The Associated Press

Federal prosecutors want the notes of mental health professionals who examined a man convicted of killing of a University of North Dakota student more than nine years ago.

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Minnesota lawmakers have adjourned a session that produced $2 billion in tax hikes and a historic vote on gay marriage. The gavel fell late Monday night after a frenetic final push to wrap up major issues.

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Your favorite brew may soon be available for purchase at the state Capitol. The Legislature passed a bill Monday that includes a provision that directs the city of St. Paul to issue and on-sale wine and malt liquor license to the Capitol cafeteria.

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The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a bill that lets anyone vote by absentee ballot without being forced to provide an excuse. Current state law requires voters to attest one of a handful of justifications in order to obtain an absentee ballot, although enforcement has been lax.

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A Minnesota teenager whose song "Clouds" became an Internet sensation has died after battling a rare form of bone cancer. Zach Sobiech of Lakeland died Monday at his home, according to a CaringBridge post by his mother.

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Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body in the trunk of a car towed from Brooklyn Park to a wrecker lot near downtown Minneapolis.

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Minnesota health officials say more than two-dozen people have been sickened by eating raw Mexican-style cheese. The Minnesota Department of Health said Monday at least 25 Minnesotans became sick with salmonella linked to eating queso fresco made with unpasteurized cheese.

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The Minnesota House has passed a bill that allows a union drive among home daycare providers and personal care attendants after about 10 hours of debate strung out over more than two days.

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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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