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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota House Democrats are looking to fetch $2.5 billion by raising taxes on people with high incomes, those who smoke and those who drink alcohol. A tax package released Monday …
16 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota House Democrats want to trim the state’s contribution to a Mayo Clinic expansion proposal by about $200 million. The original request from the Rochester healthcare giant was for about …
16 Apr 13
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Star Tribune cartoonist Steve Sack has won a Pulitzer for Editorial Cartooning. It’s the first Pulitzer for the 59-year-old Sack, who has been with the Minneapolis newspaper for 35 years. He previously …
16 Apr 13
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) – Authorities are investigating the discovery of human remains that were found in a Burnsville park. Police say Sunday that a man was walking with his dog through Murphy Hanrahan Park on …
15 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Authorities in Ramsey County say at least 14 people have gone to hospitals with life-threatening conditions in recent days after consuming methamphetamine that was apparently tainted. Some of the patients …
15 Apr 13
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minneapolis police say a standoff with a man in north Minneapolis has ended peacefully. The standoff started early Sunday and went on for roughly seven hours. Police Sergeant Stephen McCarty says police …
15 Apr 13
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson says she doesn’t know why black students are being suspended at a much higher rate than their white peers, but she says it is a disturbing …
15 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Department of Revenue says southern Minnesota residents who were affected by spring storms will have an extra few days to file their state income taxes. Revenue Commissioner Myron …
15 Apr 13
Listen for details coming soon on KCHK’s Summer Prize Extravaganza! We’re going to give our listeners a chance to win a series of prizes over the Summer, June thru September. We can’t announce all the …
