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Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Brian Robison has announced his retirement from the NFL.

The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a conservation officer on a Pine County lake last weekend.

The Minnesota Department of Education says about 83 percent of high school seniors graduated last year _ the highest graduation rate on record.

The boyfriend of a foster mother has pleaded guilty in Dakota County to killing a 3-year-old boy who was in her care.

Prosecutors in the case of a Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman have been hammering away at what could be a key element of the defense.

Gov. Tim Walz has named a chief inclusion officer for state government, tapping Chris Taylor from the Minnesota Historical Society for the job.

The family of a 5-year-old boy thrown off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America earlier this month says he remains in intensive care but that the public's "prayers are working."

Walgreens has decided to ban tobacco sales to minors several weeks after a federal official called the drugstore chain a top violator of laws restricting access to cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and other products.

Attorney General Keith Ellison has called on lawmakers to reverse a 2017 law that repealed Minnesota's ban on for-profit health insurance companies.

The Minnesota State High School League has agreed to a legal settlement that will allow boys to compete on high school dance teams beginning next school year.