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ST. PAUL — Three deaths in three days have pushed fire fatalities in Minnesota to their highest level since 2011. Fifty-one people have died in fires in 2015 compared to 43 this time last year. With some of the most dangerous weeks ahead for residential blazes, the number of fire...

ST. PAUL — Minnesotans who buy their own health insurance will pay more next year, in some cases a lot more. Officials of the state Commerce Department and the MNsure Web-based insurance sales site Thursday announced insurance rates for Minnesotans who buy their own policies will...

ST. PAUL — Drunken driving arrests and fatalities are continuing a five-year downward trend, said the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Thursday. The recently released Minnesota Impaired Driving Facts 2014 report shows impaired-related traffic fatalities dropped to 91 in 2014,...

WILLMAR — The state tracks fireworks injuries such as the one last week during a fireworks display at KRA Raceway in Willmar, but a fireworks specialist said he thinks injuries are underreported. According to the state Department of Public Safety, a total of 70 fireworks injuries...

WILLMAR — The Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission has set a rate that will be paid to customers who generate more electricity from their solar and wind facilities than they buy from the city-owned utility. The commission on Monday approved paying an average retail utility energy...

ST. PAUL — Proposals by some insurers for large health insurance premium increases upset key politicians. “The proposed rate increases from Minnesota’s health insurers are outrageous, given that our state’s health care costs have been increasing by only 3 percent,” Democratic...

WILLMAR — Three new cases of bird flu were reported Wednesday on Minnesota farms, bringing the total number to 97 poultry farms affected by the deadly H5N2 avian influenza virus. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health said the latest cases include commercial turkey farms in Kandiyohi,...