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For Minnesota Gay Marriage Sponsors, It’s Personal
(ST. PAUL, Minn.) — As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage...
Minn. Governor to Sign Bill Allowing Gay Marriage
(ST. PAUL, Minn.) — With marriages to be available for Minnesota's gay couples starting Aug. 1, Duluth residents Gary Anderson and Gary Boelhower are getting...
Minnesota Senate Next Stop for Gay Marriage Bill
Supporters already are celebrating the Minnesota House's passage of a measure to legalize gay marriage, but there are a few more steps before it gets to Gov...
Severe Storms Hits Midwest With Snow, Ice, Winds
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — Storms packing rain, snow and dangerous winds raked the Midwest and spawned a possible tornado outside of St. Louis that prompted an...
WATCH: Tornadoes, Storms Rip Through Midwest
And it's not over yet.
Playable Zamboni Google Doodle Lets You Become Every Minnesota Kid’s Hero
Climb aboard the Zamboni and, using your keyboard's arrow keys, heroically resurface the sections of the ice made stubbly by the hockey stops and pirouettes of...
Minnesota Man Retires After 60 Years at the Same Company
Winton Dahlin, 82, retired on Friday after working at the same company in Thief River Falls, Minn., since age 22.
Why Opposition to Gay Marriage Isn’t Swinging Minnesota Romney’s Way
Why has Mitt Romney written off Minnesota? While Democratic candidates have gone nine-for-nine in the presidential races here since 1976, this year had seemed to...
Britain Refuses to Extradite U.S. Sex Crimes Suspect on Human Rights Grounds
Julian Assange’s extradition case isn’t the only one generating headlines—and outrage—in the U.K.: On Thursday, the British High Court blocked an attempt by the...
Minnesota Floods Wreck Zoo, Bear and Seals Escape
As heavy rains tore through northern Minnesota Wednesday, buildings were destroyed, neighborhoods were evacuated, and a local zoo saw almost a dozen animals die...
The Minnesota Vikings Stadium: A Test of Economic Principle
King Banaian is a rare specimen. First off, he’s a professor from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota who teaches a course on the economics of sports...
Top 10 Worst Stadiums in the U.S.
Long bemoaned as the most brutal place to see a football game -- coupled with the fact that its roof couldn't stand up to a standard Minnesota snowstorm in 2010...
Debt Collectors in the E.R. and Delivery Room: Is Profit-Driven Medicine at a Breakpoint?
Imagine that you’ve brought your child to the emergency room and you’re revealing your most private health information to the hospital staff member at the desk,...
With Tuesday Caucuses, Santorum Gets a Second Chance to Shine
It’s drawn none of the hype lavished on early GOP primaries, but more delegates are technically on the table in Tuesday’s nominating contests than on any day so...
Minnesota Couple Still Missing After Costa Concordia Disaster
Gerald and Barbara Heil, from White Bear Lake, Minn., are the two Americans missing of 25 passengers and crew members still unaccounted for.
Gay Teens Sue Minnesota School District Over Bullying Policy
A sixth teen in Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the Anoka-Hennepin school district alleging the school staff did not do enough to prevent or cease the...
Minnesota High School Faces Lawsuit Over Racially Charged Homecoming Theme
A Minnesota school district is getting sued for allowing its students to play off the pejorative "n-word" for a themed homecoming event. The students of Red Wing...
Minnesota Ends Its Budget Crisis, at Heavy Cost
After hours of negotiation, Governor Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders emerged stone-faced late Thursday to announce they had finally resolved...
The Cost of Minnesota's Shutdown: A Warning to Washington
One place to measure the impact of the Minnesota-government shutdown is at a truck stop in Hudson, Wis., a small border town that hugs the banks of the St. Croix...
