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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 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.
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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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.
Video goes viral of man enduring 'shocking' chain whipping on downtown St. Paul street
The video was shot from a hotel room window by Kevin Weekes, a hockey analyst with ESPN.
U.S. Steel won't get exception to pollution rules that protect wild rice, MPCA says
The company had asked the state to raise limits for sulfate in Hay Lake, downstream of its Keetac taconite plant.
Ex-Hennepin sheriff paid for drunk-driving damages with workers' comp
The Hennepin County Board approved a $240,000 settlement with former Sheriff Dave Hutchinson.
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?
Officials ID teen who died after jumping into southwestern Minnesota lake to retrieve canoe paddle
He attempted to swim back to the canoe, but the wind pushed it farther from him, according to the Sheriff's Office.