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Minnesota to close state park on Iron Range, turn it back into a mine
A reclamation company wants to find usable iron in the waste pilings at Hill Annex Mine State Park in Calumet, Minn.
Taste of Minnesota to be enjoyed on the ground and in the air this year
The festival in Minneapolis will have around 60 food vendors and a zipline over Washington Avenue S.
Minnesota sales, clean-ups and other events to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day
Several communities and organizations are hosting events across the state this weekend to celebrate the conservation holiday.
Judge drops some charges against ex-Minnesota college student feared of plotting campus shooting
A judge has dismissed some of the most serious charges against a former Minnesota college student who police and prosecutors feared was plotting a campus shooting.
Marijuana's path to legality in Minnesota: A timeline
Various efforts to decriminalize or legalize the drug stalled until 2023, when Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Legislature made it legal for recreational purposes.
Old newspaper boxes become life-savers as Twin Cities self-serve dispensaries
Jim Barrett and Andrew Kamin-Lyndgaard of Minneapolis created Little Free Libraries for naloxone and fentanyl testing strips as part of a growing effort to expand access to the overdose-reversing medicine.
Minnesota State Patrol celebrates diverse new class of troopers
Hundreds gathered Friday to support the 35 graduating cadets.
Mosquitoes are back and so are the workers trying to keep their numbers down
The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District sent its seasonal technicians out this week to collect samples and learn where to focus its early treatment efforts.
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Souhan: This is KAT's chance to prove Flip Saunders was right
The series against Phoenix will give Karl-Anthony Towns an opportunity unlike any he's had before to prove the faith people have shown in him. Can KAT come through?
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Scoggins: Finch feeling heat of the Suns as playoff battle looms
Can coach Chris Finch figure this out? Phoenix has owned the Wolves this season, and now he has two more days to fix that before Game 1.
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Becka Thompson was hired to teach students learning English as a second language.
Jill Biden rallies women, teachers for the Biden-Harris ticket in Bloomington speeches
She spoke to women at a brewery and then addressed Education Minnesota's annual convention.
Neighbors, city officials at odds over Rochester lake dam
Critics planning a rally to protest a city plan to make changes to the Silver Lake area.
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The story of Hercules the cat: Rescued in 2022, Target model in 2024
Hercules, the cat with the lovable face, now appears on cartons of Target brand kitty litter.
Records: Former Minneapolis police oversight head disparaged women, threatened staff
John Jefferson, a retired FBI agent, resigned in February after a lengthy HR investigation into numerous allegations, including his decision to reenact police restraint holds on civilian staff without warning or consent.