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Camel on a stick among fair's new fare this year

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:08:06 -0500

A tour of what's new and novel to eat at the Minnesota State Fair this year.

Latino 'agripreneurs' move from workers to owners

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:08:00 -0500

Maria Sosa, pictured, is one of the first so-called "agripreneurs," graduates of a of program that trains Latinos to grow organic vegetables and raise free-range chickens in Northfield.

Target expands presence in consumer electronics

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:08:32 -0500

Target announced Wednesday it's expanding its selection of wireless phones. Customers can also avail themselves of an electronics recycling program, and free tech support for TVs and other electronics they buy from Target.

Organizers say bike rental program for low-income adults a success

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:08:00 -0500

After three months of operation, volunteers with a bike rental program for low-income adults in St. Paul are calling it a success and say demand continues to grow.

MPR News-Humphrey Institute poll: Dayton, Emmer deadlocked

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:08:00 -0500

A new MPR News/Humphrey Institute poll shows Democrat Mark Dayton and Republican Tom Emmer running neck and neck in the 2010 race for governor.

Toyota recalls 1.1 million Corollas, Matrixes

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:08:07 -0500

Toyota recalled 1.13 million Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks Thursday because their engines may stall, the latest in a string of quality problems at the Japanese automaker.

Inside 'The Murder Room'

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:08:45 -0500

Once a month, in a Victorian dining room in Philadelphia, the members of the Vidocq Society, a collection of detectives and forensic specialists, gather to examine cold case murders.

Pawlenty order bars agencies from federal health care reform

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:08:51 -0500

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Tuesday that he's going to step up the state's efforts to push back against federal health care reform.

When drug trials go awry

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:08:28 -0500

Over the past few years, pharmaceutical research has become more commercialized and market-driven. For two bioethicists, that raises questions about the quality of the data in drug trials, and the safety of the participants in those trials.

New oversight law worries charter schools

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:04 -0500

Some charter school leaders in Minnesota say a new law has them worried about their futures. The law was meant to strengthen charter school oversight. But some advocates say the new rules are stifling, not encouraging, their work.

Repairing bikes for torture survivors wins woman McKnight award

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:08:09 -0500

Cynthia McArthur coordinates a volunteer program that donates the bicycles to torture survivors, and her efforts have won her a Virginia McKnight Binger Awards in Human Service.

Storyteller Kevin Kling spins some tales

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:08:14 -0500

Playwright and humorist Kevin Kling, one of Minnesota's best-known storytellers, speaks at the Maplewood Library as part of the Club Book program. Along with several plays, Kling is the author of two collections of stories, "The Dog Says How" and "Holiday Inn."

Stillwater girl dies from rare infection after swimming

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:08:18 -0500

Health officials say a rare amebic infection killed a 7-year-old Stillwater girl, apparently after she went swimming.

Duluth nurses object to proposed code of conduct

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:08:00 -0500

A final round of contract negotiations takes place Tuesday for more than 400 registered nurses who work at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. The talks will focus on a proposed code of conduct opposed by the nurses' union.

Researchers recruit kids at State Fair for genetic study

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:08:08 -0500

Hoping to benefit from the Minnesota State Fair's lure as a magnet for children and their parents, some researchers are betting the fair is a good location for their latest study on the genetics behind childrens' growth patterns.