84-year-old, Arthur Joseph Knafla fell to his death after his clothes caught fire as he attempted to light his propane heater outside of Hibbing, according to the Duluth News Tribune.
Another hunter, Gene A. Berthiaume, 72, of St. Paul died when he fell from his stand in Beltrami County, according to the Star Tribune.
No deer could be reached for comment.
]]>Sources were colleagues and a director of the Fermi lab that Ramsey helped to found.
The lead is fairly standard, it is more the scope of the subject's work that is more weighty than those found in most obituaries. I believe it is effective in introducing the impact that Ramsey's scientific work had on the world.
The obit is story- like personal narrative, where as a resume is a dry cataloging of skills, qualifications and work history.
Last week Cain's campaign had made several ham fisted swipes at the swirl of accusations that he had made lewd comments to multiple female co-workers in the past.
Cain seemed to make statements that did not help his predicament, blaming fellow GOP candidates, Texas Governor Rick Perry and frontrunner Mitt Romney.
In spite of Cain's attempt to move past the controversy influential Republicans appeared on the Meet the Press Sunday urging Cain to be more forthcoming about the allegations, according to the New York Times.
Cain claimed he faced faceless claims and declared, "I am in it to win it," in an interview that aired on Fox News' Geraldo Live Sunday night.
]]>Kardashian filed for divorce after just 72 days of marriage to the NBA star, after a disagreements over where to live, Humpries' prenuptial demands, and his hiring of a publicist, according to the New York Daily News.
Kardashian, no stranger to the public eye herself, has received criticism from fans who have suggested the short lived marriage was just the latest in a series of publicity events.
]]>Widespread opposition to the plan imposed by the the world's financial regulators in the past weeks, resulting in political scrambling to satisfy the EU without further irritating the nations fragile social peace, according to the Guardian U.K.
Public sector lay-offs dictated by the aid package are likely to touch off another round of unrest, according to the New York Times
Key government players find themselves choosing from a variety of difficult options.
This is the fourth time that Hautman has won the award. His acrylic painting of a wood duck will be the face of a 2012-2013 stamp and go on sale in June of 2012, according to the Town Talk.
Hautman's entry beat out 189 others in a two-day competition that produced 32 finalists.
Hautman's brother, Bob, one the contest in 1996 and 2000.
]]>Members of the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office dive team on a training dive found the body of a 42-year-old female floating about 8 feet from the shore, the PostBulletin reported. The woman appeared to be recently deceased and the cause of death has yet to be determined.
The woman has been identified, but authorities have not released the victim's identity. An autopsy will be performed Monday t o determine the cause of death, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Since the dive team had practiced at the same spot the past two Sunday mornings. It was only after seeing police cars speeding up the access road that neighbors became aware that there was anything out of the ordinary.
The Zumbro River has a history of flash floods that have been the cause of multiple drownings in recent years.
Governor Mark Dayton met with Republican leaders Friday in an effort to meet his self-imposed deadline to reach a deal for a new stadium by Thanksgiving.
In spite of overwhelming popular opposition and at the height of the worst economy and highest unemployment numbers that the state has recorded in decades, Dayton and the Republicans have made it clear that the new stadium is a shared priority.
In a creative vision for revenue reallocation, Dayton suggested that he would support using the states legacy funds to pay for a new stadium, according to MinnPost. The Legacy Amendment, passed in 2008, designates a small percentage of tax revenue to support arts and natural heritage projects.
Dayton has been bringing the full force of his charismatic energies to make the deal happen, Kare11 News reported. Tuesday he was at the Capitol leading a meeting that included Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Ryback. Ryback is committed to wooing the team away from the current front-running Arden Hills location, with three Minneapolis sites, according to MinnPost.
Which side will be the first to yell "Bingo!" and win the tense game of Russian Roulette is uncertain, but the shared message from all parties is that Minnesota needs the continued economic responsibility of subsidizing the storied and consistently average franchise.
Critics of the plan to spend state money on a private stadium may take heart that fans in the city of Los Angeles, now in it's second decade without a professional football team, occasionally court the team to relocate.
In response to President Obama's plan to withdraw remaining U.S. military units in Iraq by the end of this year, the pentagon is moving to repurpose the force for regional trouble shooting, according to the New York Times.
The Pentagon is drawing up plans that would increase naval presence in the Persian Gulf and keep as many as 20,000 troops in Kuwait to influence Iraq's progress and take part in any conflict with Iran.
For its part the administration is seeking deeper military cooperation with the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
"Iran is waiting in the wings," U.S. presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann told Fox News Sunday, Bloomberg News reported.
]]>Powerful winds downed trees from Pennsylvania to Connecticut, accompanied by heavy snow totals that snapped branches and pulled down power lines, leaving 2 million without power.
Residents began to dig out Sunday in the wake of the storm that killed nine, according to the New York Times.
"You just have absolute tree carnage with this heavy snow just straining the branches," said National Weather Service spokesman Chris Vaccaro, in an interview with the Associated Press.
The storm "absolutely crushed" records that had stood for decades according to Vacarro.
]]>UMore Park, a 5000-acre University-owned property in Rosemount, will be the site of the 426-foot meteorological research tower.
The 7.9 million grant to the College of Engineering that will pay for the project is
funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Editors note:
Much of the source information for the Associate Press story, which was picked up by both Twin Cities papers of record, came from this College of Engineering press release.
Under the plan, homeowners who received their mortgages through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have the option to refinance. This includes many with underwater mortgages not eligible under current rules.
HARP was introduced by the Obama administration in 2009 to help homeowners refinance. But banks have been shy to refinance in states where home prices have plunged since the housing crisis began, according toe the Wall Street Journal.
Eager to jump start the economy in the face of a hostile congress, the President is employing an executive reshuffling that does not require congressional approval.
Just how cooperative mortgage insurers will be with the plan remains to be seen.
President Obama will announce the initiative during a stop in Las Vegas Monday, Reuters reports.
Emergency workers used rescue dogs and heavy machinery to search for survivors among the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate race against time, according to the Star Tribune.
Centered near the cities of Ercis and Van, along the nation's eastern border with Iran, The Turkish Red Crescent feared the death toll could rise substantially given the large number of collapsed buildings.
This is the first major quake to hit the seismically active area since a magnitude-6.0 temblor struck in March 2010 killing 51 people, USA Today reported.
"We stand shoulder to shoulder with our Turkish ally in this difficult time, and are ready to assist," President Obama said.
]]>The online version of the newspaper includes links inside stories to information graphs, maps, and earlier stories on the same subject from days, weeks and months prior allowing the reader to see a chronological evolution beyond the depth of the current report.
Since this is a virtual format, the space constraints and news hole have different dimensions as they are connected by hyperlinks rather than paper folds. It allows for rotating of stories and ad content, revolving over and sharing the same virtual space, rather than claiming forever its printed territory.
The online video section ads visual depth to the stories, but makes you wait through a commercial before each video story
The weather section, allows you to personalize your report, by searching weather forecasts by zip code.
CNN
Is testing a Beta version of its video platform, which like the New York Times, makes you wait through a 30 second commercial.
iReport is a section that offers video blogging content created by CNN viewers. The offerings are varied and have inconsistent production quality. The site solicits viewers to report from around the globe any newsworthy events that they are witnessing or taking part in themselves.
New Pulse is a section that has a 'power bar' indicating the current site visitor interest level, apparently an aid to help the reader decide which stories to pursue by gauging the popularity barometer.
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