Minnesota

A line of severe storms that ran through northern Minnesota on Monday evening claimed one life, has left thousands of people without electricity, and has the Grand Rapids Police Department recommending only limited travel in the residential areas of the city. Lake Country Power Company...

ST. PAUL -- A U.S. Supreme Court ruling is the law of the land. Until it isn't. That is the message Republicans are spreading and Democrats dreading in light of Thursday's 5-4 decision to uphold a new federal health-care law. Minutes after the ruling became public, both major parties...

The first Minnesota reaction to today's U.S. Supreme Court health care act ruling came from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party chairman, who used it to seek donations. "Victory" is how DFL leader Ken Martin headlined an email to party members seeking contributions to protect the law...

Politics in Minnesota and the Capitol Report have announced that Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen, R-Alexandria, has won an award for the 2012 Leaders in Public Policy in the Business category. Ingebrigtsen is receiving the award along with Rep. Dan Fabian and Jeff Smith of the Minnesota...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources jointly issued reports on the state's wetlands last week. Data shows that Minnesota currently has 10.6 million acres of wetlands, which comprise 19.7 percent of the state's land cover, not counting...

ST. PAUL -- Bits and pieces from the Minnesota budget debate and government shutdown: -- A bill legislators passed early Wednesday allows bars and restaurants with expired liquor-buying permits to continue to make alcohol purchases until July 31.

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Legislature begins voting on budget bill this afternoon, setting up the end to the state's longest government shutdown. Late this morning, Gov. Mark Dayton signed a proclamation calling lawmakers back into special session to pass the state budget. "We worked...

ST. PAUL -- Details of Minnesota's next budget slowly took shape Sunday behind closed doors in a state Capitol closed to the public, but a state government shutdown will not end as early as state leaders hoped. A planned Monday special legislative session to pass a budget is out...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota leaders hope a special legislative session starts Monday to finish the state budget and end a state government shutdown. Gov. Mark Dayton said on Minnesota Public Radio this noon that he and legislative leaders set a 10 p.m.

MINNEAP0LIS -- Gov. Mark Dayton says ending the state government shutdown is so important that he is willing to drop his long-held demand to increase taxes on Minnesota's top earners. His announcement this morning was convincing enough to Republicans who control the Legislature to...

ST. PAUL -- Back in 2005, when Minnesota faced a smaller government shutdown than it is enduring today, individual legislators tried to find a solution to budget problems. They met in "rump" groups (a small part of the legislative body with no real authority) to draw up ideas about...

The Minnesota state shutdown is being felt in different ways around Wadena, even with entities not directly tied to the government. Even though the Wadena Otter Tail Long Term Recovery Committee (LTRC) runs on private donations, its work has also been restricted by a domino effect:...

Now that the state government shutdown has arrived, we wants to know how it is affecting people in East Otter Tail County. Will you be inconvenienced by not being able to buy a fishing license, take a driver's test or buy lottery tickets? Comment on this article, or send an email...