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Gay marriage debate returns to Minn. Capitol

8:23 AM, Dec 21, 2012

Lawmakers will introduce a bill making Minnesota laws neutral on the question of gender when it comes to marriage. 

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What Minneapolis and St. Paul won at the Legislature

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:43:05

Minnesota's two largest cities can count on millions of dollars in new state money as they plan their budgets for next year. The DFL strongholds clearly benefited from the party's total control of state government this session.

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    A JetBlue flight made an emergency landing at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday night.

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    Peter Hobart community mourns after field trip turns tragic

    Parents gathered with anxiety late Wednesday afternoon in St. Louis Park as they waited for kids to return from the Lilydale Park field trip.

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    Neighbors react to fatal gravel slide at Lilydale Park

    It did not take long for neighbors in the Lilydale Park neighborhood to know something had gone horribly wrong on Wednesday afternoon.

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    Search resumes for child missing after gravel slide

    Search crews are trickling in to Lilydale Park in St. Paul Thursday morning, preparing to resume the recovery effort for a 4th grader missing after a field trip disaster.

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    Cable TV star tries to stop demolition of Mpls. home

    "Rehab Addict" host Nicole Curtis stood in the way of a wrecking crew as it tried to tear down an 1889 Victorian home.

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    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.

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    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.

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