Local
August 25, 2015

PR veteran Andrea Mokros joins Super Bowl planning team

Business
August 25, 2015

Wisconsin helped subsidize biotech firm that uses fetal tissue

Lawmakers are weighing a ban, which could put brakes on biotech sector.
August 25, 2015
FILE - This file photo combination made from Aug. 6, 2015, photos shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and Fox News Channel hos

Fox News chief: Donald Trump owes Megyn Kelly an apology

Fox News chief Roger Ailes said Tuesday that Donald Trump owes the network's Megyn Kelly an apology for an unprovoked Twitter attack that "is as unacceptable as it is disturbing," but Trump isn't backing down.
Politics
August 25, 2015
The swearing in ceremony in the House chambers on the right is Rep. David Dill.

Minnesota special election set for Dec. 8 to fill Dill seat

Politics
August 25, 2015

State Auditor Rebecca Otto hires outside counsel to combat new law

State Auditor Rebecca Otto, reeling from a new law allowing counties to hire private audit firms to review their finances, said in a statement she has hired outside counsel "to help me assess the implications of this law and its impact on the core function of auditing."
Politics
August 25, 2015
A map of the Boundary Waters

BWCA land swap sparks major environmental review

The federal government has decided to undertake a comprehensive environmental review on how to swap about 50 square miles of state-owned land inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area with U.S. Forest Service land outside, a plan that has generated thousands of comments.
North Metro
August 25, 2015

After rejecting state health dollars in 2013, Anoka County reconsiders

The county rejected more than $1M two years ago.
Politics
August 24, 2015
Hours after the Legislature’s session ended in May, crews removed House chamber desks as part of the Capitol renovation project.

Speaker Daudt appears to change course on Capitol funds

He says the additional $2M he championed doesn't necessarily need to be spent on legislative offices.
Politics
August 24, 2015

Sen. Chuck Schumer to headline DFL fundraising dinner

Sen. Chuck Schumer to headline DFL fundraising dinner
National
August 24, 2015

Michelle Kwan to work for Hillary Clinton campaign

Michelle Kwan is joining Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and will work on outreach programs.
Politics
August 24, 2015
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar has released a book, "The Senator Next Door".

What might be next for Sen. Amy Klobuchar?

Klobuchar's revealing new autobiography, book tour and dogged speaking schedule are reigniting talk that she is looking for new political conquests — maybe even an eventual run for the White House.
Local
August 23, 2015
Frank Bibeau, left, the attorney for the 1855 Treaty Authority, with Leech Lake Ojibwe Band member Arthur "Archie" LaRose.

Wild rice showdown looms in northern Minnesota

Chippewa band members push for off-reservation rights in 1855 Treaty territory.
Politics
August 23, 2015
Mother of missing Lakeville girls still at large

Mother of missing Lakeville girls still at large

Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, who has been charged with three felony counts of deprivation of parental rights involving the disappearance of her two daughters, has not surrendered to law enforcement.
World
August 23, 2015

Rep. Rick Nolan: I support the Iran deal

Politics
August 21, 2015
U of M group denies involvement in dirty tricks at Clinton campaign offices

U of M group denies involvement in dirty tricks at Clinton campaign offices

The president of a student group at the University of Minnesota is denying any involvement in alleged "dirty tricks" at the campaign offices of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Local
August 21, 2015
Minn. pollution fighters hope State Fair 'bagnado' whips up consciousness

Minn. pollution fighters hope State Fair 'bagnado' whips up consciousness

State pollution fighters hope to bring awareness to the problem of the plastic bag.
Business
August 21, 2015

Unemployment benefits extended for laid off workers from Mesabi Nugget

State, federal officials work together so training programs can continue.
August 21, 2015
U.S. Army First Lt. Shaye Haver, center, and Capt. Kristen Griest, right, pose for photos with other female West Point alumni after an Army Ranger sch

First female graduates of Ranger School earn elite tab

The first female soldiers to complete the Army's rigorous Ranger School pinned on their black-and-gold Ranger tab at a raucous graduation ceremony Friday, capping their history-making week and putting a spotlight on the debate over women in combat.
Politics
August 20, 2015
A smaller portrait of Abe Lincoln hangs behind House Speaker Kurt Daudt, center, in a hearing room where Minnesota House members met for a special ses

House speaker backed $2M in upgrades at renovated Minn. Capitol

It was specifically earmarked to refurbish antique furniture and enhance other historical touches in legislative office space in the new building.
Local
August 20, 2015
Monarch butterflies lay their eggs exclusively on milkweed plants, and milkweed is the only thing that hatched caterpillars eat.

Monarch butterfly rescue effort receives $20 million boost

Federal initiative follows a previously announced push by the White House.

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