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MST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Supporters of gay marriage in Minnesota are holding a Valentine's Day rally at the Capitol as they start a push for its legalization by the...

ST. PAUL — Leaning into friendlier political terrain, a union for Minnesota nurses renewed its call Wednesday for state lawmakers to establish requirements that would dictate how hospitals staff their...

ST. PAUL — Animals rescued from so-called puppy mills often are sick, starving and dirty. But groups like the Animal Humane Society cannot enter those sites until a complaint is...

ST. PAUL — A coalition of children’s groups, religious organizations and unions say Minnesota’s poor would benefit from a higher minimum wage, more state child care support and a tax...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota nurses are forging ahead with a call for state lawmakers to enact standards that dictate how hospitals staff their units. The Minnesota Nurses Association...

OAKDALE, Minn. (AP) — A 9-year-old Oakdale boy who was shot and killed while riding in a minivan has been identified by his mother. Melissa Aryal says she picked up...

OAKDALE, Minn. (AP) — Police in Twin Cities suburb are hoping to recover additional evidence in an apparent random shooting that left a 9-year-old boy dead and his mother and...

ST. PAUL — More than 35,000 low-income Minnesotans would gain health care coverage under a bill the House approved Monday. Rep. Tom Huntley, DFL-Duluth, said the federal government would pick...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — State transportation officials are opening some western Minnesota highways that were closed due to the snow storm. Highway 10 between Moorhead and Audubon reopened Monday, as well...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The recovery of the bald eagle shows how endangered species laws can work, and now a pair of the iconic birds will be help get...

ST. PAUL — Republicans see Minnesota in a different state than Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton presented Wednesday in his third State of the State speech. The GOP, in House and...

ST. PAUL — Jeffrey Weise shot and killed his grandfather on March 21, 2005, and tried to load a semi-automatic rifle. But former FBI agent John Egelhof told a Minnesota...

ST. PAUL -- Gov. Mark Dayton told legislators tonight that state leaders must attack Minnesota’s problems head on. By Don Davis Forum News Service ST. PAUL -- Gov. Mark Dayton...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton said he’ll use his State of the State address to explain and defend his budget proposal. Dayton said his speech will clarify...