The Associated Press

State officials say a Twin Cities manufacturing plant that was shut down for months over pollution problems will be allowed to resume operations in phases.

A North Dakota woman has been charged with felony child neglect after she was accused of leaving six children with the body of an acquaintance who overdosed.

State authorities are leading an investigation into the death of a man whose body was found in a highway median in Shakopee.

The parents of two students are suing the Bemidji school district, alleging it was negligent in allowing a former assistant principal to sexually exploit their children.

The pastor of a southern Minnesota police officer who was shot in the head says he is showing small signs in his fight for recovery.

Copper-nickel mining would be permanently banned upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness under a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum.

A Crystal man will serve at least four months in jail for labor trafficking.

Authorities say a 12-year-old boy from Hastings has died of injuries suffered in a skiing accident.

Paul Novotny has won a special primary election for a state House seat in central Minnesota. The Sherburne County sheriff's sergeant drew more than 85% of the vote against Republican challenger Kathy Ziebarth in Tuesday night's unofficial returns.

An official of the Transportation Security Administration has apologized to a Native American air traveler who says an agent treated her offensively at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport