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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A proposed state law would give underage drinkers protection from prosecution if they call 911 because of a medical emergency. Winona State and Minnesota State University are among colleges across the country that have a similar policy on campus. DFL Rep....

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A leading House Democrat has introduced a bill to add the state sales tax to team jerseys and other pro sports memorabilia to help cover the state's share of the new Vikings stadium.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Minnesota farmers are getting off to a slow start because of the persistent winter.

ST. PAUL -- Gov. Mark Dayton says 21,000 people would get jobs if the Legislature funds his $750 million public works project proposal. The Democratic governor said he emphasized projects that are ready to begin. They would be funded by the state selling bonds. The biggest Dayton...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota is closer to legally reserving those swirling red, white and blue cylinders for licensed barbershops. A clause in a giant House budget bill would make it illegal to display a barber pole without a barber's license. The measure was on the table last...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Lawyers for opponents of Minnesota's wolf hunt argue the state didn't adequately consider public concerns before the first managed hunt was established. The state Court of Appeals is hearing arguments from two wolf advocacy groups that say the Department of...

ST. PAUL (AP) — St. Paul police want access to Facebook postings from a man charged in the death of his wife. Authorities want to see all content, including messages and photos, from Jeffery Trevino's account. Search warrant affidavits also seek the same information for Trevino's...

CHICAGO (AP) — Law enforcement authorities say Mexican drug cartel operatives who once stuck close to the U.S.-Mexico border are establishing a greater presence in the Upper Midwest. Cases involving drug cartel members have been seen in Minnesota, and there has been activity in...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Congressman Tim Walz are holding a Minneapolis press conference to discuss their legislation aimed at helping wrongly discharged military veterans restore their benefits.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Things will be chilly when Minnesota and Detroit meet for the Twins' home opener. Temperatures aren't expected to get warmer than 32 degrees Monday in Minneapolis, where the only heat in Target Field might be Justin Verlander's 100 mph fastballs. Former Twins...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Jesse Root scored 9 seconds into overtime to give fourth-seeded Yale a 3-2 victory over top-seeded Minnesota in the NCAA West Regional semifinals Friday. Kenny Agostino intercepted Minnesota defenseman Ben Marshall's pass behind the net and feed Root for...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A judge has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of a St. Paul man charged with killing his wife, who remains missing. Thirty-nine-year-old Jeffrey Trevino appeared in Ramsey County District Court on Friday on second-degree murder charges. The judge found probable...

BYRON, Minn. (AP) — A benefit in honor of a southeastern Minnesota teenager killed in a traffic crash has been expanded to help her family who this week lost its furniture business in a fire. The May 5th benefit was organized to raise money for a scholarship in the name of Deej...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has ordered a Fergus Falls man to remove the road he built on federally-protected wetland. Forty-nine-year-old James Bosek was also sentenced to two years of probation Wednesday and was ordered to restore the wetland on his rural Douglas...