State/Regional News

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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House Speaker Paul Thissen says the Minnesota House will not vote on any gun control bills this year. Thissen says Wednesday he decided to yank any gun bills from consideration this year because he doesn't believe there's the votes to pass them in the House.

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An attorney for Amy Senser has urged the Minnesota Court of Appeals to overturn his client's conviction for criminal vehicular homicide. A three-judge panel heard arguments Wednesday a year after a jury convicted Senser in the death of a Minneapolis chef.

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Computer glitches are prompting the Minnesota Department of Education to give schools more time to complete spring testing.

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Burnsville High School was put on lockdown after a fight that resulted in suspensions for six students. The school district says no students were hurt and no weapons were involved in the fight Wednesday.

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North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar say a bill to authorize a Red River flood diversion project should reach the Senate floor Monday.

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Stock up on booze on Saturday. The Minnesota House on Wednesday resoundingly rejected an effort to give liquor stores permission to open on Sundays.

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The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that extends in-state public college tuition rates to children of people who are not in the country legally.

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Mother Nature's summer-like tease is giving way to a rare May snow storm in Minnesota. The National Weather Service says a strong surge of colder air will produce moderate to heavy snow over parts of the state Wednesday afternoon through Thursday.

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The Minnesota stepfather of one of the seven Americans killed in a cargo plane crash in Afghanistan says his son knew the risks of his job and was happy to volunteer. Jeremy Lipka, formerly of Pine Island, was one of the two pilots and five other cargo plane workers killed Monday when their National Air Cargo plane crashed near an Air Force base in Afghanistan.

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