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CDC: 3 Of 5 Pools Tested Positive For Fecal Contamination
The Centers for Disease Control estimate that nearly 3 of 5 public swimming pools are contaminated with fecal matter. The figures from their tests of polls conducted during last summer’s swim season showed about 58 percent of the samples tested positive for E. coli.
Wisconsin Teen To Take Miss Minnesota To Prom
One Wisconsin teen will have a dream date for his junior prom. Eighteen-year-old Charlie Gainey is taking Miss Minnesota USA Danielle Hooper to the Menomonie High School prom on Saturday.
TV Reporter Says He’s Fired For Profanity On Air
A weekend news anchorman for a Bismarck television station says he was fired after he opened his first-ever broadcast with obscenities.
MN Case Not The 1st Time Body Sent Out With Laundry
A Minnesota hospital’s mistaken handling of a stillborn baby is rare, but not unprecedented.
City Pages ‘Best Of’ Honors Amelia, Rosen & Dara
City Pages and its readers are honoring some familiar faces.
Wis. Court Upholds Verdict Against Fired Professor
A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled against a chemistry professor who was let go from the Milwaukee School of Engineering because of his limited English skills.
- Target Apologizes For Labeling Plus-Size Dress ‘Manatee Gray’ 2013/04/05
- Like Willy Wonka, Pearson’s Opens Factory To The Public 2013/04/04
- Alternative Prom In St. Cloud Caters To LGBT Teens 2013/04/03
- April Fools’ Jokes Around Minnesota 2013/04/01
- Gov. Dayton’s Dog, Mesabi, Dies Following Surgery 2013/03/22
- Journey Guitarist Sues Former Mother-In-Law For Libel 2013/03/20
- Man Banned From ‘All Libraries On Earth’ After Touching Himself 2013/03/15
- Parent Still Furious After Westonka AD Resigns Over ‘Harlem Shake’ Flak 2013/03/12
- Rodeo Clown Convicted In Iowa Marijuana Conspiracy 2013/03/12
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Water Cooler Stories
- Rare Superman Comic Found In House InsulationIt's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a wall in a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota.
- CDC: 3 Of 5 Pools Tested Positive For Fecal ContaminationThe Centers for Disease Control estimate that nearly 3 of 5 public swimming pools are contaminated with fecal matter. The figures from their tests of polls conducted during last summer's swim season showed about 58 percent of the samples tested positive for E. coli.
- Wisconsin Teen To Take Miss Minnesota To PromOne Wisconsin teen will have a dream date for his junior prom. Eighteen-year-old Charlie Gainey is taking Miss Minnesota USA Danielle Hooper to the Menomonie High School prom on Saturday.
- TV Reporter Says He’s Fired For Profanity On AirA weekend news anchorman for a Bismarck television station says he was fired after he opened his first-ever broadcast with obscenities.
- MN Case Not The 1st Time Body Sent Out With LaundryA Minnesota hospital's mistaken handling of a stillborn baby is rare, but not unprecedented.
- City Pages ‘Best Of’ Honors Amelia, Rosen & DaraCity Pages and its readers are honoring some familiar faces.
- Wis. Court Upholds Verdict Against Fired ProfessorA Wisconsin appeals court has ruled against a chemistry professor who was let go from the Milwaukee School of Engineering because of his limited English skills.
- Target Apologizes For Labeling Plus-Size Dress ‘Manatee Gray’Target has apologized to customers after some took issue with how clothing meant for plus-sized shoppers was labeled.
- Like Willy Wonka, Pearson’s Opens Factory To The PublicA St. Paul icon is opening its doors to the public for the first time in more than 50 years. The Pearson's Candy Company's factory along West 7th Street has been virtually unchanged since it started production there in 1959.
- Alternative Prom In St. Cloud Caters To LGBT TeensGay and lesbian teens who may feel uncomfortable attending a traditional prom at their high school have another option -- an alternative prom in the St. Cloud area that's open to LGBT teens from across the state.
