DFL Sen. Tom Bakk Says GOP's PolyMet Move Could Backfire
Minnesota's Senate majority leader says he's worried a Republican push to make a special session contingent on a PolyMet project pledge could do more harm than good.
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Minnesota's Senate majority leader says he's worried a Republican push to make a special session contingent on a PolyMet project pledge could do more harm than good.
Broadband providers serving 15 rural areas of Minnesota unlocked $11 million of state grants Friday to expand the availability of high-speed Internet. The Department of Employment and Economic Development announced the recipients in a competitive grant program that has struggled to keep pace with demand.
A 23-year-old man has been charged in the death of a man whose body was discovered in a burning car Saturday evening. Police say they were called to a car fire on the 1000 block of Westminster Street at about 6 p.m. and found the body inside when they arrived on scene.
St. Francis High School has been declared safe Friday after a bomb threat forced the school to evacuate. Shortly before 10 a.m. the Superintendent of the Independent School District 15 Troy Ferguson said the school received a bomb threat.
One of the first major snowstorms of the season is expected to hit the Midwest beginning Friday. But this time, it's going to miss Minnesota.
Police in Montevideo are investigating after a number of pit bulls reportedly attacked and injured staffers and one student at a middle school there. According to police, three staffers were bit. When an officer arrived at the scene, a student was holding back one of the dogs with a bicycle. The dog also went after the officer.
The Minnesota Board on Judicial Standards has reprimanded a senior judge for his postings on Facebook about cases over which he was presiding, including one which resulted in a vacated verdict.
A grand jury in Nebraska has found no wrongdoing in the death of a Minnesota man who was found hanging in a county jail cell earlier this year. The Kimball County grand jury convened Nov. 9 to review the death of Jesus Estrada-Perez, of Minnesota.
Itching to hit the slopes? Well, thanks to Thursday's snow, now you can! Wild Mountain in Taylors Falls is opening their slopes Friday.
The Governor's residence in St. Paul will soon look at lot more festive for the holiday season. This morning the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will be cutting down a white spruce for the house on Summit Avenue.
A Mounds View man who had been missing for nearly two months died after he drowned. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner released the final autopsy report for Henry McCabe, ruling it a drowning.
When U.S. Bank Stadium opens next summer, many sports fans will have to find a new place to gather. Hubert's is reportedly selling and will become a gastropub, or a high-end beer and food restaurant.
For the sixth day, protests continue outside Minneapolis' 4th precinct. Protesters continue to demand answers in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Jamar Clark.
Think of Simon Pegg in a romantic Judd Apatow film, and that's pretty much what's going on in "Man Up," a goofy yet endearing English comedy making its way stateside this month.
With winter around the corner, who can resist a delicious, piping hot serving of chili? Nothing warms the body and soul like a hearty bowl, so we sent Natalie Nyhus in search of the best of Minnesota. Your votes took her to a place that serves up something for every taste. This is the Loon Cafe in Minneapolis.
