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Police Training Changes in wake of Castile Anniversary

MINNEAPOLIS —  “This is not about my son anymore,” Valerie Castile said at a press conference held by Governor Mark Dayton Thursday morning. On...

Medical Marijuana Available to PTSD Sufferers

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Effective August 1, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will be added to the list of conditions under which Minnesotan patients can...

Minnesota Facing Road Funding Crisis

ST. PAUL, Minn. - According to a national transportation research group, Minnesota faces a $2.8 billion shortfall in funding for improvements to its transportation...

Minnesota Loons in Trouble?

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota naturalists are asking for some of the BP oil spill settlement in order to help the loon population in...

Dayton and Ellison Speak out Against ACA Repeal: Video

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Mark Dayton took a strong stance against the plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act by Senate Republicans on Wednesday...

Blue Cross, Children’s Minnesota Fail To Reach Contract Agreement

MINNEAPOLIS - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Children’s Minnesota failed to reach a deal by the July 5, 2017 contract deadline. As...

Minnesota Democrats Plan to Resist Repeal and Replace

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Mark Dayton is taking a strong stance against the plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act by Senate Republicans....

Yanez Jurors Buoyed By Support of Presiding Judge

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The presiding judge over the case of police officer Jeronimo Yanez’ manslaughter charge for the shooting death of Philando Castile...

Another MN Veteran Returns Home

ROSEVILLE, Minn. - World War II veteran Staff Sgt. Gerald Jacobsen’s body will be returning home to Minnesota soon. The Star Tribune reports that an...

Will Minnesota Legalize Sports Gambling?

WASHINGTON - With the United States Supreme Court granting New Jersey’s appeal regarding the legalization of sports gambling, one Minnesota lawmaker hopes this will allow...