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Good afternoon! The Minnesota Senate signed off on $10 million MNLARS money to fix the problem, and now includes legislative oversight, but it's different from the House verison. Also from the Capitol, students confronted a key Minnesota lawmaker for action on three gun control bills.  | Forecast | Updraft | NewsCut
DNR: No walleye keepers again this summer on Mille Lacs
Catch-and-release only rules will be in effect for walleye on Lake Mille Lacs when the season opens May 12, state officials said Monday. The rules are essentially a continuation of last year's controversial order that kept anglers from keeping the prized fish and the third consecutive season anglers will face catch-and-release only.
Prosecutors review charges in Salvation Army stabbing
Police say the 53-year-old man was intoxicated when he killed the men following an argument at Castleview Apartments in Rochester, a building that provides housing for the homeless, disabled and those with mental health issues.
Pawlenty steps closer to governor run, opens campaign account
Ex-governor Tim Pawlenty filed the needed paperwork Monday with state campaign finance regulators to make a 2018 run for governor. But he said that while he is raising money toward a campaign, he's not yet officially in the race.
Trump opioid plan includes death penalty for traffickers
President Donald Trump's plan to combat opioid drug addiction calls for stiffer penalties for drug traffickers, including the death penalty where appropriate under current law, a top administration official said. | See our coverage of Minnesota's opioid crisis
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Uber self-driving vehicle hits, kills pedestrian in Arizona
A self-driving Uber vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in a Phoenix suburb in the first fatality involving a fully autonomous test vehicle, prompting the ride-hailing company Monday to suspend all road-testing of such autos in the U.S. and Canada.
Why no one agrees on Line 3 pipeline's climate change impact
Calculating the carbon footprint of a project like Enbridge Energy's proposed Line 3 oil pipeline is complicated. Not only are there multiple steps involved in the analysis, but there's also a need to make an educated guess about what the world would look like with and without the new pipeline. | We attempt to break it down
Kushner Cos. filed false documents with NYC
When the Kushner Cos. bought three apartment buildings in a gentrifying neighborhood of Queens in 2015, most of the tenants were protected by special rules that prevent developers from pushing them out, raising rents and turning a tidy profit.
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