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Minn. DNR holds hearings about endangered species

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota wildlife officials will be discussing proposed changes to the state's endangered-species list in the next two weeks, starting with a hearing this week in Rochester...

news / region Sun, Jan 27, 2013 - 9:47am

Cabela's plans new stores in SC, Minn., in 2014

SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — Cabela's Inc. is planning to open two new stores to sell outdoor gear and sporting goods in South Carolina and Minnesota in 2014. The Sidney, Neb.,...

news / region Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - 10:32am

Food stamp nutritionists brace for cuts

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Advocates of nutrition education for food stamp recipients in Minnesota say they're bracing for a deep cut in federal assistance. Nutrition educators expect Minnesota will...

news / education Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - 10:31am

Legislative notebook: Former lawmakers encourage Congress to work together

ST. PAUL – Three Minnesota senior statesmen Tuesday asked Congress to find a bipartisan solution for the federal budget, warning that Minnesotans and state government face consequences if that does...

news / region Tue, Jan 15, 2013 - 5:22pm

Cyclists, drivers blamed for bike-vehicle crashes

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A study finds that cyclists and drivers may be almost equally at fault when bikes and motor vehicles collide, at least in Minneapolis. Bikers' actions contribute to...

news / region Tue, Jan 15, 2013 - 4:45pm

MN says no need to rush on tax filings

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When it comes to those 2013 Minnesota income tax filings, state officials say there's no rush. In fact, the Minnesota Department of Revenue says it...

news / region Tue, Jan 15, 2013 - 8:12am

UPDATED: Dayton says comment about back delaying budget was a joke

ST. PAUL - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said Monday morning that he was considering delaying releasing his budget because of recent back surgery, then said it was all a joke...

news / region Mon, Jan 14, 2013 - 1:58pm

Minn. lawmakers curious about budget post-cliff

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers hope to learn more about how the recent fiscal cliff deal that temporarily averted an economic crisis is shaping the economic picture closer...

news / region Mon, Jan 14, 2013 - 9:49am

Minnesota to digitize old adoption records

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota plans to make it easier for people researching their family histories to access old adoption information by digitizing roughly 5 million pages worth of...

news / region Mon, Jan 14, 2013 - 9:44am

Lily, black bear of Internet fame, gives birth to two cubs near Ely

ELY - Lily the Internet-famous black bear has given birth again, to a pair of cubs early Saturday morning in a den near Ely. As with the birth of Hope...

outdoors Sun, Jan 13, 2013 - 12:47pm

Study: Unintended consequences of open enrollment

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A new study from the University of Minnesota says the state's open enrollment policy may have an unintended consequence. The study says it has increased racial segregation...

news / education Fri, Jan 11, 2013 - 11:14am

Minn. activist's dad admits to bumping prosecutor

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Minnesota activist's father has pleaded guilty in Iowa to bumping a federal prosecutor in anger after his son was sent to prison for animal...

news / region Fri, Jan 11, 2013 - 11:13am

Long Prairie man, living under different name, same person as Indiana boy abducted in '94

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities on Friday identified a 24-year-old man discovered living in Minnesota under an assumed name, nearly two decades after his grandparents abducted him from Indiana. The paternal...

news / region Fri, Jan 11, 2013 - 11:12am

Minnesota lawmakers introduce legislation

Some of the first bills introduced into the Minnesota Legislature: -- Begins paying back money the state borrowed from school districts. -- Establishes mostly on line health insurance marketplace. --...

news Thu, Jan 10, 2013 - 11:31pm

Rosemount Sen. Greg Clausen talks on Thursday about his bill that would expand state funding to cover voluntary all-day kindergarten in public schools. The proposal was one of the first four bills introduced by Senators during the 2013 Minnesota legislative session. Danielle Killey | (Forum News Service

Early bills show taxes, education are priorities

By Danielle Killey and Don Davis, Forum News Service ST. PAUL — Taxes, education funding, constitutional amendments and health care top Minnesota lawmakers’ priorities for the 2013 legislative session, according...

news Thu, Jan 10, 2013 - 11:20pm

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