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Wayne Karels had four feet of floodwater reach his home outside of Montevideo in 1997, and last year the waters came to within an inch of again flooding the home. He expressed concerns about the potential for flooding this year. He was among more than 200 people who packed the American Legion Club in Montevideo to hear Gov. Mark Dayton and other state officials describe flood preparation efforts. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Flood preparation taking shape in western Minn.

MONTEVIDEO -- Amid warnings to prepare for major flooding, more than 200 people on Friday filled the American Legion Club in Montevideo to hear Gov. Mark Dayton and public safety...

news / region Sat, Mar 05, 2011 - 12:00am

Wis. governor to outline ultimate intentions in budget

MADISON -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's explosive proposal to take nearly all collective bargaining rights away from most public workers represents just one piece of his vision for the state's...

news Tue, Mar 01, 2011 - 9:26am

Gov. Dayton orders review of Minn. Capitol safeguards

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton plans to bring together state officials to discuss security around the Capitol complex in light of Saturday's Arizona shooting of a congresswoman and...

news / state Mon, Jan 10, 2011 - 10:51am

Dayton gives health-care protesters the mic

news / state Wed, Jan 05, 2011 - 11:03am

McKaia Ryberg of Buffalo Lake sings the national anthem Monday before Mark Dayton. Also pictured is former Vice President Walter Mondale. Tribune photo by Don Davis

Buffalo Lake girl sings for Dayton

BUFFALO LAKE -- Having been "discovered'' by Mark Dayton, it is only appropriate. McKaia Ryberg sang the national anthem Monday at the new governor's inauguration. Dayton's office contacted the 11-year-old...

news / region Tue, Jan 04, 2011 - 12:00am

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton takes the oath of office Monday in St. Paul. AP Photo

Dayton calls for unity in solving the issues facing the state and its residents

Mark Dayton's first sp-eech as the governor of Minnesota illustrated the problems he faces. While calling for teamwork to solve the state's problems, Dayton on Monday also insisted the richest...

news Tue, Jan 04, 2011 - 12:00am

Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon addresses some 600 people Monday at the Landmark Center in St. Paul. Tribune photo by Don Davis

Prettner Solon promises to keep her eye on the issues facing greater Minnesota

ST. PAUL -- Yvonne Prettner Solon is walking into the lieutenant governor's office as a greater Minnesota advocate. The Duluth resident, who gave up a state senator gig to be...

news Tue, Jan 04, 2011 - 12:00am

Gov. Dayton's inauguration speech

Thank you, Chief Justice Gildea. Vice President Mondale; our excellent Lt. Governor, Yvonne Prettner Solon, and other distinguished guests; my wonderful sons, Eric and Andrew, and family; my friends; my...

news Tue, Jan 04, 2011 - 12:00am

New Gov. Dayton calls on Minnesotans to work together

ST. PAUL -- Mark Dayton became Minnesota's 40th governor early this afternoon, immediately urging Minnesotans to work together to solve state problems like a massive budget deficit. His 10-minute inaugural...

news / state Mon, Jan 03, 2011 - 1:06pm

Sixth grade student McKaia Ryberg is singing the National Anthem at Governor Mark Dayton's inauguration today.

Bird Island student to sing at Dayton's inauguration today

BIRD ISLAND -- Having been "discovered'' by Mark Dayton, it is only appropriate. McKaia Ryberg will be singing the National Anthem for Governor Mark Dayton's inauguration at noon today, her...

news / region Mon, Jan 03, 2011 - 10:28am

Dayton prepares to become 40th Minnesota governor

ST. PAUL -- Mark Dayton becomes Minnesota's 40th governor early this afternoon, and the first Democratic governor in two decades faces a $6.2 billion budget deficit and a Legislature controlled...

news / state Mon, Jan 03, 2011 - 8:59am

Editorial: Leaders will face decisions in 2011

The year 2011 will likely be a bruising one as new Democrat governor Mark Dayton and the Republican-majority Legislature work out solutions to the major issues of Minnesota. Those major...

opinion / editorials Fri, Dec 31, 2010 - 12:09am

Dayton sets inaugural

ST. PAUL -- Mark Dayton will take the oath of office at noon Jan. 3 in St. Paul's Landmark Center. He will be joined by other statewide elected officials in...

news Tue, Dec 28, 2010 - 12:00am

Gov. quickly disputes the grumblings he ignored Minnesota

ST. PAUL -- Gov.

news Wed, Dec 22, 2010 - 12:00am

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty greets reporters before speaking at a Republican Party of Arkansas fund raising dinner in Little Rock, Ark., in June 2009. Pawlenty leaves office in early January. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Pawlenty says he concentrates in Minnesota issues

news / state Tue, Dec 21, 2010 - 12:24pm

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