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REGIONAL- Minnesota National Guard members will be joining the battle against continually rising lake levels in the region this weekend after Gov. Tim Walz authorized their deployment on Thursday. …

ELY- Nearly 100 pro-choice advocates here joined thousands of marchers in hundreds of cities across the nation for a “Bans Off Our Bodies” rally expressing concern and even outrage that …

Minnesota currently has a $9.25 billion budget surplus, a low state unemployment rate, and increasing corporate profits, all indicators the state has recovered strongly from some very challenging …

(KNSI) - A bill addressing veteran suicide, homelessness, poverty, and hunger is making its way through the Mi...

REGIONAL— For decades, the Republican challenger in a northeastern Minnesota legislative district was little more than a sacrificial lamb. But those times have changed and along with the …

REGIONAL— It appears anglers will be able to continue to keep up to six walleyes on most Minnesota lakes, at least for another year. A bill that would have reduced the statewide limit to four …

During a break in the Minnesota Legislative session, Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said he had hoped to have a drought relief package passed before the break. Gov. Tim Walz first proposed a drought relief package last fall, primarily to help the livestock and specialty crop sectors but still no checks have been issued.

From the editorial: "The next major milestone for the Armory’s rebirth is expected this session of the Minnesota Legislature via a $7.5 million allocation in the bonding bill."

Job protections as a DNR political appointee are next to nil, but Lori Dowling-Hanson believes her ouster was fallout from trying to protect a child — something supporters say she was mandated to do.

Current trophy farm owners would be able to keep and pass their businesses down one generation.