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Minimum-wage rate adjusted for inflation as of Jan. 1, 2025

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced on Monday that Minnesota’s minimum-wage rate will be adjusted for ...

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A rare orchid survives on a few tracts of prairie. Researchers want to learn its secrets

BISMARCK, N.D.  — On a remote tallgrass prairie in North Dakota, a secretive orchid pokes up from the ...

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Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case ...

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Minnesota Capitol, governor’s residence see a security boost since Walz named as VP candidate

The Minnesota Capitol and the governor’s residence are under tighter security protocols now that Tim Walz is the ...

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Convictions: Aug. 12-19

— Walter Leighton Adams, 30, Austin, was sentenced to three years supervised probation and fined $300 for felony ...

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Presidential transition planning has kicked off in earnest

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration offered federal resources to Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for presidential transition planning ...

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Ukraine says F-16s shot down some missiles in latest Russian barrage that killed 5

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones across Ukraine for a second day on Tuesday, ...

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A judge pauses key Biden immigration program. Immigrant families struggle to figure out what to do.

McALLEN, Texas — Maria García began the week full of hope. Swinging by the office of her attorney ...

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Harris and Trump squabble over muted mics at upcoming debate

The campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are arguing in advance of their ...

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Cost is a barrier as cities prepare for wild weather in a changing climate

By Dan Gunderson Moorhead officials are preparing for a changing climate and the extreme weather more likely in ...

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Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dead at 83

NEW YORK — Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & ...

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Severe storms cause damage across southern Minnesota. State Fair delays opening

By Andrew Krueger Strong thunderstorms rolled across parts of Minnesota — including the Twin Cities — early Tuesday. ...

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Fair-goers scorched by heartland heat wave take refuge under misters as some schools let out early

FALCON HEIGHTS — Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from soaring temperatures under misters Monday while ...

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Kindergarten students mark first day in new schools

In a Banfield Elementary School classroom on Monday, teacher Jennifer Noetzel asked a student her name and then ...

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Harris and Trump squabble over muted mics at upcoming debate

The campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are arguing in advance of their ...

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