Hundreds of people on both sides of the gay marriage issue are expressing their viewpoints at the Minnesota Capitol where the House is expected to cast a historic vote on legislation legalizing same-gender unions.

Debate is underway in Minnesota's House of Representatives on the bill to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota.

Gay marriage supporters are swarming the Capitol ahead of a Minnesota House vote on making same-sex marriages legal.

The University of Minnesota is partnering with the Salvation Army to recycle student furniture and other items discarded curbside at the beginning and end of each semester.

This week's update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows more improvement in parts of south-central and eastern Minnesota, where areas that had been abnormally dry are now rated normal.

Opponents of gay marriage say they expect more than 1,000 people who share their views to turn out for a historic vote in the Minnesota House.

Frozen lakes and the recent spring snowstorms have grounded migrating loons and grebes in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Extra security officers are patrolling Minnesota's Capitol as the House debates the legalizing gay marriage before what is shaping up as a large crowd of spectators.

Police say they don't yet know the identity of a body recovered from the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul.

The Minnesota House stood ready to vote to make the state the 12th to legalize gay marriage Thursday, as rallies planned for and against the measure prompted heightened security at the Capitol.

Eden Prairie police have released maps of land to be searched in the disappearance of a 24-year-old woman.

On the eve of a historic House vote, the group lobbying to pass gay marriage at Minnesota's Capitol threw its weight Wednesday behind a proposed change to the bill that gives more comfort to churches opposing same-sex marriage and could make it easier for Republicans to support it.

Canterbury Park opens its 2013 horse racing season in just about a week.

Extra security officers are patrolling Minnesota's Capitol as the House debates the highly-charged issue of legalizing gay marriage.

A former head football coach for Minnesota State University, Mankato, who was cleared of child pornography charges last year but reassigned to an administrative position, is no longer employed at the university, the school said Wednesday.

The University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Vikings have reached agreement on the Vikings' use of TCF Bank Stadium for two seasons.

Gov. Mark Dayton has joined the list of those wondering if the Minnesota Vikings cut veteran punter Chris Kluwe solely for performance purposes.

The Minnesota House is getting ready to vote on whether gay couples should be allowed to get married in the state.

Canterbury Park opens its 2013 horse racing season Friday.

Safety officials are suggesting a Mother's Day gift for anglers _ wear a life jacket when heading onto Minnesota's icy waters for the fishing opener this weekend.