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Former Republican House Speaker Kurt Zellers is ready to announce his 2014 plans, with signs pointing to a run for Minnesota Governor. Zellers has scheduled a Sunday event in his home city of Maple Grove.
One person is dead and a Duluth man is in custody after a hit-and-run crash at the Culkin Rest Area in Mahtowa, Minn. Wednesday.
A Minnesota man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for exporting guns to West Africa.
Minneapolis Police are asking for the public's help in locating a man who is accused of assaulting and robbing five cab drivers at knifepoint in the past two days.
The economy in rural areas of 10 Midwest and Plains states remains strong as healthy rainfall this spring helps crops get established. The overall economic index for the region grew to 60.5 in June from May's 58.8. That suggests growth in the months ahead.
A Minnesota man accused in the death of his infant daughter in a hot minivan has turned himself in to police. Twenty-four-year-old Andrew Sandstrom of Moorhead was charged this week with one count of second-degree manslaughter.
For the first time in almost a year, Minnesota is no longer in a severe drought. That's according to newly-released data from the U.S. Drought Monitor.
The Hennepin County Attorney filed charges against a Twin Cities woman accused of kidnapping her friend's baby. Thalia Tonice Benson, 34, faces one felony count of kidnapping in connection to the Tuesday incident.
Minnesota's unemployment rate is unchanged in May compared to the previous month, as employers added 8,400 jobs. That's according to the state Department of Employment and Economic Development.
A 30-year-old man from St. Paul was arrested by St. Cloud Police Wednesday night for throwing a rock through a car window with one adult and three children inside. Police responded to the incident at about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday on the 200 block 19th Avenue North in St. Cloud.
A funeral Mass is being planned for Monday for best-selling Minnesota author Vince Flynn, creator of the Mitch Rapp counter-terrorism thriller series. A family statement says it will be held Monday morning at the Cathedral of St. Paul.
The City of Minneapolis says Nicollet Mall is due for a makeover. It's been more than 20 years since the main street through downtown Minneapolis has been updated. The city is calling the bid process for the Nicollet Mall update a competition.
Top agriculture officials from 12 Midwestern states are gathering in North Dakota. The Midwestern Association of State Departments of Agriculture is holding its annual conference through early Monday in the Badlands town of Medora.
Authorities said a suspect is in custody after a vehicle fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run at a rest stop in Carlton County Wednesday night. The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the incident at about 5:28 p.m. Wednesday at the Culkin Rest Area in Carlton County.
Grandma's Marathon plans a big lineup of bands to go along with the running this weekend. The Big Top Tent kicks off Friday night with a new start time. Music will start at 7 p.m., an hour earlier than in past years.
