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For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” – Nelson Mandela There...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota schools are hiring more people, following a couple years of job losses. Nearly 107,000 people were on the school districts' payroll in August, an...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Hunters and trappers who entered the lottery for licenses in Minnesota's first-ever wolf season can now check online to see if they won. The Department...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The weather was nippy on opening weekend, but wildlife managers say Minnesota's duck hunting season is off to good start. DNR waterfowl specialist Steve Cordts...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Campaign spending reports posted Wednesday are showing the roadmap to the most competitive legislative campaigns this fall, with outside groups offering detailed disclosure about where...

BATTLE LAKE, Minn. – Authorities say three people suffered burns Monday when a fuel tank exploded as a cutting torch was being used to dismantle a John Deere combine so...

ST. PAUL -- One person in Minnesota is part of an ongoing multistate outbreak of salmonella Bredeney infections associated with Trader Joe’s Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter made with sea...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — There's a new player among outside groups seeking to shape Minnesota elections. A veteran GOP operative, Andy Parrish, launched the new political fund, according to...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State transportation officials have launched a campaign to make Minnesota's streets and roads safer for pedestrians. They say October is a dangerous month for pedestrians...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack is showing his family and his role as a father in his first television ad in a nationally targeted northeastern Minnesota...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The majority of Minnesotans who were asked say the economy and jobs are the primary issues that will drive their vote on election day. A Star Tribune...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Some opponents of the proposed amendment to require Minnesota voters to show a photo ID at the polls are angry at the Minnesota DFL Party...

I miss the days when I lived and worked at Wetlands, Pines and Prairie Audubon Sanctuary, now called Audubon Center of the Red River Valley and Omdahl Arboretum. During my...