A company hired by the government to create aerial maps of nine counties in southeast Minnesota is doing much of the technical work in India after laying off 10 employees in Maple Grove who had similar skills.
Rep. Rick Hansen said he tried to add a no-outsourcing clause to his bill, but was advised by the House legal counsel that it would be unconstitutional. picked by bingo 8 months ago

The Minnesota Twins ended their comeback for the ages today by winning the Central Division. Their win over Chicago, coupled with a Detroit loss in extra innings, means Detroit gets the wild card slot and Minnesota gets the championship. After beating Chicago, the Twins watched the Detroit game on the scoreboard TV along with a Metrodome full of their fans, who were chanting "Lets go Royals!&... read full post picked by Fanatic 3 years ago

Minnesota would ban smoking in bars, restaurants and other establishments under a bill approved by the Legislature. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

It just wouldn't be a tragedy without copycats. picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

Minnesota National Guard troops have to be deployed 730 days to qualify for GI bill education benefits. Their orders were written for 729 days! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A 23-year old Minnesota man was caught after stealing a car. He wasn't caught because of some pesky kids and their dogs. Instead it was because he called 911 to brag that he stole the car and the cops couldn't catch him. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

All we heard was screaming, and then we saw the bull starting to run after people, and then there was an old couple that got away just in time ... and then it started going after a stroller, but for some reason it just stopped," witness Ashley Miller said. picked by indisguise 2 years ago

All the world's a stage at some of Minnesota's bars. A new state ban on smoking in restaurants and other nightspots contains an exception for performers in theatrical productions. So some bars are getting around the ban by printing up playbills, encouraging customers to come in costume, and pronouncing them "actors." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Minnesota woman who calls herself the "queen of trees" has 37 decorated Christmas trees in her house. picked by muppet 12 months ago

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state's long-running Senate race. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Mike Haeg founded Mt. Holly, his own city-within-a-city. picked by osiris12 2 years ago

Not only will it stank up your carpet when you inevitably knock it over when you're stoned but in Minnesota it could land you some serious jail time picked by Dontgivethedogchoccy 4 weeks ago

A short documentary about the Duluth lynchings. Even in "nice" Minnesota there is something as ugly as this. picked by bluenutria 2 years ago

A 2-year-old boy in Minnesota died after crawling out of bed next to his sleeping mother and wandering outside on a frigid night. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

He rode his mule into town looking for work. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Shortly after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, people around the Twin Cities metro reported seeing a “metallic” or “flaming ball” falling from the sky. Emergency dispatchers around the metro reported calls from around the metro of people seeing the object. Calls came in from Edina, Maple Grove, Inver Grove Heights and Brooklyn Park. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Officials are trying to figure out why workers at a meat plant were stricken with a strange neurological illness. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

A southern Minnesota deer hunter nabbed himself a strange trophy. picked by indisguise 2 years ago

University of Minnesota researchers allowed embryonic rat cells to grow into a matrix of connective tissue taken from a rat heart. They ended up with a beating heart. There's a little more work to do before they try it in me, though.... picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

Minnesota apparently is the first state in the nation to ban intentionally added mercury in cosmetics, giving it a tougher standard than the federal government.

Go Minnesoooota. picked by muppet 2 years ago