Associated Press

The Minnesota Twins and right-handed pitcher Chris Paddack have agreed to a $12.5 million, three-year contract.

Blom did serve some of his sentence at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Faribault.

Minnesota is 3-0 in bowl games under coach P.J. Fleck and has won five straight postseason contests.

ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — Four of Gustavus Adolphus College's Greek organizations have been suspended for a year or more, reportedly for violating the school's hazing and sexual harassment policies. Some members of the suspended sororities and fraternities maintain that college administrators unfairly scrutinize their organizations and overreacted to minor violations...

ST. PAUL (AP) — More changes may be coming to Minnesota's medical marijuana program. The Minnesota's Department of Health was expected to announce Thursday whether it would expand the program to people suffering post-traumatic stress disorder, autism, arthritis and others...

ST. PAUL (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton is asking for federal help after heavy flooding in southern Minnesota last month. Dayton formally asked President Barack Obama to declare the flood damage a major disaster in a letter released Thursday...

OWATONNA — Prosecutors say two men accused of fatally shooting a man in Steele County believed he was a drug informant. The two men are expected to make initial court appearances in Steele County District Court on Thursday. The body of 22-year-old Richard Jurgensen, of Medford, was found on the side of the road in rural Steele County on June 26...

ST. PAUL (AP) — State legislators are considering a bill requiring police officers in Minnesota to receive a minimal amount of mental health crisis training. The Senate Judiciary Budget committee took up the legislation Monday that would require officers to get four hours of training on how to respond to mental health calls. The...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is turning down appeals by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. of multimillion-dollar class-action judgments. The high court orders Monday follow last month's decision upholding a $5.8 million judgment against Tyson Foods Inc. ...

ALBERTVILLE, Minn. — Sony Pictures and a Minnesota development group plan to build a Hollywood-themed indoor family entertainment center in Albertville. Developers call the $115 million project the "mall of entertainment," which will include a Marriott hotel and a large water park...