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A Rochester based unit of the Minnesota National Guard is among those being activated for a major overseas deployment.

The telecom that provides 911 emergency service in southeastern Minnesota is reporting there were nearly 370 missed calls to 911 during an over three-hour-long service outage Sunday night.

Minnesota lawmakers will return to the State Capitol next year with the luxury of a significant budget surplus.

The State of Minnesota has launched a legal fight with the dominant manufacturer of e-cigarette products.

Reports of significant problems with the official Medicare website have been surfacing.

A dog bite inflicted by an Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office K9 Officer has resulted in a significant payment to the man wounded in the incident.

Governor Tim Walz today unveiled a plan to make Minnesota the first state in the Midwest to enact vehicle emission standards based on the California regulations being challenged by the Trump Administration.

The State of Minnesota continued to enjoy higher than expected tax collections last month.

The current Farm Bill ends in 2018. That means Congress is already in the process of writing the next Farm Bill. One of the forums at Farmfest next week will be a hearing on what should be in the next Farm Bill. The forum is called "The Next Farm Bill Conversations In the Field...

Grand opening festivities for the new Minnesota State Capitol are planned for the weekend of August 11-13 this summer. Lt. Gov. Tina Smith and the State Capitol Grand Opening Planning Committee have announced an essay contest for Minnesota students...