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Minnesota governor signs $2.6B infrastructure plan, a bipartisan success from a partisan session

Jun. 01, 2023 18:30 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz signed a $2.6 billion public infrastructure package Thursday, the largest in state history and the biggest bipartisan success of an often partisan legislative session. The two bills together use $1.5 billion in borrowing and $1.1 billion in cash to...

Twins to call up Royce Lewis a year after ACL injury

May. 28, 2023 19:06 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have lost eight of 10 series in May, with a lineup that's been limping along lately with a spate of injuries and too many strikeouts. They could use a boost. Royce Lewis is on his way. Lewis will join the Twins in Houston, where...

3 people killed when house explodes in South Dakota

May. 25, 2023 19:18 PM EDT

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a house explosion that killed a baby and her grandparents and left two young children hospitalized with burns. The house about 11 miles (about 18 kilometers) southwest of Fort Pierre exploded...

Minnesota mosque fire suspect admits setting it to protest homelessness, affidavit says

May. 19, 2023 18:06 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A man charged with setting a fire at a Minnesota mosque told authorities he is Muslim and set the fire to protest homelessness, according to court records. Said Murekezi, 42, is charged with second-degree arson, second-degree burglary of a religious building...

Man arrested in latest in string of mosque vandalism in Minnesota

May. 18, 2023 17:27 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A 42-year-old man is jailed after a mosque in St. Paul was severely damaged by a fire that authorities say was deliberately set — marking the sixth attack on Muslim houses of worship in Minnesota in 2023. The fire was reported early Wednesday at the Oromo...

Man sentenced to 103 years for killing 4 SUV passengers, dumping bodies in cornfield

May. 16, 2023 12:46 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man convicted of killing four passengers in his Mercedes Benz SUV in Minnesota and dumping the bodies in a Wisconsin cornfield has been sentenced to 103 years in prison. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported that Judge JaPaul Harris on Monday sentenced...

3M fires company executive for inappropriate conduct weeks after promotion

May. 15, 2023 14:14 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — 3M has fired prominent company executive Michael Vale due to “inappropriate personal conduct and violation of company policy,” the maker of Post-it notes, industrial coatings and ceramics announced on Monday. Vale was promoted to group president and chief...

Twins place Kepler on IL with left hamstring strain, recall Larnach

May. 13, 2023 13:22 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins announced Saturday that outfielder Max Kepler was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Outfielder Trevor Larnach was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul to take Kepler's place on the roster. Kepler left Thursday's game...

Polymet Mining: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 11, 2023 18:18 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Polymet Mining Corp. (PLM) on Thursday reported a loss of $5.3 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the St. Paul, Minnesota-based company said it had a loss of 5 cents. _____ This story was...

Twins reinstate Farmer 4 weeks after hit by pitch in face, demote Miranda to Triple-A

May. 10, 2023 18:05 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins returned infielder Kyle Farmer from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the injured list on Wednesday, four weeks after he was hit by a pitch in the face and needed oral surgery. Third baseman Jose Miranda was sent to Triple-A St....