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Minnesota Gov. Dayton Criticizes his Predecessor Pawlenty

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is criticizing his predecessor, Republican Tim Pawlenty, who has announced plans to seek his old office. Dayton told the Star Tribune on Wednesday he doesn't know what Pawlenty is going to…

Minneapolis man on Trial in UW-Stout Student Death

MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) - A Minneapolis man is on trial in the beating death of a University of Wisconsin-Stout student from Saudi Arabia. The Leader-Telegram reports a jury was selected Tuesday for the trial of 28-year-old Cullen Osburn. He's charged…

Dayton Seeks Nearly $1M to Keep Suicide Hotline Afloat

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is calling on lawmakers to set aside $969,000 to keep the state's only suicide prevention hotline from closing. The Minnesota Suicide Prevention Lifeline recently announced it would be forced to shut…

Bring Your Unloaded gun: Gun Rights Supporters Plan Rallies

(AP) - Organizers are encouraging gun rights supporters to bring unloaded rifles to rallies at state capitols across the U.S. this weekend to counter a recent wave of student-led protests against gun violence. A group called the National Constitutional Coalition…

Another top Official Leaves National Security Council

WASHINGTON (AP) - Another top National Security Council staffer is leaving the White House as new National Security Adviser John Bolton makes his mark. Deputy national security adviser Ricky Waddell will be exiting the administration, said two administration officials with…

Trump Pick for Number Two job at EPA Clears Hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have cleared a procedural hurdle to confirm a former coal industry lobbyist as the No. 2 official at the Environmental Protection Agency. If confirmed as deputy administrator, Andrew Wheeler would be next in line to lead…

State Won't Collect $30 Million in MinnesotaCare Premiums

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - State officials say they will give up on efforts to collect a backlog of $30 million in MinnesotaCare premiums that weren't paid because of problems with a computer system. The Minnesota Department of Human Services…

City Of Duluth To Launch Sales Tax Agreement With Airbnb

DULUTH, Minn. (Press Release) – The Duluth City Council passed a resolution Monday evening authorizing the Mayor and Chief Financial Officer to enter into what would be a historic tax collection agreement with Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company.…

Mock Rape Trial Held at UMD

DULUTH, Minn. - A mock rape trial was held at the University of Minnesota Duluth. It featured a fictional crime being presented by real attorneys in front of a real judge.…

Flag Ceremony Honors Organ Recipients and Donors

DULUTH, Minn.- Organ donors and recipients were honored today in downtown Duluth. Studies show over 3,00 people in the Midwest are waiting to receive an organ. Essentia Health raised a flag showing…

Trump Administration Weighing Drug Testing for Food Stamps

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require mandatory drug testing for some food stamp recipients. If adopted, the plan would give a win to conservatives seeking to cut the safety net…

Fergus Falls man, Woman Charged With Murder in boy's Death

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) - Prosecutors have charged a man and a woman from Fergus Falls with murder in the death of a 6-year-old boy they were caring for. Forty-year-old Bobbie Christine Bishop and 44-year-old Walter Henry Wynhoff are charged…

One Dead After High Speed Chase in Beltrami County

ECKLES TOWNSHIP, Minn. - The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office was called to the 5600 block of Alps Court NW in Eckles Township regarding a knife assault just after 10 p.m. on Tuesday. The victim had fled the scene to a…

Grand Rapids Region School Referendum Update

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Yesterday residents living in the ISD 318 area cast their votes regarding referendums to the school district. Below are the ballot questions that were asked and the unofficial results at this time:   BALLOT QUESTION 1…

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