State/Regional News

A man arrested in a western Minnesota raid that the FBI believes disrupted a terrorism attack will stay in custody after his first court appearance.

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The truce between hospitals and a nurses union over staffing levels has been sent in legislative form to Gov. Mark Dayton's desk.

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South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard is heading to Minnesota next week to try to recruit workers to the Mount Rushmore State. Daugaard will be at the Mall of America on May 13 from 1-2 p.m. to visit with shoppers and answer questions about relocating to South Dakota.

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Tourism is big business in Minnesota. Explore Minnesota Tourism Executive Director John Edman says the industry brings in nearly $12 billion in gross sales every year, and it creates almost 240,000 full-and-part-time jobs.

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Sheriff's officials say one person has died in the crash of a small plane in Faribault County. Deputies were called to a field near Easton about 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

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The bill to make same-sex marriage legal in Minnesota is getting a last-minute committee hearing in the Minnesota House. The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to review the legislation Monday. That's after a state analysis showed a small impact on Minnesota's general fund.

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Historians, safety officials, educators and victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse would have six months to claim remnant steel from it under a bill the Minnesota House is set to vote on Monday.

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It'll be a prom to remember for a special western Wisconsin high school student. Menomonie High School junior Charlie Gainey, who has Down syndrome, has been nominated by his classmates to this year's prom court.

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A St. Paul science teacher has been named Minnesota's Teacher of the Year for 2013. Megan Olivia Hall teaches grades 7-12 at the Open World Learning Community in St. Paul. She was presented with the award Sunday.

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The case of an HIV-positive man accused of passing the virus to another man has drawn the attention of medical and civil rights groups. This week, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman will argue before the Minnesota Supreme Court that the conviction of Daniel James Rick should be reinstated.

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