State/Regional News

Wildlife biologists say the moose population is holding relatively steady in Voyageurs National Park in north-central Minnesota. They say that stands in contrast to the rapidly declining moose population in the state's main moose range in northeastern Minnesota.

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Farmers in the nation's breadbasket who only recently were praying for an end to a withering drought are now pining for enough sunshine and heat to dry their muddy fields in time to plant their corn and other crops.

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The Minnesota House has scheduled a Thursday debate and floor vote on the bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the state. Jake Loesch is a spokesman for the organization Minnesotans United - the group that supports gay marriage. He says he thinks the votes are there for it to pass in the House.

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A Republican legislator who was weighing his vote on a gay marriage bill says he will oppose it during Thursday's Minnesota House vote. Farmington Rep. Pat Garofalo told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he reached the decision the night before.

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Authorities say a collision between a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train and a semi carrying anhydrous ammonia injured four people, caused a small leak of the volatile chemical and evacuated a nearby elementary school in western Minnesota.

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The Minnesota House has scheduled a Thursday debate and floor vote on the bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the state. House DFL leadership announced the plans Tuesday.

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O.J. Simpson's former girlfriend has pleaded guilty to felony burglary and drug possession in a Minnesota case, two months after getting a suspended sentence in North Dakota for trying to snatch someone's purse.

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The University of Minnesota is ready to impose a smoking ban at its Twin Cities campus. The University Senate has voted in favor of the ban. The Senate includes faculty, students and staff.

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Minnesota farmers had another tough week trying to get into their fields to start planting. According to the weekly crops and weather report for Minnesota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the late season snowstorm added moisture to areas of the state that already were cold and damp.

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A state House committee has approved a bill legalizing gay marriage in what could be a pivotal week for the issue at Minnesota's Capitol. The Ways and Means committee backed the bill Monday on an unrecorded voice vote.

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