Minnesota News

Aggregated Minnesota News Articles

• Minnesota Debates Promoting RNG, While SoCalGas Increases Supply
  
  A proposed utility program in Minnesota that would let customers choose to pay a premium for renewable natural gas has stirred up debate among renewable energy and climate change advocates seeking to phase out all fossil fuels.
  Natural Gas Intel.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:16:00 -0500.
• 911 Call Reveals Why Gunman Shot Minnesota School Bus Driver In Winter Storm
  
  'Shots have been fired'
  Neetu Chandak.  Daily Caller.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:36:05 +0000.
• Mom becomes surrogate three months after giving birth to twins
  
  Tierra Nelson, 23, from Saint Cloud, Minnesota first gave birth to twins with her fiance, Marty, in October 2016 after trying to conceive for six months.
  Daily Mail.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 13:30:19 GMT.
• Ilhan Omar: Who is Minnesota's Somalia-born congresswoman?
  
  The first Somali-American in Congress has shaken up Washington DC since her election in 2018.
  BBC News.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:00:40 GMT.
• Asylum-Seekers in US Head for Tiny Canadian Border Town
  
  Where the U.S. north-central states of North Dakota and Minnesota come together at the Red River, there sits across the border in Canada, the tiny town of Emerson, Manitoba. ...
  Voice of America.  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 03:15:00 -0500.
• Ilhan Omar Confronts Venezuela Envoy About Iran-Contra Affair and Human Rights
  
  Representative Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, clashed with Elliott Abrams, a Trump administration official, over his role in foreign policy scandals in Central America decades ago.
  New York Times.  Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:55:03 GMT.
• Minnesota Weather: Yup, More Snow And Extreme Cold For The Metro
  
  Wind chill values could fall to 30 degrees below zero by Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
  William Bornhoft.  Patch.  Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:45:14 -0500.
• Reports: Twins reach deals with SS Polanco, OF Kepler
  
  The Minnesota Twins have agreed to long-term extensions with shortstop Jorge Polanco and right fielder Max Kepler, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Thursday.
  Reuters.  Thu, 14 Feb 2019 13:23:09 -0500.
• Minneapolis Father Sexually, Physically Abused Daughters: Police
  
  "This is one of the most revolting cases I have seen," Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said.
  William Bornhoft.  Patch.  Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:47:09 -0500.
• He was a public company CEO twice before age 30. Now he's in the C-suite at Resideo.
  
  Resideo will be Central Texas' second-largest public company once it moves its HQ from Minnesota to East Austin. It is adding to its top management team with something of a wunderkind exec out of Silicon Valley.
  Mike Cronin.  American City Business Journals.  Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:03:44 +0000.
• What now for Green Bay? Barnwell predicts offseason moves for NFC North
  
  The Packers should let Clay Matthews walk. Minnesota should explore the trade market for Trae Waynes. Let's make offseason moves for the NFC North.
  ESPN.  Thu, 14 Feb 2019 07:57:28 EST.
• NBA stars turn to Salvador Amezcua, a.k.a. Kickstradomis, for colorful sneaker designs
  
  L.A. native Salvador Amezcua gave up on art after a car accident but he returned to his craft after a visit with Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. and inspiration for a custom sneaker design for the Minnesota Timberwolves player.
  Khanh T.l. Tran.  Los Angeles Times.  Thu, 14 Feb 2019 03:00:00 PST.
• Minnesota man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 2 daughters in 'house of horrors'
  
  A Minnesota man admitted Wednesday to physically and sexually abusing his developmentally disabled twin daughters over the course of several years in a case the local media dubbed a "house of horrors" affair.
  Samuel Chamberlain.  Fox News.  Thu, 14 Feb 2019 02:06:07 GMT.
• Randal Thom's dog named Donald Trump not killed over political rivalry, sheriff says
  
  A Minnesota sheriff says a dog named Donald Trump wasn't shot and killed over a political rivalry, despite false claims circulating on social media that have spurred "violent threats" against some county residents. ...
  Amanda Seitz.  Washington Times.  Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:43:36 -0500.

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In 2008, the estimated population of Minnesota was 5,220,393, whereas in 2006, the population of Minnesota was about 5,143,134.  For detailed, up-to-date information about Minnesota's demographics, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts about Minnesota web page.  For maps of Minnesota, visit this Minnesota Map website.

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