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Order of Catholic sisters sells Wisconsin preserve for $1M
An order of Catholic sisters has sold a 155-acre preserve used as a quiet retreat outside Milwaukee to a regional land trust for a little more than $1 million.
Motorcyclist killed while fleeing law enforcement
A Rockville motorcyclist is dead after being thrown from the bike while fleeing from law enforcement in Stearns County.
May: Mankato police cite 61 for underage drinking at bowling alley
Mankato area law enforcement cited more than five dozen people during an underage drinking bust.
Glen Taylor turns CEO role over to niece; he remains as chair
Deb Taylor joined the privately-held Taylor Corp. more than four years ago.
Minnesota cities, counties fume over costly sales tax change
Local governments are fuming over an impending Minnesota law change that will cost them $20 million in sales taxes that won't go away as planned, an unwelcome prospect given the hundreds of millions of dollars lawmakers set aside to enable possible tax cuts next year.
Jury awards $2.5M to dairy farmers in stray voltage case
A jury has awarded nearly $2.5 million Waverly dairy farmers who say stray voltage from their power company's faulty equipment cut deeply into their production.
4-year-old girl who was shot in Chicago leaves hospital
A 4-year-old Chicago girl who was shot in the head was discharged from the hospital Monday as her mother pleaded for an end to violence in the city.
House GOP ups school funding offer, pressure Dayton for deal
House Republicans are pressuring Gov. Mark Dayton to take a deal on public school funding.
House votes to legalize silencers, approves other gun bills
The Minnesota House voted to legalize silencers, among a handful of bills approved Thursday to expand the state's firearm laws even as the Senate has shown little appetite to wade back into gun issues.
Bird flu outbreak confirmed at 14th Minnesota turkey farm
Authorities have confirmed another bird flu outbreak at a Minnesota turkey farm, raising the state's total to 14 affected farms.
WDIO-TV, MPR, WCCO-AM among top Minnesota AP award winners
WDIO-TV of Duluth, Minnesota Public Radio and WCCO-AM of Minneapolis are among top winners in the 2014 Minnesota Associated Press Broadcasters awards contest.
Walker signs bill allowing for liquor sampling at stores
Samples of hard alcohol will soon be offered at liquor and grocery stores in Wisconsin under a bill Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law.
Mother's co-workers pay off prom dress for sick daughter
A La Crosse student who's battling a blood infection that could compromise her heart has had her prom dress paid off by her mother's co-workers.
Packers player becomes face of organ donation effort
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb is trying to raise awareness of organ donation.
Amid bird flu outbreak, Minnesota turkey farmers increase security
Poultry producers in the nation's top turkey state are taking extra steps to protect their flocks after a devastating strain of bird flu was confirmed at two Minnesota farms in as many days last week, a disease that had already slammed the doors shut on some key export markets.
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Bird flu found in a top Minnesota turkey producing county
An outbreak of a deadly bird flu strain spread to one of the top poultry producing counties of the nation's top turkey producing state of Minnesota, government officials confirmed on Saturday, raising fears that the that the highly contagious disease could seriously damage the industry.
FACT CHECK: Myths in the political roar over Common Core
In the political uproar over Common Core, various myths are peddled as fact.
Trooper's killer had been convicted in supremacist brawl
A Michigan man killed in a shootout that also left a rookie Wisconsin state trooper dead was part of a group of skinheads who attacked black and Hispanic people nearly 20 years ago, court records show.
Gov. Scott Walker's immigration stance at center of dispute
A dispute over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's position on immigration erupted on Thursday, highlighting the Republican's struggle to appeal to conservatives on the explosive issue as he prepares to launch a Republican presidential bid.
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