Bemidji police say a 6-year-old girl died after being "exposed to the frigid elements" early Thursday morning. Police were called to the 900 block of Carter Circle Southeast around 6:23 a.m. on a weather-related call. The child was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene...
Now that the high winds of Wednesday are settling down, our temperatures have taken yet another dive. After a brief warm up, the never-ending winter of 2013-14 has reestablished its run at record territory, Morning Chief Meteorologist Ken Barlow says...
Our frigid weather is causing a big problem across the Twin Cities metro -- a record number of homes are dealing with frozen pipes, and officials are worried the problem will only get worse. The city of Shoreview has alerted residents to take precautions against frozen water lines...
Minnesota's health insurance exchange has again trimmed enrollment projections while continuing to plan for looming budget problems. MNsure reduced enrollment targets on Wednesday, the second time since January. The Pioneer Press reports that projections for commercial insurance enrollment in 2015 are about 25 percent below projections made in January...
A tantalizing Minnesota budget surplus has stirred talk of tax cuts and more spending on prized programs or infrastructure upgrades. But there's also a call for some quarters to save a chunk of the money to cope with the next downturn. Lawmakers learn Friday how big of a surplus they have to work with when the Department of Minnesota Management and Budget issues its latest economic forecast...
Republican candidate for governor Marty Seifert has picked a low-key, suburban state representative as his running mate. Seifert on Thursday named Burnsville Rep. Pam Myhra as his candidate for lieutenant governor. The former House Republican leader from Marshall is making his second bid for the state's top executive office, after losing the GOP endorsement to Tom Emmer in 2010...
A Minnesota man has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges resulting from a boating crash that killed a Wisconsin man. Prosecutors say Patrick Puhalla was driving a boat while intoxicated last June on the St. Croix River when he crashed into the shoreline, killing 40-year-old David Riley of New Richmond...
The father of a man who authorities say shot a sheriff's deputy in Minnesota before killing his girlfriend and then himself was likely motivated by a child custody dispute. According to the Star Tribune, Jeff Blowers says his son, Devin Blowers, was distraught because child welfare officials in Fargo, N.D., wouldn't let his son and girlfriend Katie Ray Christopherson have custody of their baby girl...
The Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder has been taken to the hospital as a precaution after experiencing faintness and shortness of breath at work. A statement from the department says Holder is "resting comfortably and in good condition" at a Washington hospital after feeling the symptoms during a Thursday morning meeting with senior staff...
Father: Fatal Shooting in Douglas County Involved Custody Dispute
Body of Woman Found Outside in Snow in Northern Minn.
Bemidji Police: 6-Year-Old Dies from Exposure to Cold
Frigid Weather Leads to Many Reports of Frozen Pipes
Brutal Winter Continues as Temps Plummet Again
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