The group called Partnership to Fuel America will campaign in Minnesota and 10 other states in the Midwest. The proposed pipeline has drawn major opposition from people who fear it will harm the environment.
There's unconfirmed reports the suspected gunman and an accomplice have been arrested.
The crash happened before sunset Wednesday, but no one called 911.
If the nurses walk off the job, Minnesota would be home to one of the largest nurses strikes in U.S. history.
A court challenge seeks to revive Iowa's abortion ban.
The projects extend to areas all across the state.
The number of cases in the latest reporting period dropped compared to the previous week's update.
All five escaped serious injury.
The rise in violent crime in Minneapolis is showing signs of plateauing.
The victim is in her 20s.
The driver of the BMW led police on a chase, driving the wrong way on state highways.
The growing business backed by Rory McIlroy is coming to the Twin Cities.
The Minnesota BCA has identified the four deputies who fired weapons.
The news service says the pipeline could carry Canadian imports away from the Midwest, cutting into an oil surplus that right now is depressing prices in the region, and that could mean significantly higher prices for drivers.
A pipeline carrying crude oil to Chicago area refineries has leaked about 1,200 barrels of oil, Enbridge Energy Partners said Saturday. The Associated Press reports the spill was contained to a field near Grand Marsh, Wis. and nobody was hurt. The U.S. Pipeline Safety Agency is investigating the spill.
Sanford Health is teaming with the American College of Sports Medicine -- they'll focus on research, education and legislation to target preventable sports injuries.
The 1,300-mile project would cost more than $1.5 billion and could ship 200,000 barrels of crude daily from western North Dakota to the nation's biggest storage terminal. Construction on the pipeline could begin as early as next year and be complete by 2015.
Wisconsin Public Radio reports a vehicle crash in Illinois has disrupted pipelines that carry crude oil from the Alberta tar sands to refineries in the Midwest. The Enbridge pipeline moves 318,000 barrels of oil a day. A spokeswoman could not say how the disruption might affect refineries in the region.
State Party Chairman Tony Sutton says the financial burden is due to Republican's calculated gamble in the 2010 elections. The state GOP spent heavily on campaigning and won the state Legislature for the first time in a generation.
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