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Broadband demands rise in Minnesota, but who'll pay the bill?
Sharp differences are emerging over how Minnesota leaders will spread high-speed Internet to more households and businesses around the state. The key question: How much of the budget surplus will they spend?
Burnsville cops kill person with weapon in McDonald's parking lot
Burnsville's police chief declined to provide details on the suspect or weapon but said the officers involved were unharmed and wearing body cameras. State authorities are investigating.
It still ended up being a very good night for Trump, as he picked up wins in North Carolina and Illinois that could still give him plenty of delegates to make up for the Ohio loss.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release that officers found the substance in the bag of a 35-year-old woman arriving from Laos via Tokyo.
Should mining be allowed in the BWCA watershed?
"It's a big deal because he is saying that the Boundary Waters is too important to put at risk," said Becky Rom with Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness.