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A person familiar with the negotiations says slugger Jim Thome and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced anglers who leave behind bottles, cans, cigarette butts, or worse can be fined up to $300 and be charged for the cleanup costs.
Groups want tighter controls over drug industry influence
A coalition of consumers, labor groups, doctors and insurers are asking Minnesota lawmakers to pass legislation that would make it harder for pharmaceutical companies to influence doctors.
College officials expect deep cuts in higher education funding
The future of the state's higher education budget is on the agenda at a hearing Tuesday at the Capitol, and College officials fear deep cuts in state funding in the next three years.
Federal, state and local officials said Monday that they've struck a deal to add three new stations to the proposed Central Corridor light rail line.
A tour of St. Paul's Union Depot
Tom Crann took a tour of St. Paul's Union Depot, the historic train station could become a major transit hub once again.
A proposed expansion of the Moose Lake sex offender facility is raising questions about the state's civil commitment policy.
Med students live with seniors in new U of M program
To better understand older patients, a University of Minnesota medical professor convinced some of his students to move in to senior housing, a program that may be one of the first experiments of its kind in the country.
Civil War Kids: Young Somalis in Minnesota
Tens of thousands of Somalis escaped a brutal civil war, and now call Minnesota home. This is a glimpse into the stories of young Somalis confronting violence in their community, struggling with the psychological scars that the bloodshed in their homeland left behind and becoming stronger siblings, friends and leaders in the process.
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura is taking on everything from the attacks of Sept. 11 to the elections of 2000 and 2004 in a new book examining conspiracy theories.