Local News Top Local News Headlines Of 2011 December 20, 2011 / 3:42 PM CST / CBS News (credit: Thinkstock) Sept. 17 - Eleanor Mondale Poling Dies (credit: CBS) July 9 - Mother: Teenage Girl Mob Attacked My Family (credit: CBS) April 2 - 2 Accused Of Using Snake In Sexual Assault (credit: Jupiter Images) Feb. 1 - Woman Tries To Mail Puppy In Box (credit: CBS) Sept. 21 - Mother Disciplined After Confronting Son's Bullies (credit: CBS) Oct. 14 - 11-Year-Old Scholar Studies At 'U Of M' (credit: CBS) March 3 - Natural Gas Explosion, Fire Rocks South Mpls (credit: Brett Fechheimer) March 11 - Comedian Gallagher Recovering From Heart Attack (credit: gallaghersmash) Nov. 22 - Roots 'Welcome' Bachmann With Pointed Song Choice (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images) May 6 - Charges: Mom Pushed Child In Stroller Down Stairs (credit: Hennepin County Sheriff's Office) Feb. 17 - Could Minnesota See Similar Union Fights As Wisconsin? (credit: Mark Hirsch/Getty Images) March 7 - Wis. Dems File Ethics Complaint Against Walker (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Feb. 2 - An Elderly Couple's Defiant Stand Against Armed Robber (credit: CBS) Aug. 31 - North Branch Girl, 5, Suffers Bat Bite At Wal-Mart (credit: CBS) May 22 - 1 Dead After Tornado Rips Through Metro (credit: CBS) March 28 - Man Lives In Glass Apartment Inside Mall Of America (credit: CBS) June 10 - Scientists: 'Super' Wheat To Boost Food Security (credit Jupiter Images) Jan. 24 - Ventura Sues DHS, TSA Over Body Scans, Pat-Downs (credit: CBS) March 14 - MN Dog Owner Chooses At-Home Euthanasia For Beloved Dog (credit: CBS) Recycled Medical Records Used As Scrap Paper At School (credit: CBS) March 8 - Mpls Men Robbed After Hiring Exotic Dancers Online (credit: CBS) Sept. 7 - Mayo Study: Widespread Burnout Among New Doctors (credit: Jupiter Images)