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Benedict has renamed the Petters Auditorium at its arts center following the conviction on fraud charges last week of benefactor Tom Petters...Benedict's Monastery and retired music faculty member who died in June. She was a central figure in the development...

It was around 2 pm on December 7 and the former governor of Alaska sat down for a book signing at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN when a man began hurling tomatoes at her from a second floor...

Apollo Investment Corp. said Tuesday it planned to sell 10 million shares of common stock to the public and use the proceeds to pay down debt. More Business Underwriters would get an option to buy up to another 1.5 million...

The Minnesota Lynx hired former Detroit Shock assistant coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve as head coach Tuesday, thanks in part to a glowing recommendation from Laimbeer, who is an assistant with the Minnesota Timberwolves...And Laimbeer wasn't bashful about letting...

The Minnesota Twins Tuesday moved to cut ties with right-hander Boof Bonser and said right-hander Carl Pavano has agreed to arbitration. The club, which won the American League Central in 2009, designated Bonser, who missed the season while recovering from...

The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis have blamed air traffic controllers in part for the incident, saying controllers violated procedures...Timothy Cheney, 53, of Gig Harbor, Wash., and First Officer Richard Cole, 54, of Salem, Ore., said in documents filed...

Kevin Love had a double-double in his second game of the season Saturday to help Minnesota upend the Utah Jazz 108-101. Love missed the start of the season with a fractured hand, but was in fine form Saturday with 18...

Another Vikings lead-foot Speed 2 At least two Minnesota Vikings feel the need for speed. Or perhaps they’re just channeling Vin Deisel from those bad Fast and Furious movies. Minnesota authorities say Vikings wide receiver Bernard Berrian has been cited...

Indiana University faculty and administrators are celebrating an IU professor's trip of a lifetime to Sweden to accept the Nobel Prize in economics. Economics professor Elinor Ostrom left Friday for Stockholm, Sweden, to accept the honor. IU Bloomington Provost and...