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An avid Minnesota hunter accused of illegally killing a protected lion in Zimbabwe has a federal felony on his record related to shooting a black bear in Wisconsin, according to federal court records.
Some commercial fishing operations have been temporarily halted on Lake Pepin following the discovery of nearly four dozen dead paddlefish and lake sturgeon. Both the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Natural Resources took the action, announced Tuesday.
Gov. Mark Dayton is considering a special legislative session to prevent what he calls "economic disaster" at Minnesota's premiere walleye lake. Lake Mille Lacs is suffering from a decline in its walleye population that is so severe, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources may ban walleye fishing altogether.
One year after a longboarding accident almost killed a Twin Cities teen, he's sharing his story with the hope that speaking out will save lives.
A fire that destroyed a city block of businesses and historic buildings may have been intentionally set.
Protests took place across the nation Tuesday to call for state and federal officials to investigate Planned Parenthood and to stop funding the organization. About 350 protesters stood outside the clinic near University Avenue in St. Paul. Several groups were represented, including the Minnesota Family Council, Students for Life in America and Pro-Life Action Ministries.
A 47-year-old Rogers man who is a special education teacher in New Hope is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old female student, according to charges filed Tuesday by the Hennepin County attorney.
The U.S. government expects to spend $191 million to pay chicken and turkey farmers for birds lost to avian flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday as he called for Congress to consider a disaster program for poultry producers similar to that for other livestock farmers.
Police in Minneapolis say a 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a Monday morning dispute on the city's north side that led to fatal gunfire.
Gov. Mark Dayton says he plans to choose the next Supreme Court justice in mid-August. The Democratic governor's pick will replace retiring Justice Alan Page. Page is leaving the bench later this month after hitting the mandatory retirement age of 70.
Forty gay couples in South Dakota applied to be married during the first month following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized such unions across the country, according to data provided by the state Department of Health.
State officials say they've saved nearly $650 million by tweaking its subsidized health care programs.
Firefighters found the remains of a 82-year-old Washington state woman in the aftermath of a house fire near Park Rapids Monday afternoon. The Hubbard County Sheriff's Office says fire crews were called to a burning home on the north side of Portage Lake at 1 p.m.
Authorities in the east Twin Cities metro are looking for a suspect after a man allegedly brandished a handgun during an assault at a Maplewood bar Friday night.
Three people are dead after a small plane crashed in Pipestone County Monday night, according to the Pipestone County Sheriff's Office.
