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Minnesota is the twelfth-largest state by area in the U.S., it is the 21st most populous, with just over five million residents as of 2006. The state is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," and those lakes and the other waters for which the state is named, together with state and national forests and parks, offer residents and tourists a vigorous outdoor lifestyle.

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Metro Transit delays rapid bus line from St. Paul to Mall of America

Jul 24, 2014 5:10 am

At the urging of St. Paul and Ramsey County officials, Metro Transit will grudgingly back off immediate plans to pursue a $28 million rapid bus line from downtown St. Paul to the Minneapolis-St. Paul ...

Accused priest who headed St. Paul youth center was allegedly kept in ministry

Jul 24, 2014 5:09 am

Michael G. Kolar, a former priest who directed the Catholic Youth Center in St. Paul, was kept in ministry even after officials learned he had sexually abused underage girls beginning in the 1970s, ac...

Crumbling Cottage Grove kiln could lose its federal historic status

Jul 24, 2014 5:03 am

Marge Schmaltz recalls the day when her piece of history collapsed.

Dakota County's Whitetail Woods Park opens, with trails and cabin rental, in fall

Jul 24, 2014 4:48 am

A gem that few people know about will soon be revealed in southern Dakota County.

Cook County attorney takes stand at sexual misconduct trial

Jul 24, 2014 4:45 am

DULUTH, Minn. -- In his own words, Cook County Attorney Tim Scannell wasn't pulling any punches as he sat on the witness stand at his sexual misconduct trial Wednesday in Duluth.

Met Council study puts price tag on northeast metro water fix

Jul 24, 2014 4:39 am

How many millions of dollars would it take to deliver Mississippi River water to the northeast metro?

White Bear Lake meeting set to discuss water issues

Jul 24, 2014 4:27 am

A community meeting about the northeast metro region's water supply will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Century College, East Campus, Room 2315, 3300 Century Ave. N., White Bear Lake.

St. Paul City Council honors Hmong scholar Shong Ger Thao

Jul 24, 2014 4:07 am

The St. Paul City Council on Wednesday commemorated longtime city resident and Hmong cultural expert Shong Ger Thao, who passed away on June 16 in St. Paul. He was 76.

Forest Lake parks to get nearly $300K in upgrades

Jul 24, 2014 4:07 am

When the recession slowed the building of new homes in Forest Lake, the city's parks suffered.

From one Hmong family, four of Johnson High's top students

Jul 24, 2014 3:51 am

Fellow parents have turned to Kou Moua for help navigating St. Paul's Johnson High School. Teachers have asked the mother of seven for her magic parenting formula.

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