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A U.S. Postal delivers mail to the front door of Sen. Roger Wicker's home in Tupelo, Miss., on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, to deliver his mail. The FBI says the letters sent to Wicker and President Barack Obama are related and are both postmarked out of Memphis, Tenn., dated April 8. The FBI says the substance in both letters have preliminarily tested positive for ricin, a potentially fatal poison. (AP Photo/Northeast Mississippi, Thomas Wells)

Update: Ricin in Obama letter, odd packages scramble Hill

Update 1:15 p.m.:Update: Ricin in Obama letter, odd packages scramble Hill WASHINGTON (AP) — Police swept across the U.S. Capitol complex to chase a flurry of reports of suspicious packages...

news / nation Wed, Apr 17, 2013 - 12:47pm

Lyle Koenen sworn in as District 20 senator

Lyle Koenen took the oath to become a Minnesota state senator Wednesday, taking the seat vacated with the death of veteran lawmaker Gary Kubly. "Welcome Lyle Koenen, welcome aboard," Senate...

news Wed, Apr 18, 2012 - 1:41pm

Longtime Minnesota GOP senator retiring, cites frustration with partisanship

ST. PAUL -- A senior Republican state senator says she'll leave the Minnesota Legislature after this term, citing frustration with deepened partisan divides at the Capitol. Sen. Claire Robling of...

news Fri, Apr 13, 2012 - 11:57am

Video: Funeral of Senator Gary Kubly

The funeral of Senator Gary Kubly held Wednesday at the Granite Falls Lutheran Church in Granite Falls, Minn.

news Wed, Mar 07, 2012 - 5:02pm

Former state Sen. Gary DeCramer has died

ST. PAUL - A former state senator who served southwest Minnesota died Wednesday while on a trip to Morris. Former state Sen. Gary DeCramer, 67, lived in the Twin Cities...

news Wed, Mar 07, 2012 - 3:44pm

Inside Scoop blog: Sen. Kubly's compassion came from helping less fortunate

A lot of kind words, all of them deserving, are being offered as we eulogize Gary Kubly. I'd like to add one because it will always define him for me...

life Wed, Mar 07, 2012 - 8:43am

Sen. Gary Kubly remembered as a kind and passionate man and legislator

WILLMAR - Past and present legislators are remembering Sen. Gary Kubly for his sincerity and honesty for being one of the few moderate voices in the legislature. Kubly, DFL-Granite Falls,...

news / local Sat, Mar 03, 2012 - 5:11pm

Breaking: Sen. Gary Kubly of Granite Falls, Minn., has died

Sen. Gary Kubly of Granite Falls has died, according to the Minnesota Farmers Union. The MFU announced this afternoon that the "MFU is deeply saddened by death of Sen. Gary...

news Sat, Mar 03, 2012 - 1:49pm

Sen. Franken sees Georgetown's flood struggle

GEORGETOWN, Minn. - With Sen. Al Franken visiting Saturday, Georgetown Mayor Traci Goble took the opportunity to let him know exactly how flooding hurts this town of 129 people.

Sun, Apr 10, 2011 - 12:09pm

Juhnke to travel state promoting ag, energy issues for Sen. Franken

ST. PAUL -- Al Juhnke, a Willmar Democrat who served seven terms in the Minnesota House of Representative, will go to work for U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. Juhnke, defeated...

news Thu, Mar 03, 2011 - 12:00am

Gimse, Anderson planning town hall meets this month

State Sen. Joe Gimse, R-Willmar, and Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, will co-host two town hall meetings in March. The meetings are open to the public. They are designed to allow...

news / region Thu, Mar 03, 2011 - 12:00am