Minnesota House defeats construction projects bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A state Capitol facelift, college campus building projects and regional civic center upgrades got thrown in limbo Friday when the Minnesota House failed to muster enough votes for an $800 million construction bill....

Minn. House backs nursing home pay hike
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota House has voted to give nursing home workers in the state a 5-percent pay increase....

Minnesota House passes lawmaker pay hike panel
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota House voted Friday to take the politically charged decisions about their salaries out of their own hands, approving a constitutional amendment that would ask voters if there should be an independent state council to set legislative pay....

Minn. Senate backs U of M, MNSCU tuition freezes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a bill that freezes tuition rates at the state's public colleges and universities for the next two years....

Mo. man gets life for triple killing at Minn. home
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A Minnesota judge has sentenced a Missouri man to life in prison without parole for the fatal shootings of a Brooklyn Park home day-care provider and her elderly parents last year....