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A community photo is being taken in Library Square in Hutchinson on Friday afternoon at 4, with the focus on kindness (March 16, 2018). The photo is a response to “Reagan’s Kindness Campaign”. Reagan Goldstein …
13 Mar 18
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A state official who led Minnesota’s troubled computer system for vehicle licensing has been fired. The $93 million system has been plagued by problems since it went online last summer. …
13 Mar 18
(KWLM/Willmar, MN) The Kandiyohi County Attorney’s Office has determined the shooting of a Willmar man in his backyard by two Willmar Police Officers last summer was justified, and the man who was shot now faces …
13 Mar 18
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Longtime Democratic state Rep. Tina Liebling is ending her campaign for governor. The Rochester lawmaker announced Monday she was dropping from the race. Liebling had struggled to gain traction and …
13 Mar 18
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Swiss agribusiness giant has agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement in a lawsuit over genetically modified corn seed variety. Officials for Syngenta and attorneys for thousands of farmers, ethanol …
13 Mar 18
(Learfield News Service/St. Paul, MN) Schools couldn’t “shame” students whose parents haven’t paid their lunch account bill, under proposed legislation that has a hearing this morning (Tuesday) in the Minnesota House. There’s also a committee …
13 Mar 18
(Ocala StarBanner/Marion County FL) Authorities say a Minnesota man has died after being involved in an apparent double-murder on Saturday in Florida before turning the gun on himself. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says the …
12 Mar 18
(Learfield News Service/Undated) — Prices for Minnesota farmland may be stabilizing after a decline in 2017. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis reported last week that agriculture in Minnesota remains weak but stable. Lower land …
12 Mar 18
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