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Some items in the news you may have missed over the weekend.
Franken pushing FCC to keep internet protections
Sen. Al Franken is calling on federal regulators to not scrap protections that he says ensure an open and free internet.
Some stories in the news worth a look this Friday.
A boom in northern Minnesota and other items in the news this Thursday.
After Monday's supreme court hearing at least one Republican leader is less certain of a victory over Gov. Mark Dayton.
Lots of questions for lawyers representing the governor and Legislature.
Some items in the news you may have missed over the weekend.
A partisan dispute over President Trump's nomination of a Minnesotan to the federal bench.
Dayton: No legal recreational marijuana on my watch
Dayton tries to extinguish talk that Minnesota will join states that have legalized marijuana for recreational uses, declaring "it won't happen as long as I'm governor."
Downtown shootings and a fundraiser make news in the state's largest city.