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What to know about Paid Family Medical Leave as it takes effect in the new year

The state’s new program begins Jan.1. We cover how much you could be paid, who qualifies, and what circumstances fall under ...
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Break time, deer hunting, health care: New laws go into effect Jan. 1 in Minnesota

New laws from the 2025 session address employee break time, firearm rules for deer hunters, protections against financial ...
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The Hail Mary? 50 years later, Vikings remember Pearson push-off as ‘a play from hell’

On Dec. 28, 1975, the Vikings led the Dallas Cowboys in the final minute of a Divisional Round playoff game. That’s when ...
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Tracking weakening winds as bitter cold wind chills linger through the morning

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Snowfall exits this evening as blowing snow and cold temps continue

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Blizzard conditions remain as the snow moves out this evening

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Rural Minnesota congregation continues to evaluate its future in aftermath of fire

The First Evangelical Lutheran Church congregation in Cosmos lost its church in a fire on Aug. 14, 2025. A decision whether ...
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Wild embrace the challenge of two weeks on the road

The seven-game road trip that began Saturday evening in Winnipeg is the third time in franchise history that the Wild have ...
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Visibility dropping as snow and wind move through the region today

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Rochester ax killer David Brom to go before the Supervised Release Board next month

By all accounts, David Brom has made the transition from prison to work release without a hitch, setting the stage that the ...
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From state Capitol to ‘funeral pyre’ in three hours

North Dakota’s pioneer Capitol building was creaky by 1930. It was also a serious fire trap, as the state found out just ...
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Timing out today's winter storm impacts throughout the region

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