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Opponents of Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline converge on the Minnesota Capitol Wednesday afternoon, saying Governor Tim Walz has failed them and President Biden must cancel permits for the controversial project.

Starting Monday, visitors can again go on free guided tours of the Minnesota State Capitol.

While the Minnesota State Capitol undergoes a massive renovation project, we're taking a look back at the construction of the impressive building. Today on the News @ Noon Show on WJON, Randy Croce talked about the early days. He's the project director and video producer of a documentary called "Who Built Our Capitol?" It's a project of the Labor Education Service at the University of Minnesota.

The coming makeover of the Minnesota Capitol is getting the once-over by top officials.

Hundreds of gay marriage supporters packed Minnesota's Capitol rotunda as they start a push for its legalization by the Legislature. No official count of Thursday's crowd was immediately available but it appeared to easily exceed 1,000 people.

An advisory task force has forwarded proposed legislation to Minnesota lawmakers that would dramatically expand the Capitol complex security force. The recommendations adopted Monday seek an undetermined amount of funding to hire an emergency manager and nearly double the number of uniformed officers at the Capitol and 16 nearby buildings.

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton is ordering the state Capitol and State Office Building to reopen to the public in advance of a special session to end the state's government shutdown. Dayton's order calls for the buildings to reopen at 9 a.m. today.

More than 1,000 abortion foes fanned out on the Minnesota Capitol grounds Saturday for their annual march on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.