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Sun-Current Today TV News Thanksgiving holiday edition On Thursday the Mall of America hosted the second annual Walk to End Hunger. Thousands of people helped raise money for Minnesota hunger relief organizations by walking laps inside the mall Thanksgiving morning. Entertainment greeted walkers during their trek. Friday morning kicked off the start of the holiday shopping season. Many people lined up outside their favorite merchant ridiculously early to ensure they got their hands on some ...

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Members of the Edina Rotary Club and Edina Morningside Rotary Club and their families put together 81 Thanksgiving dinners Wednesday, Nov. 25 and later delivered them to families in need.

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Thirty-three speakers representing 27 countries made 132 total presentations to Stillwater Junior High students during World Cultures Day sponsored by the Minnesota International Center. During the day, students visited three countries by meeting with presenters from those countries. To view photos from the event, visit www.stillwatergazette.com.

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A 51-year-old Orono woman died Monday, Nov. 23, after she was hit by multiple vehicles while walking on Shoreline Drive. The victim, Lori Huddleston, who lived on Shoreline Drive, was pronounced dead at the scene. Shortly after 8 pm, the Orono Police Department responded to a call of an accident involving a pedestrian and several vehicles on Shoreline Drive, just east of Orono Orchard Road. There, officers found that the pedestrian had suffered fatal injuries. Huddleston was identified by ...

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The "Extremely Minnesota" exhibit will be on display at an open house noon-4 pm this Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Robbin Galley of Art in Robbinsdale. Handcrafted gifts will be on sale with refreshments and prizes featured. The Brooklyn Park Community Center is considered a drop off site this holiday season for Toys for Tots. Bring new, unwrapped toys and nonperishable food donations to the Community Center Nov. 16 to Dec. 31. Donations will be delivered to CEAP to help Brooklyn Park families ...

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*Note: Due to the holiday weekend, we will not be producing regular webcasts on Thursday and Friday this week. Instead, we'll post special holiday features during the next few days and over the weekend. Check back at www.mnsun.com for feature videos. Schedules for the Northstar Commuter Rail are being tweaked - starting on Monday. Trains leaving downtown Minneapolis on weekdays will depart five minutes later than originally scheduled. New departure times are 3:55 pm, 4:25 pm, 4:55 pm, 5:25 ...

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A Burnsville man was charged today with manslaughter in the Nov. 21 shooting death of 25-year-old Logan Ahlers, also of Burnsville. Michael Schwartz, age 25, faces charges for second-degree manslaughter, reckless discharge of a firearm, reckless handling or use of a gun and intentionally pointing a gun at another. According to a Dakota County District Court complaint, Schwartz said that a pistol discharged as he and Ahlers struggled over it following a disagreement early Saturday morning ...

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The Eden Prairie City Council made some changes to the Passport to Fun program that parks and recreation staff hope will open the program to more people.

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A Fridley resident was sentenced yesterday afternoon for a robbery committed in August 2008. Shawn Lee Jackson, age 20, was sentenced to 10 years of probation and 18 months in prison if he violates probation. He has already spent 235 days in jail, and that would reduce his potential future prison time to just less than one year. Jackson was one of two individuals involved in a robbery incident, according to Fridley Police. He was charged with first-degree armed robbery on Aug. 7, 2008, after ...

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Stillwater Gazette Today 11-23-09

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