Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) back issues from December 2007:
Police transfer black cops amid cries of racism; Minneapolis police leaders are transferring two black officers to the homicide unit after outcry over the demotion of a black detective.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: David Chanen; Terry Collins; Staff Writers As the Minneapolis Police Department said Friday it was transferring two black officers into the homicide unit, black community, religious and educational leaders continued to bash the police administration for its record on ...
NCAA DIVISION III QUARTERFINALS.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chip Scoggins; Staff Writer BETHEL AT CENTRAL COLLEGE When: Noon today Where: Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium in Pella, Iowa Records: Bethel 11-1, Central 12-0 Last week: Bethel set a school record for victories with a 21-12 ...
the blog house; GOP debate: Aw, Huck.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Tim O'Brien; Staff Writer It was the Republican presidential candidates' turn to take questions from the great unwashed, and they didn't seem to have as much fun as the Democrats did. And it's not just because there was no talking snowman or Jackie Broyles and Dunlap. ...
Henry Bruininks, father of U president, dies.(NEWS)(Obituary)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jeff Shelman; Staff Writer Henry Bruininks, the father of University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks, died Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Mich., after a long illness. He had recently been placed in hospice care. He was 93. Bruininks had worked in an ...
WILD 3, ST. LOUIS 2 OT; Wild claims OT victory on a goal by Gaborik; Minnesota blew a 2-0 lead Friday night but battled back to cool off St. Louis and claim its third consecutive victory.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Michael Russo; Staff Writer On most nights, the Wild and St. Louis Blues are two of the tightest teams in the NHL. So when these two teams meet, you'd expect the middle of the ice to look like I-35W during a rush-hour snowstorm. Instead, Friday ...
Glimpses at youth become exception; The young, fresh faces that were the objects of Wolves fans' curiosity have been shoved aside for less-dynamic veterans.(SPORTS)(Patrick Reusse)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Patrick Reusse; Staff Writer The Timberwolves unleashed an advertising campaign two weeks before the season opener that carried this slogan: "See What They Can Do." Who could have guessed that this would turn out to be a reference to Marko Jaric, Antoine ...
faith & values; Rev. Rolodex; Turning her attention to the national level is just the next logical step for energetic Minnesota religious leader the Rev. Peg Chemberlin.(SOURCE)(FAITH & VALUES)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jeff Strickler; Staff Writer When the I-35W bridge collapsed, the Rev. Peg Chemberlin knew what she had to do as executive director of the Minnesota Council of Churches. Working the phones at fast as she could punch in the numbers, she organized an interfaith prayer ...
faith & values; HOW COUNCIL OF CHURCHES WORKS.(SOURCE)(FAITH & VALUES)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jeff Strickler; Staff Writer On both a state and national level, church-council networks are part trade association, part lobbying group and part support network. The organizations don't get involved in member denominations' internal issues. For one thing, ...
CORRECTIONS.(NEWS)(CORRECTIONS)(Correction notice)
Dec 01, 2007 ... CORRECTIONS On Page 01E Thursday, the phone number for ...
COUNTERPOINT; Leadership failure? Look to the DFL; State Sen. Steve Murphy is in a position to make a difference on transportation. He hasn't done so.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Dick Day For state Sen. Steve Murphy to accuse Transportation Commissioner Carol Molnau and Deputy Commissioner Bob McFarlin of shifting blame (Counterpoint, Nov. 28) is laughable. Murphy's repeated demands for Molnau's resignation and his feigned outrage over supposed ...
2 at Forest Lake High get help to test biodiesel fuel for buses.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Ben Goessling; Staff Writer Two Forest Lake Area High School sophomores received a $500 grant from Polaris on Friday to purchase a diesel engine as part of an experiment they hope will help persuade the district to power its school buses on biodiesel fuel. ...
State should aim to spur economy; Budget fix is only part of the state's responsibility now.(NEWS)(Editorial)
Dec 01, 2007 ... "The real story of the forecast ... is the slowing economy," state Finance Commissioner Tom Hanson said Friday, as he announced that official projections now show the state budget slipping $373 million into the red by June 30, 2009. Hanson's emphasis was where it belongs ....
Hate crime numbers can be misleading; Different municipalities have different criteria.(NEWS)(Editorial)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Data lies at the heart of sound decision-making, but incomplete and misread statistics can lead to false impressions. Recent FBI data showed St. Cloud leading all Minnesota cities in the number of hate crimes reported in 2006. But that data says more about attitudes toward hate crime in ...
Readers Write.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... MNDOT RESPONSIBILITY It's Molnau's job A Nov. 29 letter writer ("Right to trust experts") does not seem to understand how responsibility works. The state bridge engineer can only make a recommendation to the transportation commissioner, and then the ...
BURNSVILLE: CRIME; Cops probe alleged theft from sports club; Burnsville Athletic Club officials said they're consulting authorities to prevent embezzlement in the future.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Kevin Duchschere; Staff Writer Burnsville police are investigating allegations that a girls' basketball league commissioner embezzled $15,000 to $40,000 in program funds - apparently by misappropriating checks from parents - over a three-year period. It's the ...
Stars of the Holiday Flower Show.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Jill Heim, assistant gardener at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul, watered the Holiday Flower Show on Friday in the Majorie McNeely Conservatory Sunken Garden. The display features more than 1,000 ...
State's projected deficit starts a hot debate over the next step.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Patricia Lopez; Staff Writer Minnesota is back in the red, and the $373 million deficit projected on Friday sets up a coming clash between a Republican governor determined not to raise taxes and a DFL-led Legislature hungry for revenue and new spending. The ...
faith & values; Twin Cities 4th in ordinations.(SOURCE)(FAITH & VALUES)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jeff Strickler; Staff Writer The Roman Catholic Church has been struggling to recruit candidates for the priesthood, but you can be excused if you haven't heard much about that in these parts. Ordinations have been going gangbusters in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and ...
Gift of the day; A nifty gift idea every day, covering every age and budget, through Dec. 24. of the day; RADIO-CONTROLLED BUGS.(SOURCE)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: John Ewoldt; Staff Writer What critter-loving, snake-stealing kid wouldn't love knowing that a remote-controlled bug lies in wait for him or her to scare the slippers ...
STAR TRIBUNE/AIA MINNESOTA: HOME OF THE MONTH; Small site, big style; A new house in an older suburb is a tall order on this narrow lot.(HOMES)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Lynn Underwood; Staff Writer CORRECTION PUBLISHED 12/05/07: This story about a new house in Edina should have said that Charlie Witzke of TEA2 Architects designed the house with input from TEA2's Dan Nepp. Todd Zwickey always wanted to live in a neighborhood ...
Incident triggers flashback to 1980.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Bob von Sternberg; Staff Writer The hostage incident Friday in New Hampshire abruptly jogged the memory of an Afton man who lived through something very much like it 27 years ago. "It was the day before the Florida primary and we were in the office in ...
FROM THE GROUND UP; Doorbell designs could use a new ring.(HOMES)(FROM THE GROUND UP)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jason Hammond Editor's note: Follow the progress as the Hammonds' house takes shape by going to www.startribune.com/newhouse to visit their blog, and watch Homes for periodic updates. Special to the Star Tribune There seem to be a great many ...
Mizzou-Minnesota ties run deep for U's Lewis; Ex-Vikings receiver Leo Lewis, now a Gophers associate AD, is among the many Missouri alums caught up in the success of the Tigers football team.(SPORTS)(Jim Souhan)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jim Souhan; Staff Writer Those of us who attended the Missouri journalism school on weekdays and Missouri games on Saturdays believed our university was better prepared to dissect a football program than to build one. That has changed. Mizzou is ranked first ...
ST. PAUL: HOLIDAY LIGHTS; Infusion of funding brightens park trees; Mears Park's traditional holiday cheer was a little threadbare until citizens and St. Paul came together.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Anthony Lonetree; Staff Writer When paltry strands of lights went up on the boulevard trees and along the pergola in downtown St. Paul's Mears Park early last month, John Mannillo could think of only one thing: Charlie Brown's pathetic little Christmas tree. ...
Jay Meek, poetry professor at University of N. Dakota; The Minneapolis man was a "solid and gifted" poet who had been awarded many honors for his work.(NEWS)(Obituary)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Ben Cohen; Staff Writer Services will be held Sunday for Jay Meek of Minneapolis, a poet and longtime poetry professor at Grand Forks' University of North Dakota. Meek, who over the years regularly recited his work at Twin Cities literary venues, died on Nov ....
Pawlenty set to name Scott, Carver finalists to Met Council.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: David Peterson; Staff Writer Two finalists, one from Scott County and the other from Carver County, are in line to be chosen to represent the two counties on the Metropolitan Council, Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced on Friday. It's a particularly big issue for ...
'Of Mice and Men' is simple, poignant; THEATER REVIEW: Steinbeck's compassion for and the humanity of his downbeat characters shine through, even in a by-the-numbers staging at Park Square Theatre.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Graydon Royce; Staff Writer Park Square Theatre last produced "Of Mice and Men" in 2003 for school audiences, with only a few general performances. Students again are at the heart of a new staging. That makes sense, given the simple poignancy of John Steinbeck's script ....
FROM A SURVIVOR TO A DRIVER; A third-grade teacher by day, rock band promoter by night, Kelly Moore has taken on a new role: organizing a fundraising campaign to help prevent breast cancer.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jean Hopfensperger; Staff Writer Kelly Moore is a cable TV music host, a Lino Lakes school teacher and a former cheerleader for the Minnesota Vikings. But most important, said Moore, she's a breast cancer survivor - which compelled her to pull together her ...
ON BUSINESS; A NEW SALES WORLD; The Mall of America's former general manager has taken on a global challenge at the Midtown Exchange's ethnic market.(BUSINESS)(ON BUSINESS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Neal St. Anthony; Staff Writer John Wheeler has gone from managing the Mall of America to managing a global market. Sounds like a bigger job. And in some ways it is. The man who ran that Bloomington-based titan of suburban shopping emporiums resigned in August to take on ...
NEW HOPE: DEVELOPMENT; Proposal to create city center is revived; With most of its land already developed, the city is eyeing a busy intersection near a cemetery for a new downtown.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Lora Pabst; Staff Writer A SuperTarget next to a cemetery might seem like an unlikely combination, but New Hope city officials are considering it as they look at ways to turn one of the city's busiest intersections into a downtown complex. After Ryan Companies submitted ...
'IS THIS AN EMERGENCY?'; Today marks 25 years since the 911 system was introduced locally, and though technology has changed, Anoka County dispatchers remain the voices of calm in the storm.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Paul Levy; Staff Writer The sense of urgency poured through the dispatcher's headphones as the switchboard lights flashed. Some callers were rapid-fire frantic, rarely pausing for breath between pleas. Others were hardly audible between sobs and desperate screams. ...
FAA OKs $126 million airport noise settlement.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Steve Brandt; Staff Writer The Federal Aviation Administration has signed off on the $126 million airport noise settlement that will provide sound-dampening help to more than 9,000 homes in Minneapolis, Richfield and Eagan. In a letter released Friday, the ...
Nordstrom says it's going into Ridgedale; Consolidation gave the upscale chain an opening for a second Twin Cities outlet. Will it take over a Macy's site? Macy's says there's no deal.(BUSINESS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chris Serres; Staff Writer After 15 years of fits and starts and location scouting, Nordstrom Inc. plans to open its second store in the Twin Cities area. The Seattle-based retailer said Friday that it has signed a letter of intent to open a store at Ridgedale Center in ...
Northfield police chief is finalist for Kansas job.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Sarah Lemagie; Staff Writer A tumultuous chapter in the Northfield Police Department's history may soon end with the departure of Police Chief Gary Smith for the top police job in Emporia, Kan. The offer isn't official and there are still details to be ...
City helps camp seek renovation funding; Eden Prairie goes to bat for Camp Eden Wood, a facility that serves kids and adults with special needs.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Laurie Blake; Staff Writer The city of Eden Prairie is seeking $6.2 million in state funds for renovation and expansion of historic Camp Eden Wood, a facility for children and adults with disabilities near Interstate Hwy. 494 and Crosstown Hwy. 62. The camp ...
remembering.(NEWS)(Obituary)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Linnihan, Elizabeth C. age 94, of Mpls. Preceded in death by husband, John; and daughter, Kathleen. Survived by children, Patricia, Gerald & Rose, John & Barbara, Thomas & Mary, Kevin & Kate; grandchildren, Jonathan, Brittany, Anne, Jerry, Brian & Susan, Jim & Jennie, Erin, Dan, Kristine, ...
Fierce will to win lifts Spurs off floor again; Manu Ginobili wound up a surprise sub at the point, but the Argentinian, as usual, came through to save his Spurs from defeat.(SPORTS)(Patrick Reusse)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Patrick Reusse; Staff Writer Forgettable fourth sinks Wolves Savvy Spurs veterans quickly obliterate six-point deficit. C8Manu Ginobili replaced Tony Parker in the San Antonio lineup late in the third quarter Friday. He was given the task of playing point ...
PETPOURRI.(SOURCE)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Mary Ellen Smith; Staff Writer GENERAL INTRODUCTORY DOG TRAINING CLASS: 6:30-8 p.m. Mon. Animal Humane Society, 845 N. Meadow Lane, Golden Valley. 763-522-4325. www.animalhumanesociety.org. PET LOSS SUPPORT GROUP: A continuing informal support ...
critic's choice.(SOURCE)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Ann M. Wilhelmy; Staff Writer Snow play Snow Day Saturday on the Disney Channel features "My Friends Tigger & Pooh" (7 a.m.) helping Roo discover why his snowman is getting smaller and "Lou and Lou: Safety Patrol" (9 a.m.) with advice on how to dress for a ...
Leaking part of pipeline will go to lab; Tests will focus on why a repair joint failed, spraying fumes and oil that ignited and killed two welders.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Larry Oakes; Staff Writer Clearbrook, Minn. -- A leaking section of pipeline that caused a deadly fire on Wednesday will be cut out and sent to a laboratory for tests, a state official said Friday. Two welders were killed when leaking fumes and oil from the ...
COLD TURKEY; Some students returned to college after Thanksgiving break feeling lighter. The baggage they left behind? A hometown boyfriend or girlfriend, dumped in a "turkey drop.".(SOURCE)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Gail Rosenblum; Staff Writer Rachel Tomala of St. Paul had been dating her boyfriend, a student at a college out east, for a year and a half. At Thanksgiving this year, they hung out together and Tomala was having a great time until ... he broke up with her before the ...
RENTING AND THE LAW; Deduct from girls' deposit, but not for pink paint job.(HOMES)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Kelly Klein Q. My wife and I own a modest but nice duplex in St. Paul. We recently had two college girls who we thought would be good tenants. An aunt co-signed the lease. They are moving out at the end of their lease. One of the girls had a boyfriend, which ...
EDINA: PARKWAY PLANS; 'Concepts' to slow traffic not a fast sell; W. 70th St. residents want to make their road safer, but ideas such as roundabouts to do that aren't thrilling everyone.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Mary Jane Smetanka; Staff Writer For Edina residents who live on W. 70th Street between France Avenue and Hwy. 100, the road might as well be a raceway. It's nearly impossible to back out of their driveways during busy parts of the day, let alone walk with children ...
Today, it gets real - if heaps match hype; Like the buildup to a big hurricane, forecasters have been sounding the alarm for days about the season's first snowstorm. The suspense will soon be smothered in a cold, white blanket - if they're right.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jeff Shelman; Staff Writer Snow was nowhere to be found Friday on dormant lawns across the Twin Cities. But snow was on everyone's mind. The threat of a storm arriving today with 10-plus inches of snow set off a scramble among skiers, snowplow drivers and ...
Fate of landmark hotel in New Prague unclear; Two months after a once-popular inn and restaurant was sold at auction, a dispute over the deal has emerged.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Sarah Lemagie; Staff Writer The New Prague Hotel has stood empty for more than two years, since owner John Schumacher and his wife, Kathleen, closed the doors of the popular gourmet restaurant and Old World inn. Now it looks like it will stand empty even ...
NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTLIGHT: HUGO; Growing Hugo hopes to retain small-town charm.(HOMES)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Lynn Underwood; Staff Writer The city of Hugo, a northeast suburb 20 minutes from downtown St. Paul, seems to have a split personality. The east side remains mainly rural with farms, single-family houses on large acreages, snowmobile trails and lakes and streams. ...
St. Paul's pet ban list may include sugar glider.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chris Havens; Staff Writer You can keep bees and chickens - heck, even a horse - if you have a permit for them in St. Paul. Skunks, coyotes and raccoons are definitely off-limits. Sugar gliders might soon join them on the no-no list. Don't count ...
Plan may staunch subprime bleeding; Freezing interest rates on some loans could cost lenders - and save homeowners - billions. But is it just a quick fix?(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Mike Meyers; Staff Writer Less than four months since subprime mortgages became a full-blown financial crisis, major lenders may be willing to forgo billions in increased payments on loans they granted while home prices were still surging. The plan, being ...
Bloggers seeing red over Target's little secret; The discount retailer was outed for not being up front about promotions put on Facebook by its student marketers.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jackie Crosby; Staff Writer Target Corp. is learning the hard way that life in the blogosphere can put you right in the bullseye. The Minneapolis-based discount retailer is being outed in online blogs and discussed in college ethics classes after students ...
Troopers ready to roll.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Tim Harlow; Staff Writer Twenty-five cadets became state troopers during a ceremony Friday at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center. The class included one Asian woman, two Hmong men, one Latino man and one American Indian man among its 21 men and four ...
Many cities hold truth-in-taxation hearings Monday.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Eric M. Hanson; Lora Pabst; Staff Writers As cities, counties and school districts formalize budgets for next year, they are required to hold meetings on the amount of taxes that they plan to levy on properties. These meetings, called truth-in-taxation hearings, are held ...
TWINS OFFSEASON; Loss of a cornerstone can have a big upside; It can rile up fans, but trading a popular star has a successful precedent here.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Joe Christensen; Staff Writer It's not easy trading one of the top pitchers in baseball, especially when he has become a Minnesota icon. Just ask Andy MacPhail. He was the Twins general manager on July 31, 1989, when they traded ace lefthander ...
Santana status quo: Suitors' pitches fall short; The two-time Cy Young winner didn't draw an offer solid enough to trigger a deal, but plenty more bidding is expected.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: La Velle E. Neal III; Staff Writer The Twins on Friday prepared to head to Nashville for Major League Baseball's winter meetings without an offer for lefthander Johan Santana that impressed them but with new developments in place. A key one: The New York Daily ...
Seniors shoulder blame for first loss; Dan Coleman, Lawrence McKenzie and Spencer Tollackson shot a combined 25.8 percent for the Gophers at Florida State, but they said their shortcomings went beyond their scoring output.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Myron P. Medcalf; Staff Writer Minutes after Tuesday's loss at Florida State, the Gophers men's basketball seniors - Dan Coleman, Lawrence McKenzie and Spencer Tollackson - gathered to discuss the defeat and their role in it. Coach Tubby Smith had just told ...
U men gameday; NOON VS. UC-RIVERSIDE - WILLIAMS ARENA - BIG TEN NET - 830-AM.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Byline: mmed Preview: California-Riverside (2-4) lost its first four games, all on the road, under first-year head coach Jim Wooldridge, but two of those losses came to 2007 NCAA tournament opponents, Gonzaga and Texas Tech. The Highlanders won their past two games at home, ...
Eden Prairie's Mobley picks Buckeyes over Gophers; The lineman dealt a blow to Minnesota's in-state recruiting efforts, which now include only one of the state's top five sought-after recruits.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chip Scoggins; Staff Writer Eden Prairie defensive lineman Willie Mobley woke up Friday morning ready to end his recruitment and went with a "gut feeling" in giving a verbal commitment to Ohio State. Mobley, a four-star recruit who is considered the state's ...
Decision may be near on UnitedHealth options suits.(BUSINESS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Chen May Yee; Staff Writer A federal judge said the stock options of former UnitedHealth Group Inc. CEO William McGuire will stay frozen until Thursday, or until a special review of related shareholder lawsuits is completed. U.S. District Judge James Rosenbaum ...
MICHIGAN TECH 3, GOPHERS 2 (OT); Early lead doesn't hold up as Gophers tumble in OT; Alex Gagne's goal 74 seconds into overtime capped Michigan Tech's comeback from a two-goal deficit, dropping the Gophers into a tie for seventh in the WCHA.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Roman Augustoviz; Staff Writer The new-look Gophers men's hockey team played Friday much like it often has this season, coming out strong and trying to hold on. It didn't work. Junior center Alex Gagne's goal 1 minute, 14 seconds into overtime gave Michigan ...
SACRAMENTO STATE 3, GOPHERS 1; Gophers' season ends with opening-round loss.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Stanford, Calif. -- FROM STAFF REPORTS It was an unlucky No. 13 for the Gophers volleyball team. Missie Stidham had 21 kills as Sacramento State defeated the Gophers 23-30, 30-25, 30-24, 30-17, handing Minnesota its first loss in 13 opening-round NCAA tournament ...
VIRGINIA TECH 68, GOPHERS WOMEN 62; Fox and all, U falls to Virginia Tech; Emily Fox's 30 points weren't enough to carry her team. Zoe Harper, with 14 points, was the only other teammate to reach double digits.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Blacksburg, Va. -- FROM STAFF REPORTS The Gophers women's basketball team got a great scoring effort from Emily Fox on Friday night. Unfortunately, the Gophers didn't get enough out of the rest of the players, resulting in a 68-62 loss to Virginia Tech as part of the Big Ten/ACC ...
Applying the lessons of fatal crash of school van; Scandia parents whose daughter was killed want the state to make safety standards for van and bus drivers comparable.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Pat Doyle; Staff Writer In tearful testimony before a legislative panel, the parents of a 14-year-old girl killed in a school van accident urged lawmakers Friday to require drivers of those vehicles to meet safety regulations comparable to those for school bus drivers. ...
Seeking to change rules for van drivers.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... William and Karen Berglund of Scandia talked to senators at the state Capitol on Friday about their ...
Despite losses, Detroit heads to Dome with confidence; The Lions, on a three-game slide with the Vikings up next, are focused on facing each opponent "one snap at a time.".(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Mark Craig; Staff Writer The Detroit Lions have lost consecutive games to the Cardinals, Giants and Packers. What they haven't lost, apparently, is their confidence. "We're a better football team than the Cardinals, and I felt we're a better football team ...
VIKINGS NOTES; Required end-zone sprints help create `mindset' for defensive TDs.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Kevin Seifert; Staff Writer It's not all-inclusive, but one of the secrets behind the Vikings' run of seven defensive touchdowns this season has been a practice requirement installed by defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier. Whenever a player intercepts a pass or recovers ...
WILD 3, ST. LOUIS 2 (OT); Wild claims OT victory on a goal by Gaborik; Minnesota blew a 2-0 lead at home but battled back to cool off St. Louis and claim its third consecutive victory.(SPORTS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Byline: Michael Russo; Staff Writer With the Wild wanting to secure at least one point Friday night, the defensive-minded Stephane Veilleux replaced Marian Gaborik in the final minute of regulation. The Wild got to overtime, before the offensive-minded Gaborik made ...