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A 19-year-old northern Minnesota man faces six felony charges for allegedly having a gun on school property and for brandishing it while threatening two people in a road rage incident not far from the school.
Icy roads and this winter's dangerous driving conditions are creating a new problem. With the huge number of crashes this winter, auto repair shops are swamped. Many repair shops are now telling customers they will have to wait four to six weeks before they can even start working on their car or truck.
The director of a Minnesota animal rescue is trying to get back on her feet after she lost her home, and some animals, in a massive fire.
Caleb Pence may not have the bones of a normal 7-year-old, but he does have twice the heart.
Public bargaining is resuming over Minnesota's minimum wage. A House-Senate conference committee trying to forge a deal is scheduled to convene on Tuesday. The committee hasn't met since early in March after getting bogged down.
A Minnesota House panel has approved a measure that would ban people convicted of domestic abuse from having guns. The public safety committee approved the measure Tuesday on a voice vote. It's sponsored by Cottage Grove Democrat Dan Schoen.
If you've been reading this blog for awhile, you know that I like to freeze soups, fruit, and other goodies to have at the ready.
Minnesota's new health care exchange celebrated a milestone Tuesday as officials announced they have exceeded their goal by enrolling over 136,700 Minnesotans in insurance plans with less than a week to go in the inaugural open enrollment period.
A 7-year-old boy had to be rescued after accidentally falling into a septic tank Monday afternoon, according to the Faribault County Sheriff's Office.
Two deputies involved in a Becker County 10-mile pursuit and shooting have been identified and remain on administrative leave. On Friday, Ty Justin Andree, 23, of Bemidji was taken into custody after fleeing deputies who attempted to stop him when they linked his car as one involved in a previous crime.
When Peter Macon walks down Nicollet Mall, he can't help but feel a sense of déjà vu. A few decades earlier, he walked the same path on his way to work -- at an art supply store that no longer exists.
A man already serving a life sentence in one murder case will be heading to trial in the shooting death of an aspiring teacher from Minnesota who authorities say was gunned down for his iPod a month after moving to Philadelphia. Prosecutors say a grand jury charged 35-year-old Marcellus Jones on Monday with murder, conspiracy, robbery and other counts in the May 2008 murder of 23-year-old Beau Zabel. Authorities said Zabel had moved from Austin, Minn., and was scheduled to start work in the public schools.
The father of the so-called Green Revolution has a permanent home in the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers unveiled a statue of Norman Borlaug on Tuesday in a ceremony on what would have been his 100th birthday. The Iowa native and University of Minnesota graduate is credited with saving as many as 1 billion people from hunger by creating a type of wheat that was disease resistant and high-yielding.
There's a new bundle of joy on display on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' website. Early Tuesday morning, an eagle chick hatched in the nest watched by the DNR EagleCam, according to DNR Public Affairs Officer Harland Hiemstra. Last year, all three eggs laid by the eagles froze in the January cold.
Authorities are warning the public after receiving numerous reports of a man attempting to impersonate a Dakota County deputy sheriff.
