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ST. PAUL, MN – Governor Mark Dayton today issued Executive Order 17-02 lifting road and vehicle restrictions for Minnesota farmers helping ranchers in other parts of the country affected by wildfires. Governor Dayton’s executive order will be …
25 Mar 17
ST. PAUL – A Howard Lake site is among six redevelopment projects in Minnesota that have been awarded more than $1 million in grants by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Officials say the …
24 Mar 17
ST. PAUL – Minnesota employers added 3,800 jobs in February, according to seasonally adjusted figures announced today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). In addition, the agency said January’s job losses were revised …
23 Mar 17
ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — A student organization says it posted provocative signs about illegal immigrants at a Minnesota college as part of a social experiment. The signs were posted Monday at Gustavus Adolphus College …
23 Mar 17
ST. PAUL, Minn. (March 23, 2017) — The American Red Cross is issuing a call for type O negative and AB donors to make an appointment to give blood. Officials say that comes after severe winter …
23 Mar 17
Medina-based Polaris Industries has recalled an additional 19,200 all-terrain vehicles, this time for 2015 and 2016 Sportsman 850 and 1000 models. Possible fire risks were the reason, as with several earlier recalls. The recalls, reported …
22 Mar 17
(Learfield News Service) Nearly $800,000 in grants are going to communities around the state to help combat sex trafficking. The money is coming from the state Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs and …
22 Mar 17
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A central Minnesota sheriff who worked to solve the decades-old kidnapping of Jacob Wetterling is hanging up his badge. Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner announced his retirement Tuesday. Sanner has …
22 Mar 17
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