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MINNEAPOLIS

Morneau leads Twins in 4-3 comeback win vs. Tigers

14 hrs ago

The ball sprung from Magglio Ordonez's bat and landed in the seats to give the Tigers the lead, and Francisco Liriano's head and shoulders dropped as fast as one of his 88 mph sliders.Liriano fought to finish that seventh inning, though, just as the Twins did following a draining 16-inning defeat the night before.

MINNEAPOLIS

The winning Minnesota Lottery numbers

15 hrs ago

The winning numbers drawn Saturday in the Minnesota Lottery:Daily 3:

MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis sees big drop in '09 homicides

18 hrs ago

Minneapolis saw only six homicides in the first half of 2009, a very big drop over 2008 and the lowest number that veteran police officers can recall.By comparison, there were 18 murders in the city in the first half of 2008. As recently as 2006, there were 32 homicides in the first half of the year. It even compares favorably to St. Paul, which typically has a lower murder rate than Minneapolis but saw seven homicides so far in 2009.

MINNEAPOLIS

Wis. store yanks fireworks offensive to Muslims

20 hrs ago

A Wisconsin fireworks store has yanked a brand off its shelves after complaints from a Minnesota Muslim group.The fireworks were called "Run Hadji Run." The packaging showed a cartoon drawing of Uncle Sam yanking the beard of a man dressed in Muslim attire, and the other showed a bomber jet flying over a group of Arab men on camels.

AVON

'Prairie Home Companion' celebrates 35 years

21 hrs ago

"A Prairie Home Companion" is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a Saturday Independence Day broadcast from Avon - part of the central Minnesota region that inspired the fictional town of Lake Wobegon.Garrison Keillor says he plans a grass-roots show, with longtime special effects man Tom Keith, the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, the Lake Wobegon Brass Band, the St. John's Boys' Choir and singer Andra Suchy.

RED WING

Red Wing celebrates 4th with new bandshell

21 hrs ago

The city of Red Wing is celebrating the Fourth of July with the opening of a newly finished bandshell.The new bandshell is located in the Mississippi River town's Central Park. It was donated by the Jones Family Foundation. Mayor John Howe says it's meant to be a "community living room."

WINONA

Pink convertible ride fulfills dying wish

22 hrs ago

For 60 years, Ardys Malesker dreamed of riding in a pink convertible. With six months to live, she got her wish.The 69-year-old Winona grandmother is dying of pancreatic cancer. Her family knew when she was 9 years old, she asked Santa for a ride in a pink convertible. But she never got one.

DETROIT LAKES

Four dead after van crashes north of Detroit Lakes

22 hrs ago

Four people were killed after a van left a highway northeast of Detroit Lakes and struck a raised section of the ditch, then rolled over.The Becker County Sheriff's Office says the accident occurred just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The van had seven occupants in all, four of whom were ejected when the van struck the field approach. Authorities say the four victims were dead at the scene.

MINNEAPOLIS

Three-run 16th gives Tigers victory over Twins

1 day ago

Placido Polanco hit a pair of extra-inning RBI singles, the second giving the Detroit Tigers the lead for good in an 11-9 victory over the Minnesota Twins in 16 innings Friday night.Polanco drove in a run in the top of the 14th inning off R.A. Dickey, but Michael Cuddyer's RBI single in the bottom half tied it at eight.

MINNEAPOLIS

Twins' Slowey placed on DL with strained wrist

1 day ago

Minnesota Twins right-hander Kevin Slowey has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained wrist following his start against the Detroit Tigers.Slowey, who was trying to become the majors' first 11-game winner, gave up a season-worst six runs on five hits in three innings in Minnesota's 11-9 loss in 16 innings on Friday night.

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