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After years of growth, MSP Airport set passenger record in 2017
Airport has added eight carriers since recession, with another to come.
Officials say St. Paul man serving sentence for killing 15-month-old daughter is a fugitive
The father spent about nine years in prison and then was placed on intensive supervised release.
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Park here: MnDOT installing technology to guide truckers to parking spaces
MnDOT joins interstate effort to help truckers get to resting places.
Longtime Shakopee school board member resigns amid questions about 'engagement'
Board members to decide how to fill Mary Romansky's vacant seat.
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Minnesota state troopers making more large pot busts
Recent stops in the northwest of the state show surge of drug traffic.
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Authorities in northern Minnesota searching for pregnant woman missing since Feb. 2
Kara Blevins, 27, was last seen in the town of Akeley. Investigators have yet to find evidence of a crime.
Former Canadian Pacific IT worker sentenced to 1 year in prison for hacking into company network
Christopher Grupe's actions were retaliatory, prosectors said.
Lost and found: Stolen dogs back in Maplewood, but car still missing
Koda and Willow were returned by someone claiming to be the suspect's sister.
Trade group gives University of Minnesota low marks for campus safety
Schools in bigger cities were far down the ranking.
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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North and South Dakota sues major opioid manufacturers and distributors
Federal lawsuit says the Indian community has been particularly hard hit.
1980s Minnesota drug lord resentenced to life in prison
Ralph "Plukey" Duke has already served 29 years over St. Paul cocaine ring.
Karla Bigham to move to Legislature from Washington County Board next week
The other commissioners will accept applicants to fill the vacant seat until the November election.
Wis. GOP Senate candidate's parents donate maximum to his Democratic rival
The parents of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson have donated the maximum amount to the campaign of their son's Democratic rival, Sen. Tammy Baldwin.
Minneapolis mayor joins opposition to citizenship question in U.S. Census
A question about citizenship was last included in the census in 1950.
Minneapolis police civilian employee cleared of felony charges from 2016 fatal crash
Destiny Xiong, 36, of Hudson, Wis. was acquitted of two of the three charges against her, her lawyer said.
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Duluth votes to restrict flavored tobacco sales; Mankato votes down proposal to raise minimum age
Duluth joins Minneapolis, St. Paul and others in limiting the sales of menthol and other flavored tobacco products.
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Curtis Roy, a Civil War buff, led Minnesota Historical Society board
As president, Roy led the process to determine the best place to build the $60 million Minnesota History Center, which opened in 1992.
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Outside cash fails to flip seats in two offseason Minnesota races
The GOP and DFL each held onto their seats Monday in two nationally watched legislative special elections in south-central Minnesota and the southeast suburbs.
Candidates lining up for Nolan's seat in U.S. House
Unexpected retirement leaves a hotly contested swing district wide open.
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