Minnesota

Kahn Out as Timberwolves Boss

May 2, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) David Kahn is out as president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Flip Saunders is coming in.

Backstrom, Stoner Day-to-Day for Wild

May 2, 2013

CHICAGO (AP) Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom and defenseman Clayton Stoner did not practice on Thursday, increasing the possibility they will be unavailable for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Arson Cases in Minn. Have Authorities Speaking Out

May 2, 2013

DULUTH - During the past two decades, arson fires have caused more than five deaths and more than $330 million in property damage in Minnesota.

Rep. Melin Pushes for Legalizing Medical Marijuana

May 2, 2013

ST. PAUL - Representative Carly Melin (DFL-Hibbing) has proposed a bill to legalize medical marijuana and said the measure is about people and not politics.

265 Workers Layed Off at I'Falls Paper Plant

May 2, 2013

INTERNATIONAL FALLS – Hundreds of employees will be out of work after layoffs were announced at the Boise, Inc. paper mill.

MN Lawmakers Propose Legalizing Marijuana for Medical Use

May 2, 2013

ST. PAUL - Supporters of legalizing marijuana for medical use are putting their plan forward at Minnesota's Capitol.

Lake Co. Man Killed After Backhoe Flipped Into River

May 2, 2013

SILVER BAY - Fifty-eight year old Lake County Highway Department worker Lee Roy Jacobson from Silver Bay was killed in an equipment accident along County Highway 5, just west of Silver Bay, when the excavator he was operating fell into the Baptism River, while they were attempting to clear an ice jamb.