Former state lawmaker Shawn Tornow (TOR'-noh) of Sioux Falls has told the South Dakota Supreme Court he should have acted differently in two instances that arose when he was an assistant city attorney for the...More >>
Former state lawmaker Shawn Tornow (TOR'-noh) of Sioux Falls has told the South Dakota Supreme Court he should have acted differently in two instances that arose when he was an assistant city attorney for the city of...More >>
People driving to view the picturesque Roughlock Falls in western South Dakota will soon have a smoother drive thanks to a $70,000 spruce-up expected by month's end.More >>
People driving to view the picturesque Roughlock Falls in western South Dakota will soon have a smoother drive thanks to a $70,000 spruce-up expected by month's end.More >>
The head of South Dakota's Department of Social Services has asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by two tribes alleging that the state routinely breaks federal law governing foster care and adoptions for...More >>
The head of South Dakota's Department of Social Services has asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by two tribes alleging that the state routinely breaks federal law governing foster care and adoptions for American...More >>
House lawmakers are scheduled to debate a number of one-time spending items including a substantial state contribution toward law enforcement pensions.More >>
House lawmakers are scheduled to debate a number of one-time spending items including a substantial state contribution toward law enforcement pensions.More >>
Top Minnesota lawmakers say they purposely delayed implementation of a new sales tax on warehousing services until next April in case they need to revise or undo it before then.More >>
Top Minnesota lawmakers say they purposely delayed implementation of a new sales tax on warehousing services until next April in case they need to revise or undo it before then.More >>
A man who fired numerous gunshots in a Minneapolis park where children were playing has been sentenced to a year in jail and eight years of probation.More >>
A man who fired numerous gunshots in a Minneapolis park where children were playing has been sentenced to a year in jail and eight years of probation.More >>
A briefing by Governor Mark Dayton, Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk (bahk) and House Speaker Paul Thissen (TEE'-sihn) today is likely to tout changes in the tax system that will send more money to schools and spread some...More >>
Federal prosecutors want the notes of mental health professionals who examined a man convicted of killing of a University of North Dakota student more than nine years ago.More >>
Federal prosecutors want the notes of mental health professionals who examined a man convicted of killing of a University of North Dakota student more than nine years ago.More >>
Julio Teheran pitched eight-plus strong innings yesterday to lead the Atlanta Braves past the Minnesota Twins 5-1. Teheran allowed one run on five hits and struck out four to improve to 3-1 on the year. Josh Willingham...More >>
The tornadoes that have raked communities in Oklahoma, Texas and other states over the past week belie what has been an unusually slow start to the 2013 tornado season.More >>
The tornadoes that have raked communities in Oklahoma, Texas and other states over the past week belie what has been an unusually slow start to the 2013 tornado season.More >>
New research finds that Lake Superior's warming water probably already is affecting its most abundant big fish, the cold water-loving siscowet lake trout.More >>
New research finds that Lake Superior's warming water probably already is affecting its most abundant big fish, the cold water-loving siscowet lake trout.More >>
Lawyers plan mediation sessions to try to resolve two federal lawsuits stemming from a 2010 plane crash in western Wyoming that killed a Minnesota father and three sons.More >>
Lawyers plan mediation sessions to try to resolve two federal lawsuits stemming from a 2010 plane crash in western Wyoming that killed a Minnesota father and three sons.More >>
Minnesota lawmakers are working through the day and looking more likely to bump right up against the midnight deadline to adjourn the legislative session.More >>
Minnesota lawmakers are working through the day and looking more likely to bump right up against the midnight deadline to adjourn the legislative session.More >>
Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body in the trunk of a car towed from Brooklyn Park to a wrecker lot near downtown Minneapolis.More >>
Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body in the trunk of a car towed from Brooklyn Park to a wrecker lot near downtown Minneapolis.More >>
The Minnesota House has passed a bill that allows a union drive among home daycare providers and personal care attendants after about 10 hours of debate strung out over more than two days.More >>
The Minnesota House has passed a bill that allows a union drive among home daycare providers and personal care attendants after about 10 hours of debate strung out over more than two days.More >>
Supporters of legislation to crack down on bullying in schools are vowing to press on next year after their bill got held up in the Minnesota Senate.More >>
Supporters of legislation to crack down on bullying in schools are vowing to press on next year after their bill got held up in the Minnesota Senate.More >>
A Twin Cities mother says her 13-year-old daughter is recovering at Children's Hospital after engaging in a dangerous activity with her friends.More >>
A Twin Cities mother says her 13-year-old daughter is recovering at Children's Hospital after engaging in a dangerous activity with her friends.More >>
Minnesota doesn't have ammonium nitrate fertilizer plants like the one that exploded in Texas last month, but the state does have anhydrous ammonia storage facilities that can be potentially dangerous.More >>
Minnesota doesn't have ammonium nitrate fertilizer plants like the one that exploded in Texas last month, but the state does have anhydrous ammonia storage facilities that can be potentially dangerous.More >>
Passengers aboard a Jefferson Lines bus headed from Minneapolis to Missoula, Mont., escaped unharmed when the bus caught fire in northwestern North Dakota.More >>
Passengers aboard a Jefferson Lines bus headed from Minneapolis to Missoula, Mont., escaped unharmed when the bus caught fire in northwestern North Dakota.More >>
A powerful band of storms with strong winds and heavy rain uprooted trees, flooded roads and caused structural damage in southeastern Minnesota.More >>
A powerful band of storms with strong winds and heavy rain uprooted trees, flooded roads and caused structural damage in southeastern Minnesota.More >>
The Minnesota Legislature may resort to a stand-alone borrowing measure that would pay for state Capitol-related renovation costs and nothing more.More >>
The Minnesota Legislature may resort to a stand-alone borrowing measure that would pay for state Capitol-related renovation costs and nothing more.More >>
Two men are in custody while another was burned in a minor explosion from what police call an illegal fireworks operation in the city of Wyoming.More >>
Two men are in custody while another was burned in a minor explosion from what police call an illegal fireworks operation in the city of Wyoming.More >>
The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says he plans to add jobs at the carrier's reservation center in the northeastern Minnesota city of Chisholm.More >>
The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says he plans to add jobs at the carrier's reservation center in the northeastern Minnesota city of Chisholm.More >>
Duluth police say they've found a 12-year-old boy who was last seen getting on the bus after classes ended Thursday at Lincoln Park Middle School.More >>
Duluth police say they've found a 12-year-old boy who was last seen getting on the bus after classes ended Thursday at Lincoln Park Middle School.More >>
The Somali community in Minnesota is reacting with a mix of outrage, confusion and relief to sentences handed down last week in the long-running investigations into recruiting and financing for the terrorist group...More >>
The Somali community in Minnesota is reacting with a mix of outrage, confusion and relief to sentences handed down last week in the long-running investigations into recruiting and financing for the terrorist group al-Shabab.More >>
Top Minnesota lawmakers are searching for a way to assemble a slimmed-down construction projects bill that would include renovation funding for the state Capitol.More >>
Top Minnesota lawmakers are searching for a way to assemble a slimmed-down construction projects bill that would include renovation funding for the state Capitol.More >>
The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a $11 billion package of spending on health and assistance programs that includes a 5-percent pay increase for nursing home workers.More >>
The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a $11 billion package of spending on health and assistance programs that includes a 5-percent pay increase for nursing home workers.More >>
The first two students have awarded college scholarships bearing the man of Congolese native who died in a traffic accident after moving to Minnesota.More >>
The first two students have awarded college scholarships bearing the man of Congolese native who died in a traffic accident after moving to Minnesota.More >>
A Minnesota judge has sentenced a Missouri man to life in prison without parole for the fatal shootings of a Brooklyn Park home day-care provider and her elderly parents last year.More >>
A Minnesota judge has sentenced a Missouri man to life in prison without parole for the fatal shootings of a Brooklyn Park home day-care provider and her elderly parents last year.More >>
Police have released the name of a Missouri man who apparently fell to his death while jogging along a Mississippi River bluff in southeastern Minnesota.More >>
Police have released the name of a Missouri man who apparently fell to his death while jogging along a Mississippi River bluff in southeastern Minnesota.More >>
Nearly 100 amendments await Minnesota House lawmakers if they move ahead as planned on a bill that could lead to unionization of in-home day care providers and personal care attendants.More >>
Nearly 100 amendments await Minnesota House lawmakers if they move ahead as planned on a bill that could lead to unionization of in-home day care providers and personal care attendants.More >>
Minnesota doctors say prescription drug abuse is a severe problem in the state and they often feel caught between patients who need pain medication and those who say they should do more to curb abuse.More >>
Minnesota doctors say prescription drug abuse is a severe problem in the state and they often feel caught between patients who need pain medication and those who say they should do more to curb abuse.More >>
Teams from across Minnesota will put their robots through the paces Saturday at the Minnesota State High School League's second annual State Robotics Tournament.More >>
Teams from across Minnesota will put their robots through the paces Saturday at the Minnesota State High School League's second annual State Robotics Tournament.More >>
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 pest.More >>
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 pest.More >>
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has rushed out a television ad in hopes of capitalizing on the latest U.S. House vote to undo President Barack Obama's health care law.More >>
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has rushed out a television ad in hopes of capitalizing on the latest U.S. House vote to undo President Barack Obama's health care law.More >>
E. Robert Kinney, a former chief executive of General Mills who earlier in his career was instrumental in popularizing fish sticks, has died. He was 96.More >>
E. Robert Kinney, a former chief executive of General Mills who earlier in his career was instrumental in popularizing fish sticks, has died. He was 96.More >>
Biologists have begun collaring moose calves in the second phase of a study to determine why Minnesota's moose population is declining so rapidly.More >>
Biologists have begun collaring moose calves in the second phase of a study to determine why Minnesota's moose population is declining so rapidly.More >>
Lakeshore residents and a dairy farm have reached a settlement that's expected to lead to cleaner water in a popular but pollution-plagued Minnesota lake.More >>
Lakeshore residents and a dairy farm have reached a settlement that's expected to lead to cleaner water in a popular but pollution-plagued Minnesota lake.More >>
The state Senate majority leader says a proposed increase in the state minimum wage is not likely to happen this session because Democrats in the House and Senate can't agree how much to raise it.More >>
The state Senate majority leader says a proposed increase in the state minimum wage is not likely to happen this session because Democrats in the House and Senate can't agree how much to raise it.More >>
A suspect in break-ins on the Dakota State University campus in Madison has waived extradition from Minnesota and will be brought back to South Dakota to face burglary and grand theft charges.More >>
A suspect in break-ins on the Dakota State University campus in Madison has waived extradition from Minnesota and will be brought back to South Dakota to face burglary and grand theft charges.More >>
A new plan for paying off Minnesota Vikings stadium debate is about to surface at the state Capitol as the legislative session nears its conclusion.More >>
A new plan for paying off Minnesota Vikings stadium debate is about to surface at the state Capitol as the legislative session nears its conclusion.More >>
A Minnesota man faces a possible six-month jail term for obstructing a prosecutor in Iowa after his son was sent to prison in an animal terrorism case.More >>
A Minnesota man faces a possible six-month jail term for obstructing a prosecutor in Iowa after his son was sent to prison in an animal terrorism case.More >>
A former accounting director accused of embezzling $670,000 from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has pleaded guilty to theft charges.More >>
A former accounting director accused of embezzling $670,000 from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has pleaded guilty to theft charges.More >>
Minnesota lawmakers are primed to adopt legislation giving idled workers longer-lasting jobless benefits when locked out by their companies in labor fights.More >>
Minnesota lawmakers are primed to adopt legislation giving idled workers longer-lasting jobless benefits when locked out by their companies in labor fights.More >>
A federal judge in Iowa says he'll order a new competency hearing to determine whether a former college student accused of planting bombs in rural Midwest mailboxes in 2002 is mentally fit enough to stand trial.More >>
A federal judge in Iowa says he'll order a new competency hearing to determine whether a former college student accused of planting bombs in rural Midwest mailboxes in 2002 is mentally fit enough to stand trial.More >>
The Minneapolis police chief says a police vehicle went through a red light when it collided with a motorcycle last week, killing the motorcycle driver and injuring his passenger.More >>
The Minneapolis police chief says a police vehicle went through a red light when it collided with a motorcycle last week, killing the motorcycle driver and injuring his passenger.More >>
By The Associated Press Here's a look at the number of people in each Minnesota county who self-identified as American Indian or Alaska Native, alone or in combination with one or more other...More >>
By The Associated Press Here's a look at the number of people in each Minnesota county who self-identified as American Indian or Alaska Native, alone or in combination with one or more other races,...More >>
With gay marriage soon to be the law of Minnesota, the political group that led the push to pass it will live on as a political action committee to help legislators who voted for it.More >>
With gay marriage soon to be the law of Minnesota, the political group that led the push to pass it will live on as a political action committee to help legislators who voted for it.More >>
The Minnesota Senate has approved scaled-back revisions to state gun laws that do not include an expansion of background checks for gun purchases.More >>
The Minnesota Senate has approved scaled-back revisions to state gun laws that do not include an expansion of background checks for gun purchases.More >>
Firefighters worked to contain a smoky wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that has consumed 8,700 acres, destroyed nearly 50 structures and forced dozens from their homes.More >>
Firefighters worked to contain a smoky wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that has consumed 8,700 acres, destroyed nearly 50 structures and forced dozens from their homes.More >>
A smoky wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin spreading to 6,800 acres has destroyed at least 50 structures and forced dozens of residents to leave their homes.More >>
A smoky wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin spreading to 6,800 acres has destroyed at least 50 structures and forced dozens of residents to leave their homes.More >>
When Gov. Mark Dayton adds his signature to the bill legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota, its two main sponsors will stand triumphantly beside him,More >>
When Gov. Mark Dayton adds his signature to the bill legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota, its two main sponsors will stand triumphantly beside him,More >>
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a grass carp found in the Mississippi River north of Sartell may have been intentionally released.More >>
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a grass carp found in the Mississippi River north of Sartell may have been intentionally released.More >>
A long-awaited environmental report on a proposed copper-nickel mine for northeastern Minnesota has been released to state, federal and tribal agencies for review.More >>
A long-awaited environmental report on a proposed copper-nickel mine for northeastern Minnesota has been released to state, federal and tribal agencies for review.More >>
A federal indictment accuses a 22-year-old man of making bomb threats at the Mall of America and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.More >>
A federal indictment accuses a 22-year-old man of making bomb threats at the Mall of America and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.More >>
Minnesota House and Senate negotiators have agreed to an energy bill that includes a mandate that investor-owned utilities get 1.5 percent of the energy from solar generation.More >>
Minnesota House and Senate negotiators have agreed to an energy bill that includes a mandate that investor-owned utilities get 1.5 percent of the energy from solar generation.More >>
A significantly scaled back bill to revise Minnesota's gun laws is headed for a vote in the state Senate, with the blessing of a vocal gun-rights group.More >>
A significantly scaled back bill to revise Minnesota's gun laws is headed for a vote in the state Senate, with the blessing of a vocal gun-rights group.More >>
A Minnesota truck driver has been sentenced to serve about 2 ½ months in jail for a crash in North Dakota last June that killed a motorcycle driver.More >>
A Minnesota truck driver has been sentenced to serve about 2 ½ months in jail for a crash in North Dakota last June that killed a motorcycle driver.More >>
Four more men convicted in the government's investigation into terror recruiting for al-Shabab in Somalia are scheduled to be sentenced in federal court.More >>
Four more men convicted in the government's investigation into terror recruiting for al-Shabab in Somalia are scheduled to be sentenced in federal court.More >>
