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Republicans hoping to deny Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton a second term first must settle on a nominee in a primary Tuesday without a runaway favorite. Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson had the party's endorsement that he hopes will pay off amid an expectedly light turnout.
Explore five of the greatest adventures to be had in one of the most famous cities in the world, Rome.
Emotional testimony came in court Monday from the woman involved in a feud over feeding deer that ended with her boyfriend being shot and killed. She says the neighbor's wife started the fatal sequence of events.
Nigeria has one more confirmed Ebola case, and the outbreak shows no signs of letting up. The latest victim in Nigeria is a nurse who was treating Patrick Sawyer, the first American victim of the outbreak.
St. Paul Public Schools is considering a later start time for high school and middle school students. "Studies have been shown that they have different sleep patterns than smaller children and adults and they are better performers later on in the day," Creative Arts High School teacher Lora Healam said.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, better known as ISIS, has already taken over several key cities. This is a militant group that's so extreme that traditional Al Qaeda has disavowed it. The ISIS jihadists move quickly and brutally.
Authorities are seeking a suspect after a man was shot and killed at an Arden Hills gas station Monday morning, the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office announced.
A Mankato, Minn. man died Saturday afternoon while scuba diving in the Straits of Mackinaw in Michigan, the Cheboygan County Sheriff's Office said. Dennis Javens, 64, was died when his tank allegedly ran out of air and he was unable to surface. According to the Cheboygan County Sheriff's office, Javens was in Michigan visiting friends when they went diving on the sunken vessel, Cedarville.
You'll be able to pay more for a new critical habitat license plate in Minnesota. The money raised will go to help pay for research into why our moose population is declining.
Allergy sufferers are already feeling the effects of what could be one of the worst allergy seasons in years. Doctors at Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, Minn., say they have been seeing more patients complain about symptoms related to ragweed.
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is estimating a low turnout for Tuesday's statewide primary election. Out of 3.1 million Minnesota voters, only 10-15 percent will turn out, according to Ritchie.
Minnesota's tax collections for July have come in $69 million below expectations. The Department of Minnesota Management and Budget released its monthly revenue Monday. It shows the state took in 6.6 percent less than was forecast.
Two good Samaritans traveling through central Minnesota over the weekend used a snorkel to great effect, but not underwater. The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office says the two used the piece of swimming equipment to help a man pinned inside of a car breathe until emergency crews could get him out.
A southeastern Minnesota business owner is offering up to $4,000 per unit to find the responsibly party after as many as eight John Deere utility vehicles and a mower have been stolen this year. Terry Mikulecky with SEMA Equipment said he's had equipment stolen from locations in LeRoy, Northfield and Wanamingo.
Every year, as the Earth spins into the fragment field of the comet Swift-Tuttle. Pieces of rocky space debris, or meteoroids, slam into our atmosphere at 132,000 mph, producing the year's most action-packed meteor shower – the Perseids. Generating 50-100 meteors per hour, the Perseid meteor shower runs through Aug. 24 with peak activity set to occur over the next few nights.
