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![Minnesota Prison Reaches Resolution with Inmates](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2018/04/Prison.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Minnesota Prison Reaches Resolution with Inmates
A Minnesota prison has “resolved without incident” a situation involving about 100 inmates in one housing unit who would not return to their cells Sunday in what one former inmate there called an act of “self-preservation" amid dangerously high temperatures in the region.
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Minnesota Prison on Emergency Lockdown
A Minnesota prison has been placed on emergency lockdown and members of a crisis negotiation team have been activated after about 100 inmates in one housing unit refused to return to their cells, the state Department of Corrections said Sunday.
![Gunman Toting Heavy Ammo Before Ambushing Fargo PD](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2023/07/attachment-Fargo-Officers.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Gunman Toting Heavy Ammo Before Ambushing Fargo PD
A man armed with 1,800 rounds of ammunition, a grenade and other explosives in his car ambushed officers who were investigating a crash, killing one and wounding two before a fourth stopped him, thwarting what authorities described as plans for further mayhem, officials said Wednesday.
![Bill Provides Free College Tuition for Some Minnesota Students](http://townsquare.media/site/241/files/2021/01/shutterstock_64165825-scaled-e1595968950800.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Bill Provides Free College Tuition for Some Minnesota Students
Tuition at Minnesota's public colleges would be free to residents whose families earn less than $80,000 annually, starting in the 2024-2025 academic year, under an agreement reached by legislative negotiators.
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Regulators Monitor Tritium Leak at Monticello Nuclear Plant
Minnesota regulators say they're monitoring the cleanup of a leak of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water from Xcel Energy's Monticello nuclear power plant.
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Minnesota’s Projected Budget Surplus Unchanged from November
An updated forecast released Monday puts Minnesota's budget surplus at $17.5 billion, representing an overall improvement in the state's fiscal picture.
![Update: Man Dead, 2 Deputies Hurt in McLeod County](http://townsquare.media/site/65/files/2021/08/attachment-scott-rodgerson-ffH_GkINfyY-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Update: Man Dead, 2 Deputies Hurt in McLeod County
Authorities say a man suspected of shooting two deputies in the central Minnesota town of Winsted is dead.
![2 Deputies Wounded in McLeod County Town of Winsted](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2019/01/Police.jpg?w=980&q=75)
2 Deputies Wounded in McLeod County Town of Winsted
Authorities say two deputies have been shot and wounded while trying to serve a search warrant at a home in the central Minnesota town of Winsted.
![Central Minnesota Man Gets 2 Years Probation for Killing Bear in Backyard](http://townsquare.media/site/65/files/2021/07/attachment-pete-nuij-lWHvAw1Inbs-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Central Minnesota Man Gets 2 Years Probation for Killing Bear in Backyard
A judge has sentenced a central Minnesota man accused of killing a 500-pound black bear in his backyard to probation and temporarily stripped him of his hunting privileges.
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Minnesota Man Killed While Crossing Las Vegas Street
A man from Minnesota and a woman from New Mexico were struck and killed by an SUV while crossing a busy street in Las Vegas.