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CROOKSTON — A man convicted of raping a woman in East Grand Forks in 2012 was resentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday following a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that criticized the lower court for letting the man go without prison time two years ago. Jose Arriaga Soto, 39, was...

NEW HOPE — The man who brought a pistol-grip shotgun to New Hope City Hall Monday night and started firing at police officers before being gunned down was not legally allowed to have a firearm, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators still don’t know how Raymond Kmetz, 68,...

WILLMAR — A former Department of Natural Resources conservation officer was sentenced Wednesday on a felony theft charge for allegedly charging more gasoline on his state-issued fleet card than what he used while on patrol. James Clifford Steffen, 48, formerly of Sunburg, was sentenced...

ST. PAUL — Rural Minnesota is short of medical professionals, and many health advocates are lining up behind a proposal to partially forgive student loans of graduates who practice in rural areas. “This can bring needed resources to our rural and frontier communities,” Shauna...

ST. PAUL — Rural Minnesota is short of medical professionals, and many health advocates are lining up behind a proposal to partially forgive student loans of graduates who practice in rural areas. “This can bring needed resources to our rural and frontier communities,” Shauna...

NEW HOPE — As a 68-year-old gunman shot at a group of police officers outside New Hope’s city council chambers, the people inside the room had a cool presence keeping order in former cop John Elder. “Get down and stay down,” Elder said, his words captured on a cable-access...

WILLMAR — A second round of statewide public meetings about the 2015 update of the Minnesota State Rail Plan is being held, with one slated for Willmar. The public is invited to learn about the state’s rail plan and offer input from 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Minnesota Department...