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ST. PAUL -- A routine traffic stop midday Wednesday ended with gunshots that felled Mendota Heights’ most veteran police officer. Eight hours later, during a massive manhunt for officer Scott Patrick’s killer, police said the suspect opened fire on St. Paul officers, who shot...

ST. PAUL — Republican candidates for Minnesota governor came out swinging in a broadcast debate Wednesday, arguing over idealistic visions versus the practical realities of running a divided state government. First-time candidate Scott Honour said he would make the biggest and...

LUVERNE — A Lake Park, Iowa, man was arrested Monday night after allegedly stealing more than $1,200 worth of barbed wire rolls from the Bomgaars Store in Luverne.  Kirk Michael Kane, 50, is facing one felony count of theft and second-degree assault. He also faces one count...

DULUTH — Minnesota DFLers unveiled plans Wednesday to introduce a bill that would require most employers’ insurance plans to pick up the tab for employees’ birth control. During a visit to Duluth on Wednesday afternoon, House Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, laid...

WORTHINGTON — Tuesday marked the beginning of the filing period for those seeking election in local races this November. Candidates have until Aug. 12 to file the necessary paperwork in order to appear on the ballot. According to Minnesota law, in order to hold city office, individuals...

Ambulance WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Ambulance was dispatched at 3:02 p.m. Wednesday to the 1100 block of Ryan’s Road to assist an adult female having a diabetic reaction. Police BREWSTER — The Nobles County Sheriff’s Office investigated a possible scam reported at...

Considering all the negative news about the Northland Mall property over the last several months — the last few years, actually — it’s hard not to be downright excited about this week’s developments. It’s also easy to be a little cynical, too, but we’ll aim to be as positive...

Scott Rall Daily Globe outdoors columnist  Everybody remembers their first snipe hunt. I was living in Laramie, Wyo., and was in the fifth grade. My brother took a rabbit fur lined glove and turned it inside out and told me we were going snipe hunting. It was pitch dark...

Certificate of Assumed Name State of Minnesota Pursuant to Chapter 333, Minnesota Statutes; the undersigned, who is or will be conducting or transacting a commercial business in the State of Minnesota under an assumed name, hereby certifies: 1. The exact assumed name under...

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT To Whom it May Concern: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §§429.011 to 429.111, the City Council of the City of Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota, will meet in Council Chambers of City Hall...

DAILY GLOBE JACKSON — The Jackson Bulls have dominated southwest Minnesota amateur baseball this summer, but no one has dominated Fairmont with Taylor Nawrocki on the mound. It was Nawrocki who bested Jackson in the first game of a Region 13 best-of-three playoff series Wednesday...

  AUSTIN, Texas — Did you scramble to get your taxes done this year at the last minute? Yeah, me too. I really didn’t mind paying what I owe — but I hate having to pay the taxes owed by the likes of JPMorgan Chase, ExxonMobil and Amazon. They’re just a few of the...

By CATHERINE RAMPELL, Washington Post Writers Group NEW YORK — Something strange happened here this week: Lots of workers who’ve never done so before got the right to call in sick. And that’s a good thing. The Big Apple, you see, is joining a handful of other trailblazing...

WASHINGTON — John Kerry put his right hand on his heart. “This is not about me,” he said The secretary of state was reacting to the torrent of criticism at home and abroad of his failed attempt at a Middle East cease-fire. Contrary to his protest, Kerry was taking it personally. “You...