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U approves significant tuition hikes and budget cuts as officials deny 'administrative bloat'

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Hundreds gather at State Capitol vigil to honor Melissa and Mark Hortman

Hundreds gather at State Capitol vigil to honor Melissa and Mark Hortman

Police: Melissa Hortman’s home broken into days after assassination

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Brooks: Mark Hortman’s life remembered by the kids who loved him

Police: Melissa Hortman’s home broken into days after assassination

Walz scrambled to alert lawmakers of threat while grieving loss of a close friend

Brooks: Mark Hortman’s life remembered by the kids who loved him

U approves significant tuition hikes and budget cuts as officials deny 'administrative bloat'

U approves significant tuition hikes and budget cuts as officials deny 'administrative bloat'

Democrat says 'divine intervention' saved her family from alleged gunman's rampage

Democrat says 'divine intervention' saved her family from alleged gunman's rampage

Minnesota’s legal weed market finally gets rolling as first license is issued

Minnesota’s legal weed market finally gets rolling as first license is issued

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U approves significant tuition hikes and budget cuts as officials deny 'administrative bloat'

U approves significant tuition hikes and budget cuts as officials deny 'administrative bloat'

Democrat says 'divine intervention' saved her family from alleged gunman's rampage

Democrat says 'divine intervention' saved her family from alleged gunman's rampage

Minnesota’s legal weed market finally gets rolling as first license is issued

Minnesota’s legal weed market finally gets rolling as first license is issued

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Storm survey crews confirm two tornadoes hit Lakes Country

Storm survey crews confirm two tornadoes hit Lakes Country

Million-dollar lake house sales surge, even as rest of Minnesota market stalls

Million-dollar lake house sales surge, even as rest of Minnesota market stalls

In the shadow of the State Capitol, a grieving people light a candle in a dark hour

In the shadow of the State Capitol, a grieving people light a candle in a dark hour

Storm survey crews confirm two tornadoes hit Lakes Country

Storm survey crews confirm two tornadoes hit Lakes Country

MN State officials approve tuition hikes in a ‘difficult’ budget year

U faculty and alumni decry 'administrative bloat' despite proposed budget cuts

U approves significant tuition hikes and budget cuts as officials deny 'administrative bloat'

California man found guilty of murder after stabbing patron in southwest Minnesota bar

Opinion

Editorial Board: Gun control, reform among Melissa Hortman’s missions

Editorial Board: Gun control, reform among Melissa Hortman’s missions

Minnesota shootings: Targeting abortion activists isn't very pro-life

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Brehm: Can anything good come from one of Minnesota’s darkest days?

Editorial Board: Gun control, reform among Melissa Hortman’s missions

Editorial Board: Gun control, reform among Melissa Hortman’s missions

Readers Write: Israel-Iran war, Rep. Melissa Hortman

Brehm: Can anything good come from one of Minnesota’s darkest days?

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