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WORTHINGTON — The fifth and final candidate for the Worthington city administrator position has been named. Greg Boe is the senior community development specialist for Scott County, where Shakopee is the county seat. He is certified in public management and has a master’s degree...

WORTHINGTON — A man was arrested this week after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a local motel. Domingo Tercero, 33, is facing one count of fifth-degree non-consensual sexual conduct charges after the victim called to report that she had been raped. At approximately 10:22...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s elected officials are looking at election changes. On Thursday alone, lawmakers considered bills to change the primary election date, allowing 16-year-olds to preregister to vote and establishing a commission to redraw political district lines every 10...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The path to passing Gov. Terry Branstad’s highly promoted broadband legislation took an unexpected turn Thursday when a Senate economic growth subcommittee declined to advance it and instead approved a different bill aimed at expanding high-speed Internet in...

DES MOINES, Iowa — At odds over education funding, Iowa lawmakers began meeting Thursday to attempt to find a compromise. The Republican-majority House and Democratic-controlled Senate are still far apart on how much new money to give schools in the upcoming academic year. House...

Accidents WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Police Department responded to a crash at 7:58 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Clary Street and Diagonal Road. No injuries were reported. WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Police Department responded to a hit-and-run crash at 2:38 p.m....

TWO HARBORS — A Lake County jury on Thursday convicted a Babbitt man on all six charges brought against him in connection with a snowmobile chase that reached up to 80 mph through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in 2014. Federal law bans snowmobiling in the BWCAW. Edward...

BEMIDJI — One person was injured Wednesday night when her car struck a log that had rolled off of a trailer as it was traveling on U.S. 2 near Bemidji. Michael Tammaro, 60, of Laporte, was driving a 1998 Ford semi, pulling a trailer loaded with logs westbound on U.S. 2 when he...

By ERIC FISHER and DAN DORMAN Recognizing an opportunity to expand, agricultural equipment manufacturer AGCO conducted a study in 2010 to explore where that growth should occur. Ultimately, it decided to expand North American tractor production in the community where it had resided...

WASHINGTON — John Boehner looked as if he were a spectator at his own hanging — and in a sense he is. He can defy conservatives by abandoning their fight to undo President Obama’s immigration actions and perhaps lose his speakership in the process. Or he can stand with the...

The Worthington High School wrestling team lost twice Thursday at the Class AA team wrestling tournament in St. Paul. The Trojans lost their opener 39-21 to top-ranked Simley, then were defeated 33-26 by Perham in the consolation bracket. Jackson County Central won its first match...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist  I made my annual trip last weekend in the middle of my mid-winter blues to the 2015 Pheasant Fest in Des Moines. These events started in 2003 and have been held in places like Kansas City, Omaha, St. Paul, Bloomington and Milwaukee....

WORTHINGTON — Students from Worthington and other southwest Minnesota school districts filled the Worthington High School gynmasium last October to hear oral arguments in an actual court case tried by the Minnesota Supreme Court. On Wednesday, the ruling on that case — the State...