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Twins add prospects Valencia, Guerra to 40-man
The Minnesota Twins have added six prospects to their 40-man major league roster, including third baseman Danny Valencia and right-handed pitcher Deolis Guerra (day-oh-LEECE’ GAIR’-uh).

 
Childress has endorsement from Vikings to continue
Vikings coach Brad Childress is happy to be staying in Minnesota for several more years. Players say they’re pleased his contract has been extended, too.

 
Government worker union picks Kelliher for MN gov
A smaller government employees union is splitting from its larger cousin to back Democrat Margaret Anderson Kelliher (KEL’-uh-her) for governor.

 
Minn. lawyer denied access to terror suspect
A Minnesota law professor and advocate for Somali immigrants in the state says he was denied access to a Minneapolis man who is being held on terrorism charges in the Netherlands.

 
Petters says he planned to tell gov’t about fraud
A Minnesota businessman accused of running a Ponzi scheme and defrauding investors out of billions of dollars said Friday that a 2008 raid by federal agents on his company was unnecessary and caused its collapse.

 
The museum formally known as Ironworld closes
The financially strapped museum in Chisholm (Chis’-uhm) formerly called Ironworld has closed. No reopening date has been set.

 
2009 Minnesota High School Football Tournament


 
Minn-Kota Red Cross has new director
The Minn-Kota Chapter of the American Red Cross has a new director.

 
Minn. GOP biggest user of tax break Pawlenty axed
Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s Republican Party was the biggest user of a campaign program he axed that gives donors tax refunds for part of their contributions.

 
Detainees needle Wisconsin troops about Favre
Detainees at a camp in Baghdad, Iraq have found a way to get under the skin of guard troops from Wisconsin.

 
Survey suggests improving but weak Plains economy
Business appears to be slowly improving in rural areas of 11 Midwest and Plains states, but the economy there remains weak, according to a new survey of bankers.

 
Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier
Federal officials say the despised Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent it from invading the Great Lakes and jeopardizing their $7 billion sport fishery.

 
Nearly 7 percent of state’s home loans delinquent
A record number of Minnesota homeowners are behind on their mortgages.

 
2 victims of Minn. bus crash improving
The two passengers most seriously injured in this week’s tour bus crash near Austin are improving.

 
No. 15 Iowa looks to end slide, faces Gophers
Iowa is in danger of being remembered more for its finish than its fantastic start.

 
Man convicted of homicide by driving drunk
A driver has been convicted in Ramsey County of driving drunk and causing the death of a St. Paul woman and injuring her husband.

 
Augsburg student hospitalized with meningitis
A student at Augsburg College in Minneapolis is hospitalized with a case of bacterial meningitis.

 
Closing arguments expected in Petters trial
Closing arguments are expected Friday in the fraud trial of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters.

 
U of M lags Big Ten in grad rates of athletes
The University of Minnesota continues to lag behind its Big Ten counterparts in overall graduation of athletes and in two major sports.

 
MN conference looks at indigenous college students
Educators from around the country are brainstorming about American Indian college students in Moorhead on Friday.

 
Keillor performance to be beamed to movie theaters
It may be the next best thing to seeing Garrison Keillor’s "A Prairie Home Companion" live.

 
Summit joins leaders to talk preparedness
Leaders from businesses, government and other sectors of the community are coming together in Minneapolis Friday to discuss how they can work together in times of crisis.

 
Thursday’s Scores


 
Williams, No. 24 Minnesota top Utah Valley 76-51
When Minnesota’s shots aren’t falling, that aggressive, athletic defense is usually there as a fallback.

 
Another Minn. man indicted in missing Somalis case
A 24-year-old St. Anthony man faces terrorism-related charges in the federal investigation into the departures of young Somali men who left Minnesota to fight with a terror group in Somalia, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.

 

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