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Friends: Minn. man loses ear, most of face when bulldog he rescued from shelter turns on him

Rescued dog mauls retired police officer in Minn.

US attorney general meets with tribal leaders, announces grants to stem reservation violence

Holder: DOJ helping tribes reduce violence

Recorder may not help solve alarming question: How did pilots overshoot landing by 150 miles?

WASHINGTON — Were the pilots distracted? Catching up on their sleep? Federal investigators struggled to determine what the crew members of a Northwest Airlines jetliner were doing at 37,000 feet as they sped 150 miles past their Minneapolis destination and military jets readied to chase them. Unfortunately, the cockpit voice recorder may not tell the tale.

Airline crew flew 150 miles past Minneapolis airport; officials investigate fatigue

MINNEAPOLIS — Two Northwest Airlines pilots failed to make radio contact with ground controllers for more than an hour and overflew their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles before discovering the mistake and turning around.

NTSB: Fatigue may have played role in Northwest jet overshooting Minn. airport by 150 miles

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal officials said Thursday they are investigating whether pilot fatigue was a factor in a Northwest Airlines jet overflying the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles before crew members discovered their mistake and turned around.

Gunman runs away after Minnesota bank teller refuses to hand over the cash

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A St. Paul bank teller refused to hand over cash to a gunman and lived to tell about it. Authorities said the would-be robber walked into the Cherokee State Bank on Tuesday afternoon. He pointed a handgun at a teller and demanded money, but when she refused, he ran away with nothing.

Imams settle suit over removal from flight in Minneapolis; say settlement proves mistake made

MINNEAPOLIS — Six imams taken off a 2006 US Airways flight after passengers reported what they considered suspicious behavior have settled their discrimination lawsuit, saying they considered it acknowledgment that their removal was a mistake.

AP NewsBreak: Attorney says settlement in case of imams removed from ‘06 flight in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — Six imams who were removed from a US Airways flight in 2006 after passengers reported what they considered suspicious behavior have reached a tentative settlement of their discrimination lawsuit, one of their attorneys said Tuesday.

Somalian president condemns terrorist recruiting of young men in Minn.’s huge Somali community

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The president of Somalia on Sunday denounced the recruiting of young men from Minnesota’s huge Somali community for terrorist activity in his war-ravaged homeland, and said he plans to work with the U.S. government to bring those still alive back home.

Somalia’s president tells Somalis in Minnesota that his country needs help fighting terrorism

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The president of Somalia said Saturday his government is challenged by terrorism — which he called a “foreign idea” — and asked the Somali diaspora support him as he struggles to create peace in his war-torn country.

Delta has repainted about half of Northwest planes, still has 13,000 jobs in MN

ST. PAUL, Minn. — About half of the old Northwest Airlines planes that will get Delta’s colors have been repainted, and the rest will be finished by mid-2010, a Delta executive said on Thursday.

ACORN scandal offers a fat target for some state politicians, but actual contracts are few

ST. PAUL, Minn. — As support for the community activist group ACORN withered in Congress in the wake of a hidden-camera scandal, Republican governors and other state officials moved swiftly to sever ties. It turns out the group often commanded little — if any — state business.

Government study: Many urban streams salty enough to hurt aquatic life, road salt blamed

MINNEAPOLIS — Many urban streams have become salty enough to harm aquatic life, largely because of salt used for deicing roads in the winter, according to a new government study released Wednesday.

Minn. man accused of hitting 4-year-old son for wearing blue shirt that is rival gang’s color

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota man is accused of ripping off his 4-year-old son’s shirt and hitting him for wearing a rival gang’s color.

Minn. competition showcases wines from frosty northern states, where the grapes sure do suffer

ST. PAUL, Minn. — If grapes need to suffer to produce fine wines, surely there are fewer places they suffer as much as Minnesota and other northern-tier states.

Savings? What savings? ‘Minnesconsin’ cost-sharing effort captures little cash

MADISON, Wis. — As it turns out, mating gophers and badgers isn’t so easy. Just ask the bureaucrats in Wisconsin and Minnesota, who are trying to find efficiencies and save money on everything from sharing amusement ride inspectors to buying ammunition and tires.

Wis. gunman who killed 3 at party, fatally shot self, was gang member with violent history

MENOMONIE, Wis. — A man police say shot and killed three brothers at a weekend party before fatally shooting himself was a member of a Minnesota gang who had been convicted of two previous violent attacks, including one on a 15-year-old boy in a park.

Minn. judge halts state action in Vikings suspension case pending federal ruling

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings linemen Kevin and Pat Williams still don’t know if they’ll be suspended by the NFL in their dispute over its anti-doping policy, but the fight won’t be in state court any time soon — if at all.

Wyoming looks to join other western states in growing sunflowers, other oilseeds for biofuels

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming’s agriculture industry is looking at the oilseed crops camelina, canola and sunflowers as part of an effort to diversify farming and produce the seed stock for biofuel.

Cloverleaf tattoo turns out to be unlucky for alleged robber in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The cloverleaf turned out to be unlucky for one alleged robber in the St. Paul area. Ramsey County sheriff’s deputy Jeremy Bolen identified the 32-year-old St. Paul man by the cloverleaf tattoo on his left arm, the cloverleaf on his cap and the Celtic cross tattooed on his right bicep.

Prosecutors say Minn. Somali man had terror ties, but family claims he got in over his head

MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors portray a 25-year-old Minneapolis man accused of waging jihad in Somalia as a would-be terrorist who went so far as to help build a training camp.