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Minn. lawmakers wrap up historic session

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:22:38 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota lawmakers worked right up to the end Monday before adjourning a session that produced $2.1 billion in tax hikes and a historic vote on gay marriage.

SWAT team leader fired after assault conviction

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:13:06 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis police SWAT team leader has been fired following his conviction for assaulting a man while off-duty at a bar in Andover.

Lawsuits over fatal Wyo. plane crash to mediation

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:10:53 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - Lawyers are planning 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.

Number of people sickened by raw cheese up to 25

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:26 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota health officials say more than two-dozen people have been sickened by eating raw Mexican-style cheese.

Body found in trunk of towed car in Minn.

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:42:51 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - 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.

US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:26:15 -0400

CAMARILLO, California - A new survey finds Minneapolis has the highest gas prices in the Lower 48 states.

Severe storms rumble across E Minn., W Wis.

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:13:05 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Skies turned dark and the rain came down in torrents as severe storms rumbled across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Somali reaction to al-Shabab sentences mixed

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:33:49 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Wide-ranging sentences handed down in the yearslong federal investigation into recruiting and financing for the terrorist group al-Shabab have kindled a mix of outrage, confusion and relief among members of Minnesota's large Somali community.

Minneapolis police reopen 1996 cold case after tip

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:47:07 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Minneapolis police have reopened a 17-year-old case of a woman found stabbed to death in the trunk of her car.

Mo. man gets life for triple killing at Minn. home

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:05:10 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - 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.

Xcel Energy proposes power plants in southeast ND

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:46:21 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - Xcel Energy is proposing two natural gas-fired power plants 70 miles south of Fargo to help meet electricity needs during times of peak demand.

Settlement reached in Lake Independence lawsuit

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:04:33 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - 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.

Mpls. chief: Police vehicle went through red light

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:06:06 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - 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.

For Minnesota gay marriage sponsors, it's personal

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:24:30 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage legal here come Aug. 1.

Sentences continue in Minn. Somali terror case

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:02:30 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Two men who left Minnesota to join al-Shabab in Somalia were sentenced Tuesday to three years in federal prison, while a man they characterized as a local leader in efforts to recruit them to the terrorist group was sentenced to 12 years.

$400M plan would transform Mpls. downtown east

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:26:06 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Developers have announced a $400 million plan to transform an eastern stretch of downtown Minneapolis near the new Vikings stadium.

Search on for 2 in Mississippi River in Mpls.

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:05:33 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Searchers are looking for two missing people seen jumping into the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.

Voisin: NBA must stand for integrity in duel for Kings

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:22:08 -0400

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - By AILENE VOISIN

Man charged with bomb threats at airport, mall

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:27:16 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - 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.

Vikings see the light with design of new stadium

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:58:21 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Opening the roof over the new home of the Minnesota Vikings would have forced planners of the $975 million project to eliminate some of the fancy features.

Paulsen rules our run for US Senate or MN governor

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:35:56 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - GOP U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen ruled out a run for either the U.S. Senate or the Minnesota governor's office on Monday, saying he plans to seek a fourth term in the House instead.

Mnpls officer injured during struggle is released

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:20:52 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - One of the officers shot during a struggle with a suspect has been released from the hospital.

Details about Minnesota gay marriage bill

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:05:58 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota's Senate is scheduled to debate and vote Monday on a bill to add the state to the growing list of those that allow gay marriage. It's the last step before Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton, who has promised to sign legislation.

Minn. Senate votes to raise gas tax by 5 cents

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:23:12 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - In a sudden shift Friday, the Minnesota Senate revived the possibility of raising the gas tax for roadwork and a metropolitan area sales tax for mass transit projects by making over what had been a stand-pat transportation finance plan.

Augustus looking forward to Minnesota wedding

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:02:51 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - It looks like Seimone Augustus could get her Minnesota wedding after all.