Several hundred members of Minnesota's National Guard have landed in Kuwait. The 34th Red Bull Infantry Division is beginning a nine-month deployment in the region.
Governor Mark Dayton has called out the Minnesota National Guard to help stranded motorists as a winter storm sweeps across the southern half of the state.
The Minnesota National Guard has a new leader, Major General Jon Jensen was appointed Wednesday by Governor Dayton as the 31st Adjutant General of the state's National Guard.