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The top Democrat in the Minnesota Senate is taking aim at Gov. Tim Pawlenty's weekly radio show and asking for periodic rebuttal time.
Officials at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are deciding whether to simplify the names of its two terminals.
A family dog lost during a car crash on the Ohio Turnpike has been reunited with his Minnesota owners two weeks later.
An 18-month-old girl has died after being found submerged in a bathtub in a St. Paul foster home.
The new Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River has been named a project of the year by the American Public Works Association.
Downtown St. Paul drivers will get a taste of what construction will be like on the proposed Central Corridor light rail line when work begins Monday.
A 60-year-old bicyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon near Bunker Hills Regional Park in Blaine after being struck by a car headed south on the same road, police said.
Just a couple of days after returning from a Washington education summit, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is headed west Thursday for another forum on the topic.
St. Paul city officials have filed lawsuits against two street gangs in an attempt to prevent violence at the upcoming Rondo Days festival.