Hey gang, hope all is well. If you've been reading our paper recently (like you should be!), you probably noticed it's been an interesting few days or so here at the Daily. Also of some interest: Body...

Hey gang, hope all is well during your last week of class. Here's some brief news for you to Digest: Kenneth Starr Kenneth Starr to speak on campus: The former independent counsel who investigated the...

Al Franken announced Wednesday that Drew Littman, a longtime Washington adviser, would be his chief of staff, according to a press release. Al Franken Littman most recently was head of his own consulting...

As you've probably seen on our website and everywhere else, the big news of the day is a reported "probable" swine flu case in Cold Spring, Minn. Here's more: State officials say they're...

In the name of transparency, I would like to note that a handful of comments have been deleted from the Dinkytown riot story due to the use of obscene language. We here at the Daily like to have open comment...

  During coverage of Saturday night’s Dinkytown riot, Minnesota Daily Editor-in-Chief Vadim Lavrusik contributed reporting to the Star Tribune after a night editor called him repeatedly, asking...

If you hear sirens today, know the good folks at the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office are just testing their system. The drills will occur at 1:45 and 6:55 p.m. In all, 238 sirens will sound throughout...

In one of the weirdest, most head-scratching stories on the media in a while, Fox 9 gives us this: Fox 9 plan to mimic child abductors comes to a halt: Following a child abduction in Edina last week, the...

Welcome to a weekend news review on a dreary Sunday. Knew the sunshine and 75 couldn't last forever, but it sure would have been nice... Somali investiagtion continues in other cities: Good Star Tribune...

A grassfire has sparked in Shakopee while much of southwestern Minnesota and the south Metro are facing potentially critical fire conditions, according to WCCO. A few areas, including the city of Eden...

Busy Wednesday, gang, so jumping right in... Tax day is tea day:Today marks the national deadline for filing income tax returns, and to mark the occasion, many Americans have been or will be participating...

Busy day here at the Daily with a lot of news breaking, so I'll keep this short so I can stay on top of everything else! Your news, briefly: Gun found near body never belonged to police, city says: According...

Folks, thanks for logging in today to the Daily Digest. However, I regret to inform you that this will be in fact the last ever Digest, since the Daily will be dropping its website. The organization figured...

Is your bracket in tiny little shreds on the floor like mine? Well, if not, I commend you. However, if you were on the Pitt bandwagon like me...yikes. Anyways, the Elite Eight continues today with games...

Welcome to your Wednesday Digest, gang: Bridge findings faulty?: According to a lead attorney for many victims of the collapse, the National Transportation Safety Board got the cause of the Interstate...

The National Weather Service is projecting a record 41-foot crest of the Red River in Fargo on Saturday. Click here to see the full flood alert. Volunteers have been working tirelessly to sandbag the area....

Welcome back from break and welcome to the Weekend Round-Up, a quick snapshot of some local news of interest from the past few days. Look for Weekend Round-Ups every Sunday and their sibling, the Daily Digest,...

Live coverage of today's court proceedings, courtesy of The UpTake, is underway. Closing arguments in the case are expected soon.

Hello, gang, and welcome to a Digest on an unseasonably cold Wednesday in March. I wish I could bring some warmth with this post, but hopefully quick news hits will do: *Our lead-off hitter today is this...

Your weekend news, briefly: *Admittedly, the Weekend Round-Up usually features your standard news stories, but I had to link to this amusing column by James Lileks of the Star Tribune (and formerly of...

Jumping right in... *U researchers reported today that they have found a way to block transmission of the virus that causes AIDS in animals, the Star Tribune reports. The research was done on a group of...

Hope the weekend went well for all you Newssstand purusers out there. Hopefully, you weren't among the 1,803 cars towed during the three-day snow emergency. As I can attest to, the Minneapolis impound...

Being that this is a news website, I thought this was a pretty relevent, interesting nugget that I came across: The University of Minnesota's journalism school, in partnership with the Duluth News Tribune...

I have to admit, I didn't expect today's most commented story to be a three-paragraph piece from photographer Jules Ameel. However, readers seem to love discussing snow emergencies--and the subsequent...

Hope your weekend was splendid, gang. Here's a quick wrap-up of some of the top stories from around the University of Minnesota and metro over the last two days: *The Midtown Greenway, a proposed one-mile...

A very happy Wednesday to you all. Here's some quick news for your viewing pleasure: Tony Dungy on Letterman, courtesy AP photos. *The New York Times has a good read out today on Tony Dungy, the retired...

As you probably already know, President Barack Obama signed the historic $787 billion stimulus bill Tuesday in Denver. There is no telling what the exact ramifications of the legislation will be, but the...

The TCF Bank on Washington Avenue was robbed Sunday afternoon, the Star Tribune reported. The male bank robber entered the bank at around 2:30 and held the teller up. He gave the teller a note demanding...

Ahhh, love was in the air this weekend, as Valentine's Day came and went on a sunny Saturday. However, lovebirds likely spent less money then in years past: *A survey by the National Retail Federation...

A&E reporter intern Thomas Johnson just sent me this update: A Volvo caught fire and pulled off to the side of the road on the corner of E Hennepin Ave and 14th Ave SE around 5pm. By the time...

No frills, just news: *The alleged campus-area groper (who has been dubbed the "gopher groper" by some witty news outlets around town), faces seven new charges, the Star Tribune reports. The...

Happy weekend to ya. Ok, well, happy END of the weekend to ya...I admit that Monday is almost here. But enjoy the day off while it lasts. As for the news: *Good article out today from the Star Tribune...

Hey, gang. Welcome to a Wednesday edition of the Digest. Away we go... *Plenty of coverage out on the arrest of a 41-year-old in relation to a series of sexual assaults around campus in recent days. A...

On this very super of Sundays, it's time for a Weekend Round-Up of some University related news: *More coverage of the University's decision to combine dean of the Medical School with senior vice president...

With yesterday's budget announcement by Gov. Tim Pawlenty as the backdrop, let's jump right into this first one: *Tonight, at the McNamara Alumni Center here on campus, University President Bob Bruininks...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty will be at the Capitol this afternoon to officially release his budget for the upcoming biennium, which will address the state's nearly $5 billion deficit. With the state constitution...

How's it going, gang? Hope this frigid Monday doesn't have you down. Word has it we're going to reach a balmy 14 degrees by tomorrow, so hang in there. Carl Eller. Photo courtesy: The Star Tribune *The...

Welcome one, welcome all. Let's dive into into some of Thursday's top stories: *In a MinnPost blog, Sharon Schmickle writes about reaction to Gov.Pawlenty's higher ed proposals--a tuition increase cap...

Work on a water main under University Avenue just west of Oak Street, which was supposed to end Jan.19 according to a press release, has carried into the spring semester. The project reduces University...

Hello folks, and welcome to a Wednesday edition of the Daily Digest. By the way, out of simple curiosity, do you think you could handle 10 fancy-schmancy balls in one evening? That might have been the...

The court battle between Al Franken and Norm Coleman over Minnesota's vacant Senate seat is starting today, as Franken asks the three-judge panel to dismiss the case, The Star Tribune reports. If the case...

Norm Coleman wants all 12,000 absentee ballots rejected during the election to be considered as he pushes forward with a court challenge to Al Franken's lead in the recount, according to The Star Tribune....

The crowd gathers in Washington, D.C. (Stephen Maturen, DAILY) Reporter Ian Power, who is in Washington, D.C., called me about 10 minutes ago as he left for the Capitol. He said crowds were very large...

Former secretary of state Colin Powell visited Minneapolis Monday and spoke about the tremendous accomplishment of Barack Obama, the nation's first black president, as a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King,...

Mark Dayton Former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton tops a list of six candidates to file paperwork today for 2010 governor runs, The Star Tribune reports. Dayton was elected to the Senate in 2000 and would figure...

The largest newspaper in the state filed bankruptcy papers Thursday night, according to a Star Tribune report. The move was not unexpected, as the Tribune has been struggling for some time and has been...

The ranking gurus at the Princeton Review recently unveiled their top 100 value colleges. The only Minnesota-based school to make the list was Carleton College. To see the complete list and story, click...

As reported by MSNBC, Gov. Tim Pawlenty has announced a budget cuts package--including $20 million in state aid to the University of Minnesota--to address the state budget deficit. The budget deficit is...

The Star Tribune is reporting that Al Franken has turned a slight deficit in the Senate recount into a triple-digit lead over incumbent Norm Coleman. The lead stands at 277 votes as the state Canvassing...

The Star Tribune reports that the University of Minnesota has requested an extra $74.5 million from the state Legislature. There is some concern over the timing of the request, as the state faces a potentially...