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New // RICEVILLE, IA – Riceville Police Chief Kim Orth is on paid administrative leave, after a City Council meeting on June 12th. Riceville Mayor Dean Eastman is confirming that, but will not say why, and that it is a… More »
CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Canadian Pacific Railroad says an evaluation shows no trace of fuel following a May derailment east of Charles City.
The Charles City Press reports (http://bit.ly/17XSVWy ) Wednesday that an evaluation commissioned by… More »
RED WING, Minn. (AP) — Goodhue County in southeastern Minnesota has adopted new regulations for the growing frack sand mining industry.
Commissioners approved the rules 3-2 Monday.
The regulations limit mines to 40 acres of exposed or uncovered… More »
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (AP) — A helicopter has crashed into a suburban neighborhood in the Twin Cities.
The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office tells WCCO-TV the helicopter crashed into a detached garage in Maplewood, which is just east of St.… More »
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vince Flynn, a best-selling author of political thriller novels, has died at age 47 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer.
A statement from Flynn’s publisher, Simon & Schuster, Inc., said he died
NEW YORK (AP) — A father and son who admitted they were pimps have been acquitted in New York of sex trafficking after several prostitutes testified they were treated well.
A judge delivered the verdict Wednesday at the
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vince Flynn, a best-selling author of political thriller novels, has died at age 47 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer.
A statement from Flynn’s publisher, Simon & Schuster, Inc., said he died… More »
MIAMI (AP) — Country singer Slim Whitman has died at the age of 90 in Florida.
His son-in-law, Roy Beagle, says Whitman died Wednesday of heart failure.
Whitman’s career began in the late 1940s, and his tenor falsetto
NEW YORK (AP) — Valerie Harper has agreed to give a first-person account of her battle with terminal cancer to NBC News.
The network says Meredith Vieira will host the documentary, which will air in prime time. No
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Iceland says a WikiLeaks spokesman who claims to represent Edward Snowden has reached out to government officials about the potential of the NSA leaker applying for asylum in the Nordic country.
Johannes Skulason, an Icelandic