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House Republicans want $2 billion in tax cuts. But Gov. Mark Dayton and Senate Democrats want far less, and they're warning that a too hefty give-back could set the stage for future deficits.
It's nearly halftime in Vikings construction bowl
Mortenson Construction says it will reach the halfway mark by the end of April. The new stadium is scheduled to open in 2016.
1 dead, 2 injured in Woodbury senior complex fire
The early morning fire started in one unit on the lower level of Woodbury Senior Living.
Music helps keep Parkinson's patients going
At Struthers Parkinson's Center in Golden Valley, music therapist Sandi Holten combines exercise and song to ease the symptoms of Parkinson's patients.
Star Tribune's move to new digs underway
The newspaper's landmark Minneapolis headquarters is being torn down so the land can be used for a park.
Op-Ed: As fighting in Tikrit shows, U.S.-trained Iraqi troops and Shiite militias can’t defeat the Islamic State alone.