Minnesota exports dramatically fell nearly 20 percent in the spring

The federal government shutdown is entering its third week. Republicans and Democrats continue at loggerheads over an agreement to reopen the government. Democrats want to extend health insurance tax credits while Republican leaders don’t want to tie that issue to a stopgap funding bill.

Tariffs and spats over tariffs may have contributed to a dramatic decline in Minnesota exports, which fell by nearly 20 percent in the spring.

Federal tax credits for home solar projects are going away at the end of the year.

Corrections officials are investigating an apparent homicide at the Rush City prison. Guards found an inmate unresponsive in his cell last Thursday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Department of Corrections says the man and his cellmate apparently got into a fight. Authorities have not released the man's name pending notification of his family.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has pulled a set of breathalyzer testing instruments believed to have delivered faulty results in five Minnesota counties.

State fire officials say the Crosby Fire along the North Shore has grown to 300 acres, but it's now 50 percent contained.

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Minnesota lost over $1 billion in exports in second quarter of the year

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North Shore wildfire now 50% contained, hiking trail remains closed

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