06/18/2008 10:08 PM CDT - MINNEAPOLIS — Kevin Slowey won his second straight start since his worst outing of the year, Justin Morneau had three RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals 11-2 Wednesday.
06/18/2008 09:44 PM CDT - Minneapolis police are investigating a stabbing death in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood near Augsburg College and the University of Minnesota.
06/18/2008 07:41 PM CDT - DULUTH, Minn. — The left lane of northbound Interstate 35 near downtown Duluth has been closed due to an accident, and officials say the closure could last six to eight weeks.
06/18/2008 04:30 PM CDT - PHILADELPHIA — There's a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the shooting death of an aspiring teacher in Philadelphia.
06/18/2008 12:48 PM CDT - ROCHESTER — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Environmental Protection Agency are working to curb the amount of chemicals that run into the Mississippi River.
06/18/2008 12:45 PM CDT - PORTAGE, Wis. — A corrections officer at the Columbia Correctional Institution is accused of having sex with an inmate and giving him snacks and magazines.
06/18/2008 12:35 PM CDT - CHISHOLM — Five years after LeeAnna Warner's disappearance, Chisholm Police Chief Scott Erickson said investigators have pursued nearly 1,700 leads but still have nothing to go on.
06/18/2008 04:28 PM CDT - dorrick@pioneerpress.com
County Administrator Dave Twa, who has held the post for more than four years, put in his notice in an e-mail to county
06/18/2008 12:34 PM CDT - The search continued today and more volunteers are needed to help find Keith T. Kennedy, who walked away from a camp for mentally challenged adults in northwest Wisconsin Sunday night.
06/18/2008 12:17 PM CDT - An anonymous donor has committed $10 million to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to help keep 15 inner city Catholic schools open and meet the needs of its growing population of immigrant students.
