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Bills will be discussed in a Minnesota House committee hearing Wednesday afternoon

Bills will be discussed in a Minnesota House committee hearing Wednesday afternoon

Catholic sisters representing their congregations at the United Nations will participate in events March 6-17 during the U.N.'s annual forum promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Legislation that would give state-owned land in Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the Upper Sioux Community will be discussed in a Minnesota House committee hearing Wednesday.

Tribal heritage officers from the Upper Sioux and Lower Sioux communities and Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe worked with Sherburne County and the Trust for Public Land to protect more than 400 acres on Big Elk Lake.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has extend their air quality alert for central and northwestern Minnesota.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for central and northwestern Minnesota.

The air quality level is expected to reach red, which is considered unhealthy for everyone, in the Moorhead area and parts of the Twin Cities metro area, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has extend their air quality alert for central and northwestern Minnesota.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has extend their air quality alert for central and northwestern Minnesota.