AM.MN: Brooklyn Park man indicted in terror plot

A Brooklyn Park man was among two whose indictments on terrorism-related charges were unsealed in District Court in Minneapolis Monday. Salah Osman Ahmed, 26, is suspected of providing support in “a conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or injure persons in a foreign country” — his native Somalia.

Elsewhere in Minnesota news this morning…

MORRIS: “Pay freeze” is the buzzword among teachers and school administrators in western Minnesota districts facing flat funding and delays in state payments. While some fear going without cost-of-living increases, one adminstrator in Perham-Dent took a voluntary pay cut. [Sun Tribune]

ROCHESTER: Thanks to the iffy economy and uncertainty about healthcare reform, Olmsted Medical Center has put a $15 million construction project on the northwest side on hold. If the economy looks up, the Center may reconsider construction on the 75,000-square-foot clinic. [Post-Bulletin]

MANKATO: Pricey paper, in part, has prompted Mankato State University to stop printing programs for its athletic events; after 40 years, info like players’ bios and stats will now go online — saving the school around $20,000 annually. [Free Press]

NISSWA: An unusually large Malamute named Scissors will become part of Ann Bancroft’s eight-dog team after her owner contacted the famed explorer via email. The Alaska-born 100-pounder will eventually replace Bancroft’s 14-year-old Blue. [Brainerd Dispatch]

ST. CLOUD: No three-dog nights allowed: The City Council voted Monday to limit dog ownership to two per home, cats to four, and the total number of animals in a house to four. The lone dissenter said there’s no way to enforce the rule: “You’re never going to know how many fish, birds and hamsters I have in my home.” [St. Cloud Times]

BLUE EARTH: While the Green Giant no longer calls the town ho-ho-home, a new museum marks the long history of a plant now run by Seneca. It’s filled with memorabilia from the collection of former plant employee Lowell Steen, who calls the just-opened site “really super good.” [Albert Lea Tribune]