DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based grocery chain says it's aware of reports that hacked customer account information is being sold online.
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination to the Minnesota State Fair on Saturday, touting his strong showing in Minnesota in 2016, sharply criticizing President Trump and saying the rest of the 2020 Democratic candidates are only just now ca…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based grocery chain says it's aware of reports that hacked customer account information is being sold online.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Seiple showed up Wednesday morning for his third day of behind-the-wheel training to become a school bus driver for Minneapolis Public Schools.
A tragedy two years ago along Park Point in Duluth brought back painful memories for Gary Glass, 75, a retired EPA chemist who grew up along the 7-mile stretch of white sandy beach beyond the Aerial Lift Bridge.
Two Minnesota lawmakers announced Friday their plans to introduce a bill that would ban for-profit immigration detention centers in Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a lawsuit filed by two Minnesota filmmakers who want the right to refuse to film same-sex weddings, saying that videos are a form of speech with constitutional protections under the First Amendment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining, the Supreme Court said Friday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched a furious and highly personal attack Friday on the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome Powell, fuming that the Fed once more “did NOTHING!” and wondering who is “our bigger enemy” — Powell or China’s leader.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared Friday that he had “hereby ordered” American companies “to immediately start looking” for alternatives to operating in China, hours after Beijing announced new trade sanctions on U.S. products.
LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The son of former NFL lineman Barry Bennett is accused of shooting Bennett and his wife multiple times, killing them, then driving out of state and boarding a flight to Mexico, according to criminal charges filed Friday.
A new analysis by the Minnesota Department of Health finds that Minnesota high school and middle school students who have asthma are more likely than their peers without asthma to vape, smoke, and be exposed to secondhand smoke.
RED WING, Minn. — On Thursday U.S. Sen. Tina Smith visited three communities in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District: the Prairie Island Indian Community, Red Wing and Wabasha. Thursday also marked the day that former District 2 Rep. Jason Lewis officially declared that he will challenge S…
For nearly 10 years, owners of a shuttered prison in western Minnesota have been keen on bringing inmates back.
People who are obese just like eating more than everyone else, right?
For the past several weeks, a group of high school students has been on a nature scavenger hunt in the Twin Cities’ western suburbs. They’re looking for a bug smaller than a grain of rice — underwater, in the middle of a lake.
NEW YORK (AP) — About 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's overall job performance, according to a new poll released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which finds some support for the president's handling of the U.S. economy but giv…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit is expected to balloon to more than $1 trillion in the next fiscal year under the first projections taking into account the big budget deal that President Donald Trump and Congress reached this summer, the Congressional Budget Office reported.
CHICAGO (AP) — From fiery protests outside detention centers in Texas, New Jersey and Rhode Island to a sit-in that blockaded an Amazon store in New York, a fledgling coalition of liberal Jewish groups is increasingly making itself heard as it fights the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
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A patient at the Minnesota Security Hospital was charged with first, third, fourth and fifth degree assault for an alleged incident in December, which caused brain trauma and continual seizures for a female hospital employee.
If you want the Minnesota State Fair experience, but would prefer to avoid all the people, your best bet is to go on the first Thursday.
The History Walking Tour, a 2-mile self-guided exploration of some of the State Fair’s most historically significant spots, introduces two new additions to the tour.
1854: Territorial Agricultural Society (governing body of the fair) founded
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On Sunday, just days from the start of the Minnesota State Fair, one of the fair’s biggest attractions — literally — was being assembled at the corner of Randall Avenue and Cooper Street.
MINNEAPOLIS — Workers are planning to begin installing new signs Thursday morning after the Minneapolis Park Board voted Wednesday to change the names of four streets around Bde Maka Ska, which is also known as Lake Calhoun.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Jason Lewis jumped into Minnesota's Senate race Thursday with a campaign video that attacked the state's freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar and the so-called "resistance" to President Donald Trump.
ST. PAUL — To get on Minnesota’s presidential ballot next year, a Libertarian Party candidate must secure a puzzling promise from 2,000 people.
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Continuing a discussion started in mid-July, the Nicollet County Board of Commissioners brainstormed ways to gather more information about the possibility of broadband options during its work session on Tuesday.
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Working toward setting a preliminary 2020 levy by the end of September, the St. Peter City Council discussed the city’s upcoming budget plans with city staff during its work session on Tuesday.
ST. PAUL — Midwest Dairy on Wednesday, crowned Amy Kyllo, of Byron, the 66th Princess Kay of the Milky Way, fulfilling a longtime dream for the 19-year-old from Olmsted County.
The program hasn’t officially started, but Dan Shaw is getting a lot of calls from people wanting to turn lawns into pollinator habitat.
In 2018, Minnesota apple lovers fell in love with First Kiss, the newest apple variety from the University of Minnesota’s (UMN) apple breeding program. This year there will be even more chances to experience the new Honeycrisp progeny, which is also known as Rave, both in Minnesota and beyond.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Student loan debt held by disabled veterans will be forgiven under an order signed Wednesday by President Donald Trump.
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Downtown businesses had a chance to weigh in on potentially bringing electric car charging stations to St. Peter during a meeting hosted by the city on Thursday, and those in attendance showed support.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — As farm animals from across Minnesota head to the State Fair this week, the Board of Animal Health is asking everyone to help limit the spread of disease.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is insisting that the U.S. already has “very, very strong background checks” for gun purchases. It’s the latest sign that he is backing away from throwing his political support behind changes to the system that are opposed by the powerful gun lobby.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The prime minister of Denmark said Wednesday she is “disappointed and surprised” by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel his visit to Denmark after she called Trump’s idea of buying Greenland, Denmark’s semi-autonomous Arctic territory, “an absurd discussion.”
If you shake hands with Gov. Tim Walz, don’t be shocked to find something left in your palm.
ST. PAUL — A Colorado driver hauling nearly 300 pounds of hemp to Minnesota was pulled over last month in South Dakota despite an order from the U.S. Department of Agriculture not to block hemp shipments.
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After November, The Woods will no longer fill the space at Shoreland Country Club. Instead, the St. Peter golf club will operate its own restaurant in the space.
<&firstgraph>Americans continue to shop, vacation and buy cars at a brisk clip. But corporate America is starting to worry out loud that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will depress consumer spending and undermine the economy.
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It’s not uncommon, when driving along Hwy. 22, west of St. Peter to Norseland, to see a number of tractors on the way. But there are not usually so many, and they’re not usually parked on the side of the highway, like they were Friday through Sunday.
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Ruth Ann Nytes had arrived at a new fork in the road.
Elizabeth Warren drew thousands of Minnesotans to St. Paul’s Macalester College for a campaign speech Monday, her first trip to the state as she seeks the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
ST. PAUL — Cities, counties and townships that charge building fees on new homes banked $75 million more than what they needed for inspection costs over the last five years, a study released Tuesday showed.
<&firstgraph>KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States envoy negotiating with the Taliban for an end to nearly 18 years of fighting in Afghanistan was departing Tuesday for Qatar to resume the talks, the State Department said, amid concerns about a growing threat by an Islamic St…
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The detour for Hwy. 99 at Cleveland was removed Tuesday, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Attorneys for a man suspected in the firebombing of a suburban Twin Cities mosque two years ago say that the most serious charges against their client should be dismissed. Michael Hari is accused of hate crimes in the attack on the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomingto…
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The local Adult Basic Education program is facing a difficult year.
ST. PAUL — Of all the changes in the world and at the Minnesota State Fair in the past 50 years, one thing has remained the same: the lure of the Giant Slide.