The Associated Press

The mayor of Halstad is accused of forcing a female acquaintance to have sex with him last week.

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Police say a man charged in the death of a St. Paul woman whose body was found in an impounded car this winter is suspected in a second, similar case.

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A trial date has been set for next year in a lawsuit filed against former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann by an Iowa campaign aide.

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Minnesota's newest Supreme Court justice, David Lillehaug has announced he has throat cancer, but says it won't keep him from serving on the high court. Lillehaug said in a statement Wednesday that he got his diagnosis last week. He says the cancer was caught early, is localized and is highly curable.

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U.S. Department of Defense sequestration budget cuts will force hundreds of Minnesota National Guard technicians to take unpaid time off. Guard spokesman Jon Lovald says about 1,100 technicians are being notified Wednesday that they must take one unpaid day off each week for 11 weeks.

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Republicans expect a long line of potential candidates from their party to replace Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann. State Rep. Matt Dean, a former House majority leader, told The Associated Press that he's inclined to run and would announce his formal intentions soon.

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Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she will not run for another term in the U.S. House. The tea party favorite, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination last year, announced her decision on her website Wednesday morning.

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A stretch of wet weather has slowed planting of crops in Minnesota. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that last week, Minnesota farmers across the state had an average of just 1.9 days that were suitable for fieldwork.

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The state Department of Public Safety says at least four people were killed on Minnesota roads over the three-day Memorial Day weekend.

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Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a compact that will allow Minnesota and some Canadian provinces to request and provide mutual aid to each other in the event of emergencies.

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