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Today in History: March 29, US combat troops leave Vietnam

Mar. 29, 2024 00:04 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Friday, March 29, the 89th day of 2024. There are 277 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 29, 1973, the last United States combat troops left South Vietnam, ending America’s direct military...

Ex-Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he will sell cannabis edibles

Mar. 28, 2024 13:38 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has announced he is entering the cannabis market as a seller, as the state still figures out retail sales of the drug on the heels of legalizing marijuana for adults last year. Ventura is launching his own brand of cannabis...

Driving along ... and the roadway vanishes beneath you. What's it like to survive a bridge collapse?

Mar. 28, 2024 12:37 PM EDT

You're driving along, and without warning, the roadway drops from beneath you. There are a few seconds of falling, with thoughts possibly racing about family or loved ones, followed by a jarring impact, and most likely injury. Tuesday's collapse of the Francis Scott...

Minnesota teen gets 4 years as accomplice in fatal robbery that led to police shooting of Amir Locke

Mar. 28, 2024 12:25 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A teenager has been sentenced to four years for his role in a St. Paul killing that prompted police in Minneapolis to execute a search warrant that led to the fatal shooting of Amir Locke by a police officer in a case that focused scrutiny on the use of no-knock warrants. ...

MyPillow, owned by election denier Mike Lindell, formally evicted from Minnesota warehouse

Mar. 27, 2024 17:50 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A court ordered the eviction Wednesday of MyPillow from a suburban Minneapolis warehouse that it formerly used, but company founder and prominent election denier Mike Lindell said that it's just a formality because the landlord wants to take the property back. ...

Walz calls for new gun safety measures in State of the State speech at Owatonna High School

Mar. 26, 2024 21:57 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz used the backdrop of a gleaming new high school Tuesday night to call on the Legislature in his State of the State speech to enact new gun control measures to make schools and communities safer, while touting the achievements of last year's legislative session. ...

Teen pleads guilty in murder case that Minnesota's attorney general took away from local prosecutor

Mar. 22, 2024 19:13 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota teenager pleaded guilty to murder Friday for killing a young mother, in a case where Gov. Tim Walz took the rare step of taking the case away from Hennepin County prosecutors and handing it to Attorney General Keith Ellison amid public criticism that the original...

Ex-Timberwolves staffer facing burglary charge allegedly stole hard drive with exec's sensitive data

Mar. 20, 2024 21:19 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves executive vice president of basketball operations Sachin Gupta had a hard drive with proprietary and sensitive information stolen from his office by a since-fired team employee, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in district court. ...

General Mills: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 20, 2024 07:10 AM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — General Mills Inc. (GIS) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $670.1 million. The Minneapolis-based company said it had net income of $1.17 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The...

Things to know about Uber and Lyft saying they will halt ride-hailing services in Minneapolis

Mar. 15, 2024 17:57 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lyft and Uber have said they will halt operations in Minneapolis because of a new city ordinance that increase wages for app-based drivers, the latest salvo in a longtime fight between gig economy workers and the tech giants. The city’s council vote Thursday...