly reported cases since 1995, according to the Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP).
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Man Found Not Guilty In 1981 Maplewood Murder Case
A jury came back with a not guilty verdict late Wednesday night in the trial of a man accused of killing his girlfriend 27 years ago in Maplewood.
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Money Lessons: How Schools Are Cutting Back
Minnesota families are already feeling the pinch at the grocery store and at the gas station. And when the bell rings this fall high gas prices, food costs and heating bills are likely going to hurt our schools.
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Teen Shot Near Bricelyn, Minn.
A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after a shooting at a rural Bricelyn home.
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St. Paul man found not guilty in 27 year-old murder
Late Wednesday, A Ramsey County jury found 56-year old Aaron Foster not guilty of killing his girlfriend, Barbara Winn. Winn was found shot to death in the bedroom of her Maplewood home on May 8, 1981. Prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to charge Foster at the time.
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House takes up Oberstar's bridge bill
The House began debate Wednesday on legislation by Rep. Jim Oberstar aimed at improving the safety of the nation's bridges -- nearly a
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Lake Nokomis closed due to port-o-potty spill
Both beaches at the south Minneapolis lake were closed Monday after park officials said they noticed a port-o-potty knocked over near the lake...
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AP: NFL commissioner monitoring Favre situation
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is keeping an eye on the ongoing rift between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre...
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Lack of public defenders could mean trouble during RNC
Budget cuts have forced staff cuts in public defender's offices across the state and public defenders say cases are backing up. One big concern is the RNC...
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'Downtown 100' hopes to break low level crimes in Mpls.
"Our 'Downtown 100' project is designed to focus our judicial and legal resources and getting them off the street and breaking the cycle," explained Mike Freeman...
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