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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill that legalizes gay marriage, making the state the 12th to do so. Cheering spectators filled the south lawn of the state Capitol …
15 May 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Gov. Mark Dayton has signed an emergency order to help the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center fight wildfires around the state. Dayton’s office said Tuesday that 25 wildfires have broken out …
15 May 13
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A man who authorities say played a key role in funneling young men from Minnesota to the terrorist group al-Shabab in Somalia is sentenced to 20 years in prison. Forty-seven-year-old Mahamud Said …
14 May 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A new study finds that chemicals from household products, prescriptions and illegal drugs are common in Minnesota lakes. MPCA scientists chose 50 lakes at random and tested the water for …
14 May 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Senate has voted to legalize gay marriage, putting the state on the brink of becoming the 12th to allow same-sex couples to marry. Monday’s vote sends the bill …
14 May 13
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings will have a fixed roof and moveable front windows on their new stadium. Designer Bryan Trubey of Dallas-based HKS Architects presented images of the $975 million project to a …
14 May 13
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) – The Dalai Lama has made a stop at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester for a checkup. The Post-Bulletin reports the 77-year-old Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader was spotted Sunday speaking with people …
14 May 13
Eric Westin, 45 of Pine City, MN passed away on unexpectedly on Sunday, May 12th at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Survived by: fiancée, Carolyn Yu, Phillipines; son, Jacob (fiancée Tayler Donais) Westin …
14 May 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 …
