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Boogaard died of alcohol, oxycodone
By AP Minneapolis — The death of Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was an accident, due to a toxic mix of alcohol and the powerful painkiller oxycodone. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner announced Boogaard's cause of death Friday, saying it was
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:18A
SUV slams into westside business building
The crash occurred about 6:20 pm at the Birchwood Business Building near Tillotson Avenue and Ethel Street. Walter Berry, 80, of Muncie, said he was traveling southbound on Tillotson when he blacked out near Tillotson and Godman avenues,
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:18A
China's Wen signals easing of Japan imports ban
Outside a sports complex that was turned into an evacuation center after the quake, the three leaders ate cherries and cucumbers from the region in an effort to demonstrate that its food products were safe. Fears of contamination prompted several
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:17A
Guest Commentary: An overhaul will save Medicare
The recent Medicare Trustees report showed the program is careening toward bankruptcy and will run out of money in 2024 — five years faster than the trustees predicted just one year ago. And to make it worse, the chief actuary for Medicare,
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:17A
Guest Commentary: An overhaul will save Medicare
The recent Medicare Trustees report showed the program is careening toward bankruptcy and will run out of money in 2024 — five years faster than the trustees predicted just one year ago. And to make it worse, the chief actuary for Medicare,
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:17A
Family sues YMCA over alleged sex assault
The family's civil lawsuit in state Supreme Court claims the YMCA was negligent, especially because the second assault was witnessed and reported by a co-worker, who worked as a lifeguard. Elmore said a criminal case is pending against the counselor,
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:17A
Police crash trafficker's birthday party
MEXICO CITY — Mexican federal police captured a leading member of the Gulf drug cartel Friday at what appeared to have been his birthday party, authorities said. Gilberto Barragan Balderas is the subject of a $5 million reward by the US Drug
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:17A
An advocate for animals: Officer finds education, not punishment, works best
Animal Cruelty Investigator Keith Davis checks up on a house near 40th and Steele on a concern that might involve neglect of another dog at the house. This dog named Midnight, about a 10-12 week old puppy, was well taken care of and
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:17A
Delta town continues to pin financial hopes on stalled pot farm
ISLETON -- Leaders of this struggling Delta town north of Antioch still hope that a medical marijuana farm will remedy its financial woes. But so far, the project has brought only threats of federal and local prosecution to the
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:17A
Head-on collision in Union kills 1, injures 2
Toy Edwin Grady, 67, of 4198 Cross Keys Highway, Union, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 6:50 pm crash, Union County Deputy Coroner John Fallow said. Grady was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. An autopsy was performed Friday,
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:16A
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