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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Governor Mark Dayton has declared a state of emergency after an April snowstorm struck southern Minnesota. Dayton signed an emergency executive order Thursday. The order exempts trucks and drivers transporting …
12 Apr 13
HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) – A father from Hastings has been charged after his 2-year-old son was found wandering on a busy street holding two bottles of hard lemonade. Forty-two-year-old Robert Rassett is charged with child …
10 Apr 13
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – An American Eagle pilot has been charged with three gross misdemeanors after authorities say he failed a blood-alcohol test as he prepared to fly out of the Minneapolis airport in January. Forty-eight-year-old …
10 Apr 13
FOLEY, Minn. (AP) – Sauk Rapids Mayor Brad Gunderson has pleaded guilty to a DWI charge after a drunken driving arrest in February. Gunderson pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of third-degree driving while under …
10 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The shipping season has opened much later than normal on the Upper Mississippi River, due to thick ice on Lake Pepin. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the first …
10 Apr 13
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota schools would receive state funding for all-day kindergarten and an extra $200 per pupil on average in House Democrats’ plans for education spending. Top lawmakers outlined those priorities in …
10 Apr 13
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A St. Paul woman says she was celebrating her pregnancy by mixing wine with a painkiller when she sped through downtown Minneapolis and struck and killed a college student. Teisha Randle has …
09 Apr 13
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A former Minneapolis airport employee is accused of stealing weapons and hundreds of other items from passengers’ checked luggage. Authorities say 23-year-old David Vang of St. Paul is facing several charges, including …
09 Apr 13
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