Minnesota State Fire Marshal Dan Krier has announced the cause of a house fire that killed beloved sports reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children back in March. The results of the months-long investigation show that the fire at the family’s White Bear Lake home was accidental, involving elec...
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Permanent infrastructure is a statement of expectation: Installing sharps containers says we expect drug use here.
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It comes after the U approved a budget in June raising students’ tuition by 3.8%, the sixth consecutive year of increases for the U.
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A state assessment released Thursday recommended tightening fraud safeguards across 14 “high-risk” Minnesota human services programs. The report, published by the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA), summarizes a vulnerability assessment by Optum State Government Solutions, o...
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President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the ''truly great friendship'' he has forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his highly anticipated state visit by pressing for the world's two biggest economies to work more closely together to avoid friction as they compete....
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The GOP candidate for governor is the latest Republican to distance themselves from an increasingly unpopular president amid the conflict.
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Investigation found that Pierce and her children had a 1-minute window to escape the smoke and flames.
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The FBI is investigating claims that a criminal hacking group stole “very sensitive data” from FBI agents and applicants. Experts say if true, it could leave agents vulnerable to extortion....
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A Sibley County driver facing six counts of criminal vehicular homicide and five first-degree DWI charges for allegedly running over and killing his wife while driving with a .255 BAC has filed to enter a guilty plea to one DWI charge....
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The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office reached an $18.5 million settlement with nonprofit Partners in Nutrition (PIN) after a civil lawsuit accused the organization of making false statements to obtain millions of dollars from a federal child nutrition program. Attorney General ...
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A fifth-grade teacher and her 10-year-old student died after being recovered from the water at Iowa’s Coralville Reservoir near Lake MacBride State Park....
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University of Minnesota leadership announced $225 million will be reduced from the school's budget over two years, acknowledging that there will be “difficult choices and conversations ahead."...
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The two Ole Miss students found dead earlier this week have been identified. Here's what to know.
