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An Ely public art group is working to raise money for a memorial to be dedicated to fallen Minnesota miners.

Teachers in the St. Louis County school district in northern Minnesota plan to participate in rallies this week.

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is reporting a 3 percent increase in enrollment over the last year.

More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition urging the Army to let an Iraqi puppy come home with a Minnesota soldier, who fears that "Ratchet" could be killed if left behind.

A Minnesota man is under arrest after allegedly stealing a combine and taking it for drunken ride through several yards and crashing into a garage.

Police are hunting for three intruders accused of tying up women during a home invasion. The attack happened Sunday morning on Regency Lane in Eden Prairie, Minn.

Democrat Barack Obama is the only presidential candidate who "gets it" when it comes to the nation's economic problems, his wife Michelle Obama told supporters Monday.

Disagreements between Republican Rep. John Kline and Democrat Steve Sarvi are as basic as the road outside the hall where they debated for the first time on Monday.

Petters Group Worldwide and a subsidiary have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following a federal investigation into a $3 billion fraud scheme that authorities say was run by the company's founder.

Fairmont school officials don't know much about Marjorie McClain, but she must not have forgotten her time growing up in the Fairmont area.

A man who admitted to beating and killing a former pro basketball player was sentenced Monday. Last month, 30-year-old Fredquinzo King admitted he took part in the planning and fatal beating of Howard Porter in May of 2007.

Nine children were injured after a school bus went into a ditch and tipped onto its side in western Wisconsin Monday morning.

When one of the survivors of the Minneapolis bridge collapse walks down the aisle this Saturday, she'll enjoy a lavish wedding that just happens to be almost entirely free.

A turkey from Worthington, Minn., named Paycheck is the winner of the annual Great Gobbler Gallop in Cuero, Texas.

Jury selection was set to begin Monday in Milaca in the murder trial of Jeremy Hull. Hull is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Lewis James Wilczek of Little Falls.

The mother of Matthew Shepard, who was beaten 10 years ago in a Wyoming hate crime, will be in Minneapolis to mark the anniversary.

At least four people died in three separate motorcycle crashes in Minnesota over the weekend.

Newspaper companies have been skipping loan payments, missing financial targets in debt agreements and accepting higher interest rates in exchange for more flexibility -- and they're not even directly feeling the impact of the credit crisis yet.

Minnesota gasoline prices continue to drop as demand falls, but prices are still around 19 percent higher than last year at this time.