State/Regional News

The number of properties with at least one default notice, scheduled auction or bank repossession declined by about 14 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the same time in the previous year.

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Governor Mark Dayton and legislative Democrats want to give Minnesota businesses a $3,000 tax credit for each unemployed person, veteran or recent college graduate that they hire as a way to push down the state's unemployment rate.

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There's a late entry into the push for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. The City of Shakopee wants to be considered as an option. Mayor Brad Tabke says a 130-acre site between Highways 101 and 169 has existing infrastructure, no need for any environmental cleanup and several routes leading to it.

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Hundreds of people in Minnesota who aren't U.S. citizens will no longer receive most health care services from a program of last resort.

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Eight Klondike Kate contestants will take turns belting out songs Wednesday night in hopes of being crowned St. Paul's mistress of fun and frivolity.

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Lt. Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon has announced the launch of the Minnesota Nutritious Food Coalition.

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The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure will investigate the state Republican Party for alleged campaign finance violations in 2010.

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Novartis is recalling some bottles of Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin and Gas-X Sunday over concerns that the bottles could contain stray pills from other medicines, or chipped or broken tablets.

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Minnesota conservation officials will take new steps in 2012 to stop the spread of invasive species.

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The lack of snow is threatening the annual John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon along the North Shore of Lake Superior.

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