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Governor Tim Pawlenty has ordered all U.S. flags and Minnesota flags be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, in honor and remembrance of Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder.

Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Emmer's plan for closing Minnesota's yawning budget gap starts with making the deficit bigger.

Gustafson's translation of "Lasning for barn" a ' or "Reading for Children" a ' was published this month, giving the book by Zacharias Topelius new life in the English language.

The Progressive Democrat Newsletter grew out of the frustration of the 2004 election.

Funeral services are set for a Marine from Minnesota who was killed in Afghanistan.

Funeral services are set for a Marine from Minnesota who was killed in Afghanistan .

Inspiring photos of a variety of gardens, from natural to formal, family-friendly to mixed-use. Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Majority of people 'feel' appeal of a house If you're like most people, you figure -- or at least tell friends and co-workers -- that practical factors, such as the size of the kitchen or the number of bedrooms, are most critical ...

Annie, 75, and Dale Anderson, 77, enthusiastically share a kiss in the Agriculture Horticulture building at the state fair Friday morning August 27, 2010.

Click here to read previous posts in The Big Question. On the homepage Report: Obama to visit Minnesota Last update: September 5, 2010 - 12:52 PM Obama at Target Center in 2009/ Source:Star Tribune file President Barack Obama has a Minnesota visit on his docket.

Minnesota State Patrol Troopers have already responded to four separate fatal accidents thus far this Labor Day weekend.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty hits the road again this week, this time traveling to Asia as the leader of a state trade mission.

Eric Emery, left, and Austin Aries hand out free Harlequin romance novels at the Minnesota State Fair.

In a year that has been good to outsider candidates tilting away from the political center, reformers in Minnesota and elsewhere are looking for alternatives to increasingly polarized elections.

Share + Sep 4, 2010 8:53 am US/Central 1 of 1 The nation's oldest charter school movement is undergoing one of its biggest shake-ups in years, with some of the state's 152 charter schools likely to close after this school year.

Aitkin, Minnesota is in the heart of Minnesota's Up North Adventure Country. Aitkin County is quietly nestled between the busy urban centers of Brainerd, Grand Rapids and Duluth.

Law enforcement in central Minnesota is looking for a man who tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl.

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Scampering around the apple tree on a blustery Friday morning, Jayden Luikens picked two apples and gave them to his mother.

Despite the smells of fried dough and roasted meat wafting from the Minnesota State Fair, Salim and Zuleyha Ozonder were focused on the people who were leaving, not the food or festivities beckoning from across the street.

Joan Marie Wallace, age 62 of Hibbing and formerly of Willow River died Wednesday.