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Dog Wakes Belle Plaine Family During Fire

An unlikely hero wakes a family up in Belle Plaine as their house caught on fire Friday morning...



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Gov. Proclaims Saturday Missing Children's Day

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed Saturday Missing Children’s Day in Minnesota. It is part of a national effort to raise awareness about missing and exploited children.

In Duluth, Trying to Cut Waste by Studying it

The city of Duluth is digging deep into its trash to try to figure out how to make less of it...


St. Paul Taps Engineering Firm in Landslide Probe

The city of St. Paul says it's hired a civil engineering firm to examine the site of a gravel slide this week that killed two children...


Taconite Tax Will Help Pay for Iron Range Schools

A Minnesota taconite iron ore tax increase will be used to rebuild and retool Iron Range schools...


Officer's Assault Trial Moved from St. Louis Co.

A trial for a Duluth police officer accused of assaulting a man in a wheelchair at a detox center has been moved out of St. Louis County because of pretrial publicity...


Suspect in Superior Homicide Arrested in Duluth

Police say a man suspected in a fatal shooting outside a manufacturing company in Superior, Wis., has been arrested...


Gov. Dayton Signs Solar Energy Standard

Minnesota's investor-owned utilities will be required to get 1.5 percent of their power from solar energy by 2020 under legislation signed by Gov. Mark Dayton...


Deadly Lilydale Park Accident Brings Difficult Memories for St. Paul Man   

The accident at Lilydale Regional Park in St. Paul that killed two children brings difficult memories for one man...


Minn. Judges Serve Lunch at Dorothy Day Center

Minnesota Supreme Court justices, Court of Appeals judges, and other members of the judicial branch will be serving lunch to the needy at the Dorothy Day Center, as part of an effort to reach out to people in the community...


Ely Inspection Station to Open for Summer Season

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the Ely inspection station will open for the summer tourist season Saturday...



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Wheelchair Lift Out of Wis. Promises More Access

An elementary school principal has inspired the University of Wisconsin-Madison to create a new wheelchair lift that could help make more places wheelchair accessible...



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Walker on the Green Artist-Designed Golf Course

Nothing says summer in Minnesota like a round of mini-golf. You won't see a course like the one at the Walker Art Center that opened Thursday...


Memorial for Families in Lilydale Park Gravel Slide Tragedy   

The school that lost two fourth-graders to a deadly gravel slide in a St. Paul park will hold a gathering in their honor...



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Minnesotans Who Buy Online Will Soon Pay Sales Tax

Minnesotans who go online to shop will soon have to pay the same state sales tax they pay at brick-and-mortar retailers...


Thompson Reuters Employees Help Build Bikes for Kids

Employees from an Eagan business worked Thursday to help low income kids get the chance to ride a bike this summer... 



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Wis. Girl Wins Doodle for Google Artwork Contest

Artwork by a Wisconsin teen is being seen by millions after she won the Doodle for Google national contest...



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'Clouds' Reaches Number 1 on iTunes After Stillwater Teen's Death

A Minnesota teenager's words are touching more people than he probably ever expected.


Minnesota's Drought Conditions Improving

Minnesota's drought conditions continue to improve. According to the latest numbers from the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought is now affecting less...
  


Deputies Start Extra Summer Patrols in Downtown Mpls

Law enforcement will have a bigger presence in downtown Minneapolis as part of the annual summer SafeZone initiative that begins on Memorial Day...



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Minn. Records More than 200 Flu Deaths this Season

Health officials say Minnesota topped 200 influenza-related deaths this flu season...


Crystal PD Welcoming First K9 to Force

You’ll see a new police officer patrolling the streets in crystal, soon. But this officer is of the furry kind...



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New Minn. Law Allows More Childhood Abuse Lawsuits

Adults who suffered childhood sexual abuse and want to file civil lawsuits will have much wider access to the courts under a bill awaiting Gov. Mark Dayton's signature...


Hastings Police Ask for Help in Identifying Robbery Suspect

Hastings police are asking the public for assistance in identifying the suspect in an armed robbery early Wednesday...



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ND Authorities Find Endangered Missing Person from MN

Authorities have located the body of an endangered missing person from Minnesota ...


Counseling for St. Louis Park School after Park Tragedy   

A St. Louis Park elementary school is making counselors available to students, parents and staff after a field trip to a St. Paul park turned tragic...



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Old St. Louis County Jail Open for Filmmakers

The owner of the former St. Louis County jail has a new idea for repurposing the building that's been vacant for 18 years - allow artists to use it for film shoots...


Evacuated Residents of ND City to Return Friday

The threat of a possible dam failure on a river near a northeastern North Dakota city eased on Thursday, and officials said most of the 1,300 evacuated residents...


Ex-Walker Aide Behind Bars for 2nd OWI

Gov. Scott Walker's former campaign spokeswoman is serving 20 days in jail for her second drunken driving conviction...



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Hundreds of Thousands Hit State Roads this Weekend

If you're hitting the road for the Memorial Day weekend, you'll have lots of company...


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