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A two-engine airplane filled with smoke was forced to make an emergency landing in Mankato.

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A Minnesota man is in federal custody after authorities found Molotov cocktails, suspected pipe bombs and firearms during the search of a Montevideo home.

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A freshman Democratic state representative who is one of the House's key swing votes on gay marriage says he will vote for the bill. Rep. Joe Radinovich of Crosby had been undecided. He says Friday that he's personally supported gay marriage for a decade, but was unsure how to vote because he represents a socially conservative district in the Brainerd area.

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As the fishing opener approaches, officials are stepping up efforts to prevent the spread of invasive species in some of the Twin Cities area's most popular lakes and streams.

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Minneapolis officials are warning homeowners against pruning their ash trees. Even with this late spring, conditions are warm enough for the beetles to attack and kill ash trees.

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Authorities say a 19-year-old Minnesota woman didn't hear the freight train that struck and critically injured her because she was hearing headphones. The Isanti County sheriff's office was called to the accident Wednesday afternoon.

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Crews are working to repair electrical lines brought down by the heavy, wet snow that fell across parts of northern Iowa, southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Xcel Energy says more than 29,000 of its Minnesota and Wisconsin customers were still without power around midday Thursday.

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With ice still covering some hot fishing spots in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, many anglers and outfitters are wondering if they'll have enough open water for this year's opener. Minnesota's fishing opener is a little over a week away, and Wisconsin's is this Saturday - making the chances of ice out on many Wisconsin lakes even slimmer.

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The calendar has flipped to May, but winter made a return appearance in southeastern Minnesota where residents are digging out of more than a foot of new snow. Some students enjoyed yet another snow day Thursday, while utility crews worked to restore power to more than 15,000 Xcel Energy customers.

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A pay raise plan for Minnesota elected officials is a key point of difference as a House-Senate panel begins negotiations on a state agency budget bill. The state Senate approved its bill containing pay raises for legislators, the governor and agency commissioners.

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