State/Regional News

Need that new Justin Bieber ringtone? Come July 1 buying it will carry a Minnesota sales tax. Hiring a repairman for the office photocopier? That labor will be taxed. Catching a pay-per-view movie on satellite television? There's a tax on that, too.

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Twenty-two years after breaking up, The Replacements are reuniting for at least three shows. The celebrated 1980s alt-rockers say they'll play at Riot Fest in Toronto, Chicago and Denver.

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Newly-released figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show the population of minorities is growing faster in Minnesota than the national average. But, the state is less racially diverse than the country overall.

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A June storm has brought heavy rain to parts of southern Minnesota. The storm rolled across the south-central part of the state and the Twin Cities Wednesday morning.

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A federal jury has convicted a Twin Cities hedge fund manager of misleading investors when he sent their funds to now-imprisoned Minnesota businessman Tom Petters.

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Winona County sheriff's officials aren't recommending any criminal charges in a houseboat accident on the Mississippi River.

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A rare copy of the comic book featuring Superman's first appearance that went undiscovered for over 70 years in the insulation of a Minnesota house has been sold for $175,000. Stephen Fishler, CEO of ComicConnect.com, says the winning bidder in the online auction was a "hard core, golden age comic book collector" who was looking for a lower-grade, unrestored copy of Action Comics No. 1.

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Look out, Minnesota. The bugs are coming back. The state's soggy spring is expected to produce a bumper crop of ticks and mosquitoes, and experts are warning that insect-related diseases are likely to be close behind.

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The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a newly redesigned website aimed at giving the state's veterans improved access to job opportunities, information about healthcare options and benefits, and other services.

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Police in Moorhead say a 5-month-old girl has died after being left in a minivan for hours. Moorhead police identified the dead girl as Christiana Natany Sandstrom.

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