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Former Cincinnati women's basketball coach J. Kelley Hall has died at age 51 of a heart attack at his South Carolina home.

A 17-year-old girl who died in a fire at her Henderson home last week had been at the scene of another fire in Mankato two days before, according to the Mankato Free Press. Authorities don't know why. The Mankato fire likely was arson, an official said.

Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich has returned to the field for Saturday's season-opener against Weber State after missing the entire 2009 season while recovering from cancer.

MAZEPPA — A memorial service for Dean "Deano" Shelstad will be held Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m. at Saint John's Lutheran Church in Mazeppa.

Since moving into its new home, the University of Minnesota Rochester can claim progress on a number of fronts, but don't expect UMR Chancellor Stephen Lehmkuhle declare "success" any time soon.

Brighter Side — the brighter side of the daily news for Aug. 31, 2010.

June Jones knows the order is a tall one for his improving SMU squad.

Authorities remaind silent late Friday about the death of a 19–year–old Austin man.

Local schools didn't sit still over summer vacation. They hired new administrators, upgraded facilities, made major techonological advancements and even changed their names, all in time for school to start on Tuesday.

The Minneapolis City Council has lifted a ban on businesses near TCF Bank Stadium providing parking for fans on their property. That could help ease the gameday parking crunch and will take the heat off business owners who faced city fines.

Some people at the State Fair are getting a flyer with a modest, almost Twitter-length text, titled "Islam Explained." It's an effort to build up the image of a religion battered after weeks of controversy over a planned Islamic center in New York.

The humane society for Wabasha County and part of Goodhue County was at a crossroads several years ago and decided it had to grow.

When Krista Tveitbakk made her decision to attend the University of Minnesota Rochester this fall, she knew she would be sacrificing some of the amenities commonly associated with college life.

In another surprising twist to a month-long saga, Mississippi quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has been cleared to play football just one day before the start of the season.

The Austin city council will set the ceiling for its proposed property tax levy on Tuesday night. The city has a proposed property tax levy of $4.13 million for 2011. That's an increase of 6 percent over the present levy, but city officials say growth will absorb about 3 percent of the cost.

Two southeast-Minnesota men were arrested Aug. 27 on suspicion of attempting to steal a chemical used in making methamphetamines.

Deputies captured two fugitives wanted in a triple homicide in Florida after raiding a camper trailer early Thursday at White-water State Park.

For being wanted in connection with a triple homicide, the fugitives arrested Thursday in Winona County sure didn’t lay low.

Jim Lenarz didn’t feel like his work was done when President Barack Obama announced the end of the Iraq War.

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