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U of M to seek $193 million from legislature
The University of Minnesota's board of regents has voted to ask lawmakers for $193 million next legislative session.
Rosemount High band to perform at Twins playoff game
The Rosemount High School marching band hopes to bring the luck of the Irish to the highly-anticipated Minnesota Twins playoff game this Sunday.
Sixth District Congressional candidate Maureen Reed said she'll no longer pledge to abide by the DFL endorsement after being overlooked by labor unions.
Minneapolis officials say it will take about eight weeks to count all the ballots in this year's city elections, because of the new instant runoff voting system.
A judge in Minnesota has sentenced three men for exporting high-tech carbon-fiber to the China Academy of Space Technology in violation of U.S. export laws.
The budget shortfall at the University of Minnesota could soar to $1 billion by 2025 if the school doesn't overhaul its financial structure to slash costs and manage declining state support, according to a new report released Thursday.
Rep. Keith Ellison has disclosed the amount of his privately-paid trip to Mecca last December, in response to a request from a House committee.
An 18-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death last week of another young man outside a Burger King in north Minneapolis.
State investigators say a nursing assistant at a St. Louis Park nursing home sexually abused a resident who has dementia.