Twin Cities

A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to one year of probation for assaulting a fellow passenger aboard a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to the Twin Cities last year.
Rep. Paulsen says medical device tax a 'wrongheaded approach'
Third District Republican Congressman Erik Paulsen held a hearing Monday to underscore bipartisan Minnesota opposition to a proposed tax on medical device manufacturers as part of federal health care reform.
Sources say local man supported al-Shabaab
Many believe Cabdulaahi Faarah was one of five men involved in a cross-country road trip last week that has gotten the attention of federal authorities, and that his involvement may be related to the the case of about 20 Minnesota men who allegedly left for their native Somalia to fight.