The Associated Press

Minnesota doesn't have ammonium nitrate fertilizer plants like the one that exploded in Texas last month, but the state does have anhydrous ammonia storage facilities that can be potentially dangerous. Inspection records show almost all the state's nearly 300 such facilities had some problems in their last inspection, with some of the most recent inspections as long as five years ago.

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The sudden death of a 37-year-old police officer in a small Minnesota community is unexplained. Family members of Chris Bragelman say he seemed like a young, healthy man.

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A new report shows poverty in the Twin Cities suburbs is growing faster than many other metropolitan areas in the nation. A study by the Brookings Institution released Monday ranks the Twin Cities suburbs among the top 10 metro areas for the speed at which poverty is rising.

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Minnesota voters will decide in 2016 if the constitution should be changed to let an independent board set the pay of legislators. The state Senate voted 43-23 early Monday to put the proposed amendment on the statewide ballot.

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Skies turned dark and the rain came down in torrents as severe storms rumbled across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The storms sparked numerous severe thunderstorm warnings and some tornado warnings as they advanced from south to north Sunday, though no confirmed touchdowns.

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Two men are in custody while another was burned in a minor explosion from what police call an illegal fireworks operation in the city of Wyoming. A police statement says officers responded to just before noon Saturday for a man who suffered first-degree burns on his hands, arms and face.

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Minnesota State Lottery players won nearly $3.9 million in prizes during the 6 ½-week run up to Saturday night's Powerball jackpot drawing. The run ended with a single $590.5 million winning ticket sold in Florida.

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The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says he plans to add jobs at the carrier's reservation center in the northeastern Minnesota city of Chisholm. CEO Richard Anderson says his airline wants to invest in the facility and keep it growing. It currently has about 500 full-time-equivalent employees.

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Top Minnesota lawmakers are searching for a way to assemble a slimmed-down construction projects bill that would include renovation funding for the state Capitol.

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The Iowa Lottery says Powerball sales in the state totaled $5.1 million for Saturday's drawing that produced a winner in Florida.

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