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MinnesotaMINNEAPOLISNo charges against victim who killed Mpls attacker
The Hennepin County Attorney says he won't file charges against a robbery victim who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old attacker in Minneapolis.County Attorney Mike Freeman called the situation tragic but state law allows people being attacked to use necessary force to protect themselves.
MINNEAPOLISMpls peace concert to remember Casals
The late Spanish cellist and peace activist Pablo Casals (kuh-SALZ') will be remembered with a concert in Minneapolis."Remembering Pablo Casals: A Concert for Peace" will be held Saturday and Sunday at Plymouth Congregational Church.
BLOOMINGTONPawlenty to inaugurate India business chamber
Gov. Tim Pawlenty led a state trade mission to India two years ago. Now he's helping launch the India Chamber of Commerce.The new business group holds a premiere gala in Bloomington on Saturday, with tickets starting at $100.
WATKINSWatkins couple bumps up wedding for prep football
If you happen to be on the guest list for the wedding of Charmagne Tessmer and Aaron Derichs in Watkins on Saturday, you should know that it's at 11 a.m. - not 3 p.m. like it says on the invitation.That's because Tessmer's younger brother, Ivan, is a starting lineman for the Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles. Which happens to be playing the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers in the state Class 2A football semifinal.
MINNEAPOLISMinnesota Farmers Union holding annual convention
The Minnesota Farmers Union is holding its annual state convention this weekend in Minneapolis.Minnesota Farmers Union President Doug Peterson says some of the policy issues he expects they'll discuss Saturday and Sunday will include health care, climate change, and fair pricing for livestock and grain production.
ST PAUL18 press Minn. pardons board for clean slate
Eighteen people trying to wipe old crimes off their criminal record are putting their hopes in the Minnesota Board of Pardons.The board was due to consider the requests Monday. Its three members are Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Attorney General Lori Swanson and Chief Justice Eric Magnuson.
ST PAULHistory buffs recognize designer of Minn. Capitol
History buffs are putting on a birthday party for the architect behind the century-old Minnesota Capitol.Saturday's event is being staged by the Cass Gilbert Society and the State Capitol Historic Site. Gilbert's actual birthday falls on Nov. 24. He died in 1934.
ST CLOUDLicensing issues silence some local musicians
When health problems kept guitarist Mike Thole from going on the road, the Sunday night workshops at Bo DiddleyÂ?s became his musical refuge.Thole, now 60, suffered several complications from a childhood bout with polio, including arthritis in his back and leg and pain from a recent hip replacement. By this summer, the pain was so bad he could no longer tour with his band.
MANKATOPastoral path runs through nursing homes, jails
Callings from a higher power donÂ?t come in the form of a well-written letter or a carefully worded voice mail, so Jerry David understands why the ministerial path heÂ?s on has taken some detours.When he left his job as a pastor at First Baptist Church in Lake Crystal in 2004, after 20 years, David thought his calling was clear. He was going to travel to rural areas and start churches through American Missionary Fellowship, a nationwide nondenominational mission society established in 1812.
WHITE EARTHMinn. builder hopes cordwood homes catch on
A northern Minnesota school teacher will soon move into an unusual new home built of firewood logs. It's part of an effort to create affordable, energy-efficient homes on the White Earth Indian Reservation using an old construction technique.For Bill Paulson, the cordwood home nestled in the woods near Naytahwaush is a memory of the past, and offers hope for the future. Paulson's dad built a cordwood home in the 1940s, when there wasn't money for traditional construction materials.
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