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Minnesota pays $400,000 to settle inmate lawsuit

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $400,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a mentally ill inmate who died...

news / region Wed, May 22, 2013 - 10:25am

2 Minnesota women sentenced in Somali terror case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesota women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabab in Somalia were given prison sentences in federal court Thursday, ending a week of punishments tied...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 8:56am

This artist's rendering provided by the Greater North Dakota Chamber shows the design of a billboard that went up Thursday, May 16, 2013 along Interstate 94 in Moorhea, which is across the Red River from Fargo. (AP Photo/Greater North Dakota Chamber)

N.D. billboards meant to attract Minnesota consumers

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is promoting its business climate at Minnesota's expense. The Greater North Dakota Chamber has created billboards that mock decisions made this session by the...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 8:47am

Minnesota begins 2013 gypsy moth trapping program

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Officials will set more than 14,000 gypsy moth traps across Minnesota this spring as part of the state's annual monitoring program for the destructive tree...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 8:45am

Ex-pastor sentenced to 5 years in prison

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former pastor is sentenced to five years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl. Gustavo Resendiz Talabera pleaded guilty to...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 8:44am

Klobuchar asks Energy Department to act on Minnesota gas prices

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has asked the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate the steep increase in Minnesota gas prices over the past few weeks. Gasoline industry officials...

news / region Fri, May 17, 2013 - 8:37am

Quirk in health law may affect some American Indians in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A wrinkle in the federal Affordable Care Act that could affect tens of thousands of people who consider themselves Native Americans nationwide isn't expected to hit many...

news / region Wed, May 15, 2013 - 1:02pm

Dorset Mayor Robert Tufts indicates he got three bean bags in the hole Friday, May 10, 2013, during a game at the community picnic in downtown Park Rapids, Minn. The mayor is becoming a national sensation after a video of him went viral. (Anna Erickson/Park Rapids Enterprise)

Minnesota town’s 4-year-old mayor draws national attention

DORSET, Minn. -- Dorset’s Mayor, Robert “Bobbie” Tufts, has become a national sensation after a WCCO TV interview went viral over the weekend. Robert is no ordinary mayor. The 4-year-old...

news / region Wed, May 15, 2013 - 11:24am

Ex-Minnesota pastor sentenced for criminal sex conduct

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) — A former West St. Paul pastor has been sentenced to five years in prison after an alleged affair with a 16-year-old girl who was a parishioner...

news / region Wed, May 15, 2013 - 8:13am

In this April 29 photo, Senate Tax Chairman Rod Skoe, DFL-Clearbrook, tells fellow senators about his tax bill. Forum News Service photo by Don Davis

Key Minn. tax proposals to be finalized this week

ST. PAUL - Ten Minnesota lawmakers must decide exactly how to raise about $2 billion for the state, and they have plenty of work to do before the Legislature adjourns...

news Tue, May 14, 2013 - 9:32pm

Man gets 20 years in Somali terror investigation

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who authorities say played a key role in funneling young men from Minnesota to the terrorist group al-Shabab in Somalia has been sentenced to 20...

news / region Mon, May 13, 2013 - 7:08pm

Letter to the editor: It’s time for Minnesota to take next step

As a pastor for the past 25 years at Union Congregation Church United Church of Christ in Hackensack, I am proud to call myself a Minnesotan. This past fall I...

opinion / letters Tue, Apr 30, 2013 - 12:49am

Attorney: Private license data accessed 700 times

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The attorney for a former police union lawyer in Minnesota says his client's private driver's license information was accessed more than 700 times. It could...

news / region Wed, Apr 10, 2013 - 9:05am

Caribou Coffee to close 80 stores

MINNEAPOLIS - Caribou Coffee lovers may need to look a bit further for their caffeine fix. The Minneapolis-based coffee company said Monday that it is closing 80 underperforming stores and...

news / business Tue, Apr 09, 2013 - 8:55am

Got brush or yard waste to burn? Do it soon

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Got brush or yard waste to burn? Do it soon. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is encouraging homeowners to complete their open burning now...

news / region Tue, Apr 09, 2013 - 8:54am

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