The measure would have expanded the rights of gun owners to shoot threatening intruders. In his veto message, Governor Mark Dayton cited the opposition of law enforcement groups and wrote that their concerns must be honored.
River levels are expected to rise through the week.
It emerged that the church leader was a registered sex offender.
The girl was found by a concerned citizen around 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Around 1,000 goats and a litter of puppies were killed when a barn caught fire on Friday.
The suspect fled police in Osseo and was going south on County Road 81.
The individual's name has not yet been released.
Police say a large fight was happening on the ferris wheel before kids fled into the mall.
Jensen beat to multiple other hopefuls for the endorsement at Saturday's convention.
Monday-Wednesday should be fantastic weather in Minnesota.
A canoer found the body in a swamp near Eagle Lake Friday.
Kim Crockett was endorsed as the party's candidate for secretary of state, while Jim Schultz won the endorsement for attorney general.
Late Saturday night, Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a bill that would have allowed the sale and use of bigger and more powerful fireworks. The decision comes after opponents expressed concerns about fires or injuries. Supporters argued Minnesotans can go to neighboring states to buy fireworks.
Currently some patients take abortion-inducing drugs in the presence of a nurse, while on a videoconference with a doctor. In his veto message, Governor Dayton endorsed such telemedicine as safe and inexpensive.
The House joined the Senate in approving a measure that would give gun owners more leeway to shoot if they feel threatened. Governor Dayton says he'll give the bill full consideration, but the opposition of law enforcement groups may influence his decision.
Gov. Mark Dayton killed the measure that would require agencies that receive state funding to figure out what to do if the government can't deliver the money. Dayton says the measure merely intends to raise the public's doubt about the reliability of government.
The Democratic governor is blasting Republican lawmakers who he says are tacking spending he supports onto bills he's said he'll veto. In a letter to the GOP Dayton says legislators behind the maneuver should bear the blame if veterans and public safety departments lose out on funding.
A scaled-back version of a Republican tax cut plan met the same fate as its predecessor when Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed the bill. Dayton said he could not sign a measure that would add to future deficits and reduce the state budget reserve. He also complained that the bill was aimed at cutting business taxes, without helping homeowners.
The Minnesota Senate joined the House in approving a bill that would cut taxes by more than $40 million this year and by more than $140 million in the next budget cycle. But Governor Mark Dayton calls it fiscally irresponsible because it would take money from the budget reserve and would add to a deficit in the next biennium.
Gov. Mark Dayton quickly vetoed Friday a Republican-backed tax bill that cleared the Legislature Thursday night, saying the measure irresponsibly added to the deficit in future years, Politics in Minnesota says. Dayton rejected notions that the veto would hurt the chances of Monday's Vikings stadium vote.
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