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Minn. lawmakers compromise on sand mining rules

3:41 PM, May 22, 2013

A compromise leaves much of the authority for deciding how and whether to regulate the industry up to local governments.

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The Walker announces Summer Music & Movies lineup

3:26 PM, May 21, 2013

Free music and movies Mondays in Loring Park

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1 child killed, 2 rescued after gravel slide at St. Paul park

Authorities say one child is dead and another is still missing after at a gravel slide at Lilydale Park in St. Paul on Wednesday afternoon.

4:19 PM, May 22, 2013

State corrections employees 'falling through the cracks'

A former Minnesota Department of Corrections employee who no longer can work because of a prison assault could lose his employee insurance.

2:07 PM, May 22, 2013

Body pulled from Mississippi identified as missing Wis. teen

A body pulled from the Mississippi River in St. Paul Tuesday morning has been identified as a Wisconsin teen who authorities say jumped from a bridge.

1:29 PM, May 22, 2013

Man killed in head-on crash near Howard Lake

A 66-year-old man is dead after driving into oncoming traffic on State Highway 12 near Howard Lake.

8:08 AM, May 22, 2013

Police recover backpacks of 2 kidnapped Iowa girls

Investigators searching for a 15-year-old Iowa girl who was abducted this week have recovered her backpack along with one belonging to a 12-year-old who escaped from the kidnapper.

1:25 PM, May 22, 2013

How much new tax will high-income MN residents pay? Depends

A narrow band of Minnesotans will pay a higher income tax under the new state budget. How much more? That depends.

4:37 PM, May 22, 2013

Minn. teen songwriter Zach Sobiech loses battle with cancer

Zach Sobiech amazed those around him with his unwavering love of life and music, pursuing both with as much energy as he could muster while fighting a battle with terminal cancer.

10:20 AM, May 21, 2013

Minn. native loses horses in Oklahoma tornado

From 800 miles away, the images of Mother Nature's wrath in Oklahoma are breathtaking. From a few blocks, they're something else entirely.

9:39 PM, May 21, 2013

FBI fatally shoots man potentially tied to Boston bomber

A Florida man, believed to be an ethnic Chechen, was fatally shot Wednesday by an FBI agent who was questioning him about his ties to the Boston bombing suspects and about an unsolved 2011 triple murder in Waltham, Mass

1:17 PM, May 22, 2013

Authorities say missing SD man could be in Minnesota

South Dakota authorities are asking their neighbors in Minnesota to keep their eyes open for a missing elderly man in the early stages of dementia.

2:59 PM, May 22, 2013

Relax with Minnesota's best places to unwind as voted by our Facebook fans

Minnesotans are plugged in, turned on and always connected, but sometimes people just need to tune out and de-stress.

2:08 PM, May 22, 2013

Minneapolis/St. Paul metro weather forecast

One last day of showers and clouds Wednesday, making it our sixth consecutive day of measurable precipitation. It will be our coolest day today with the least amount of sunshine. Expect highs mainly in the 50s to near 60 with occasional scattered light rain showers.

 

10:00 AM, May 22, 2013

Police seek suspect after armed robbery of Hastings gas station

Police in Hastings hope surveillance videotape will lead to the arrest of a suspect who robbed a gas station at knifepoint Wednesday morning.

12:05 PM, May 22, 2013

2nd teen pleads guilty, sentenced in Mpls. boy's death

A second teenager has pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a 5-year-old boy who was killed by a stray bullet in north Minneapolis.

7:22 AM, May 22, 2013

Tax break could make Mall of America bigger

A $250 million tax break is expected to resurrect expansion plans at the Mall of America.

10:16 AM, May 22, 2013

Woods-Garcia feud boils over with 'fried chicken' comment

Tiger Woods says the "fried chicken" comment from Sergio Garcia was hurtful and inappropriate. Two weeks after they verbally sparred at The Players Championship, Woods say it's time to move on.

8:35 AM, May 22, 2013

Body recovered from Mississippi River in St. Paul

Crews recovered a body from the Mississippi River in St. Paul Tuesday morning.

1:55 PM, May 21, 2013

Man killed in Superior industrial accident

Police say a 30-year-old man has been killed at a wood shingle manufacturer in Superior.

2:08 PM, May 22, 2013

Beer thief leaves apology, $140 bucks

It sounds strange, but an anonymous thief is welcome anytime in the Villa Hills home of Leo and Dee Samad.

8:06 AM, May 22, 2013

Chemistry teacher gets an epic fail on experiment

A high school chemistry teacher in Glasgow, Kentucky thought he'd impress his students by creating a fireball on the ceiling.

8:58 AM, May 22, 2013
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