The money comes from the new federal health care law's Community Transformation grant. It will help fund programs aimed at fighting tobacco use, unhealthy diets and lack of exercise.
Experts expect a rapid decline over the next month followed a period of calm.
He crashed into a light post near the Capitol and then fled on foot, the complaint says.
The 4 1/2-month-old bullmastiff had been missing more than a week.
Come for the "garbage pile," stay for ... even more breakfast food.
The new name and look was unveiled after community owners voted on a winner.
Police say the organization sold more than 10 pounds of heroin and fentanyl in northern Minnesota.
MSN recently published its pick for best diner in each state.
A boiler problem caused the heating issue.
Cases remain very high but hospitalizations have been plateaued for the past week.
The trooper was in his squad when another vehicle struck.
When he was arrested, police found a folding knife on him.
The 40-year-old former Wall Street trader originally wanted to be an economics professor.
Research from the University of Minnesota says a long-term treatment approach is significantly better at helping smokers kick the habit compared to conventional, short-term programs. Under the long-term approach, care providers continually encourage smokers to reduce their use with the ultimate goal of quitting altogether.
For ten years Wisconsin had kept the disease confined to deer in the southern part of the state. But an infected doe found near Shell Lake changes that. The DNR will look for other sick deer in the area.
The Basilica of St. Mary is just one of the 25 metro sites receiving preservation grants from Partners in Preservation. The organization funds restoration of historical sites throughout the nation and awarded the Minneapolis cathedral over $100,000.
Jen Anderson was a motivational speaker who raised tens of thousands of dollars to help find a cure for cancer. An annual fundraising bike ride in the Twin Cities area was started in her honor. Anderson's fight with cancer lasted six years. She once said "Giving up is so easy. It's the choosing to fight every day that is the real challenge."
Immigrants and refugees often arrive in good health, but within a generation many of them are suffering from obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and other common problems. In what MPR calls a "first-of-its-kind collaboration," Mayo Clinic is partnering with community organizations to teach new arrivals to Minnesota about the importance of diet and exercise.
Twin Metals Minnesota, a joint venture pursuing the development of an underground copper, nickel and platinum group metals mine in Northeastern Minnesota, announced Tuesday that it has been selected as a recipient of Finance & Commerce's 2012 Progress Minnesota award.
Minnesota’s top corporations have domestic partnership benefits, but don’t look for them to donate money to fight a proposed gay marriage amendment.
Minnesota has been awarded $15.5 million in federal funding to offer small businesses loans in hopes of boosting the local economy. The money is part of President Obama's Small Business Jobs Act, which was signed into law last year.
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