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Grand Portage Band, state diverge on collaring moose
Last year Gov. Mark Dayton ordered the state DNR to stop collaring moose, saying the stress of the research into the declining population was harmful to the animals. The Grand Portage Band of Chippewa came to a different conclusion.
When Smokey Robinson left the Miracles in 1972, the group reinvented itself with Bill Griffin as the lead singer.
Researchers in the Twin Cities are hoping to find better ways to diagnose brain injuries.
Dayton urges Legislature to press on, budget carefully
In a speech that stuck to mostly familiar themes, Dayton said his No. 1 priority for the 2016 session is protecting the fiscal integrity of state government.
Mpls. police oversight commission concerned about draft body camera policy
A police oversight commission in Minneapolis for the first time commented publicly about a proposed body camera policy Tuesday, and was critical of the draft that the Minneapolis Police Department put together.
On Minnesota campuses, free speech rights up for debate
University of Minnesota students debate the place of protest when they hear what they consider hate speech.
Bakk to co-author bill backing switch to primary
Leaders of both the state House and state Senate say they're open to a proposal that would swap the state's caucus system for a presidential primary.