MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis mother said she has a full-time job finding help for her 4-year-old son whose left arm was paralyzed by a rare illness that's been characterized as similar to polio. Elaine Young told Minnesota Public Radio that the bulk of her days consist of making phone ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — The demand for European mount taxidermy is on the rise, according to a northern Minnesota man who's averaging about 400 skulls a year. Tony Petrie of Bemidji works as a sergeant in the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, but practices taxidermy in his spare time, ...

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a Maple Grove police officer who shot and wounded a knife-wielding man during a confrontation in February was justified in his actions. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman made the announcement on Friday. Authorities say 20-year veteran Jeff ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The attorney for a former grain elevator manager accused of stealing $5 million from the cooperative says his client disappeared for nearly three months because he needed to clear his head. Fifty-six-year-old Jerry Hennessey, of Dalton, is the former manager of the Ashby ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The University of Minnesota Raptor Center has euthanized a second eagle this hunting season because of lead poisoning. The Raptor Center says it sees lead poisoning cases annually beginning with deer hunting season and lead bullets are the main cause. The birds ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The woman who may become the next University of Minnesota president is a collaborative and approachable leader, according to education officials and colleagues. Joan Gabel is the only finalist interviewing to succeed Eric Kaler, The Star Tribune reported . The university's ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge will allow prosecutors to add an additional charge of intentional murder to the case of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an Australian woman last year. Judge Kathryn Quaintance ruled Friday that prosecutors can amend their complaint against ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — American Indian leaders condemned the actions of a group working in a homeless encampment in Minneapolis, saying the group has become so aggressive that some outreach workers are afraid to enter the area to help those in need. The head of the Metropolitan Urban Indian ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Willmar man who admitted that he illegally possessed a stockpile of weapons has been sentenced to three years in prison. Forty-six-year-old Chad Lee Monson was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court. According to court documents, authorities searched Monson's ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Orchestra Music Director Osmo Vanska plans to step down when his contract ends in 2022. Vanska made the announcement at the orchestra board's annual meeting Wednesday. He says he wanted to give the organization plenty of time to find his replacement. Under ...

By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota will have a projected $1.5 billion surplus for the next two-year budget period, state officials announced Thursday, setting the stage for a spirited debate over taxes and spending in the legislative session that starts in ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota political party leaders along with state and local officials are considering mail-only balloting for the 2020 presidential primary, a dramatic change from past practices in which citizens made their selections in party caucuses. The state will switch to a more ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — After a decade in dock, the historic 1920s-era Delta Queen riverboat will cruise again. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday authorizing the 285-foot-long (87-meter-long) riverboat immortalized in poems and songs to cruise again along the Mississippi and ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Cities across Minnesota are turning to spraying a saltwater solution on roads to help keep them ice-free, with some saying it's more environmentally responsible than spreading rock salt. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has added brine sprayers to its fleet ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota wildlife officials say a wild deer taken in Houston County has tested positive for apparent chronic wasting disease. The Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday that official confirmation will come later this week. The hunter has been notified, and the ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota's Board of Regents on Wednesday advanced Joan Gabel, provost at the University of South Carolina, as the single finalist for the president's job at Minnesota's landmark university. If ultimately selected, Gabel would become the first female ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota State Patrol says troopers worked within agency guidelines on pursuits when they chased a speeding driver who subsequently struck three children in a north Minneapolis playground. Minnesota Public Radio News reports that the Patrol on Tuesday released squad ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — A recount shows Democrat John Persell winning a Minnesota House seat in the Bemidji area. Persell had eight more votes that Republican state Rep. Matt Bliss going into Monday's recount. After the recount, Persell had an 11-vote lead over Bliss. The State Canvassing ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Authorities are treating the death of an Eden Prairie man who suffered cardiac arrest after a home invasion this fall as a homicide. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office on Monday said 63-year-old Oukham Oudavanh died of heart disease on Oct. 6 shortly ...

By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A key congressional voice on agriculture, U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, said Tuesday that he's optimistic that lawmakers can pass a new farm bill next week after a delay caused by the break for the funeral of former ...