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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The first wave of depositions has been set in lawsuit by a former Minnesota legislative staff member fired after his affair with the then-Senate majority leader. Attorneys for ex-staffer Michael …
18 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota lawmakers are brushing off an effort by agricultural groups to avoid a legislative audit. Lawmakers on the board that sets the auditor’s agenda say they heard from agricultural commodity …
18 Apr 13
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) – Jurors in western Wisconsin say a father had a mental defect but is still responsible for killing his three young daughters last July. Aaron Schaffhausen pleaded guilty last month to …
17 Apr 13
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) – A prosecutor says the jury that convicted a Wisconsin man of killing his three daughters got it right. Gary Freyberg says the jury found “the truth of the case” when …
17 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Pay raises for Minnesota lawmakers have the green light from the state Senate after a narrow 34-32 vote. But the plan to boost salaries of the governor, the Legislature, …
17 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – An Illinois company is the pharmaceutical firm in line for a batch of Minnesota subsidies and tax breaks. The Legislature is advancing the incentives as a way to encourage …
17 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota House members are considering ways to make electronic pull-tab games a more reliable source of funds for the new Minnesota Vikings stadium. The House Commerce Committee met Tuesday …
17 Apr 13
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota is moving ahead with new standards for teaching social studies. State Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius and Gov. Mark Dayton have approved the standards. That clears the way for the …
17 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 …
