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Minnesota News Network
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![Second Brother of Three in Sunburg UTV Crash Dies of Injuries](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2021/07/Emergency1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Second Brother of Three in Sunburg UTV Crash Dies of Injuries
The second of three brothers injured in a pickup-UTV crash near Sunburg in Kandiyohi County did not survive.
![CVS To Close Pharmacies In Dozens Of Target Stores](http://townsquare.media/site/150/files/2021/10/attachment-GettyImages-71478735.jpg?w=980&q=75)
CVS To Close Pharmacies In Dozens Of Target Stores
CVS Health is shutting down dozens of pharmacies inside Target stores over the next few months.
![Suspect in U of M Shooting Threat Arrested in Chippewa County](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/01/attachment-Rongstad.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Suspect in U of M Shooting Threat Arrested in Chippewa County
A 41-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly made a threat to shoot multiple people on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
![NL/S School Remembers Student Who Died After UTV-Pickup Crash](http://townsquare.media/site/66/files/2019/11/State-Patrol.jpg?w=980&q=75)
NL/S School Remembers Student Who Died After UTV-Pickup Crash
Students and staff at New London-Spicer High School are being urged to wear camo or blaze orange Thursday in honor of a classmate who died after a crash in west-central Minnesota.
![Three Dead in Cloquet Including Suspected Shooter](http://townsquare.media/site/65/files/2021/08/attachment-scott-rodgerson-ffH_GkINfyY-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Three Dead in Cloquet Including Suspected Shooter
Two people were shot and killed at a hotel in Cloquet in northeastern Minnesota, and the suspected shooter was found dead near the scene.
![Dakota Phrase on Proposed New State Seal Sparking Controversy](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2023/12/attachment-State-Seal1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Dakota Phrase on Proposed New State Seal Sparking Controversy
A special commission's final recommendation for Minnesota's new state seal is sparking controversy because it includes a Dakota phrase meaning "land where the waters reflect the sky.”
![Commission Picks New Minnesota State Flag Design](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2023/12/attachment-State-Flag1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Commission Picks New Minnesota State Flag Design
The new state flag will feature a Navy blue outline of Minnesota with a white star inside and light blue on the other half.
![MN Lawmakers Demand Answers from USPS Ahead of Christmas](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2019/01/Mail.jpg?w=980&q=75)
MN Lawmakers Demand Answers from USPS Ahead of Christmas
Several Minnesota lawmakers are demanding answers from the U.S. Postal Service after complaints about delivery delays and staffing shortages.
![State has $2.4B budget surplus, budget could be in red by 2026-27](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2022/01/attachment-GettyImages-117855607.jpg?w=980&q=75)
State has $2.4B budget surplus, budget could be in red by 2026-27
The latest economic forecast just released shows the state expects a 2.4-billion-dollar surplus for the 2024-25 budget cycle -- right about where analysts predicted it would be.
![2 Minnesotans Die of Salmonella Infections from Cantaloupe](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2012/08/cantaloupe.jpg?w=980&q=75)
2 Minnesotans Die of Salmonella Infections from Cantaloupe
The C-D-C says two Minnesotans are dead from a salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe.