Rep. Bud Nornes, who heads the Higher Education Committee, tells KSTP-TV the issue does not require emergency hearings but he’s open to discussing it during the regular legislative session.
Case levels remain very high in Minnesota.
A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the shooting.
The people inside the homes were nearly struck, according to the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office.
He told police he swears one of the ferrets was "laughing and breathing" as he kept shooting it in the head, charges state.
The shooting, which also injured two others, occurred Thursday near the 500 block of 15th Avenue South.
Opening statements begin Monday.
Rodgers said he isn't interested in rebuilding in Green Bay, is it time for the Vikings to pounce or stay the course?
Two of the three men found unresponsive in an Eyota garage last week died of a drug overdose, a preliminary autopsy found.
The Timberwolves star was injured in the final minutes on Sunday night.
A legislative subcommittee is considering rejecting a labor agreement the Dayton administration has reached with state employee unions. But Thursday's hearing on the issue wound up putting subcommittee chairman Mike Parry - who's campaigning for Congress - on the defensive.
The first of eight public hearings will be held Tuesday night in Bloomington. The meetings are one of the steps towards redrawing congressional and legislative district lines.
Some Republican state lawmakers want to hold hearings to discuss whether the governor has the authority to let day-care workers form unions. But Dayton says holding hearings before he's even decided whether to take action is just a political show.
GOP leaders sent a request to Gov. Dayton Friday asking for more information on the recent paroles of two convicted murderers. Republican House Speaker Kurt Zellers wants a legislative hearing to review the two paroles of Timothy Eling -convicted of a 1982 cop killing- and John Scruggs- believed to have ordered the execution of a teenage girl.
Minnesota Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar voted to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act in a Senate committee hearing Thursday. The repeal effort still needs to pass on the Senate floor and faces challenges in the Republican-controlled House.
Randy Wallake is retiring from his executive post on June 30 after 25 years with the St. Paul-based financial group. Wallake joined Securian as vice president of pension sales and was named vice chairman in 2005 and president in 2007.
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has confirmed that SMSC Chairman Stanley Crooks died Saturday at age 70. Condolences have been rolling out including a tweet from Shakopee Mayor Brad Tabke, who said, "Sad to hear of the passing of SMSC Chairman Stanley Crooks today. Our deepest condolences to his family and the entire SMSC."
Officials with the American Red Cross say the blood supply has reached emergency levels with about 50,000 fewer donations than expected in June. Donors of all blood types are urged to give as soon as possible, especially O positive, O negative, B negative and A negative.
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