The flashy jangle of slot machines is a far cry from the stillness of Rocky Gap State Park in western Maryland, but state and local leaders are betting that this week's planned casino opening will transform a struggling lakeside lodge into the economic engine its planners envisioned 15 years ago.

Minnesota lawmakers are putting in long weekend hours as they speed toward adjournment.

Minnesota schools are in line for a bunch of new money from the state.

The Somali community in Minnesota is reacting with a mix of outrage, confusion and relief to sentences handed down last week in the long-running investigations into recruiting and financing for the terrorist group al-Shabab.

Duluth police are looking for a 12-year-old boy.

The final pieces of Minnesota's next two-year budget were falling into place Sunday amid a time crunch for lawmakers to get it all approved.

Washburn County sheriff's officials say they consider the case of a 15-year-old girl missing for 17 years still open and active.

The final pieces of Minnesota's next two-year budget are falling into place amid a time crunch to get it all approved.

Minnesota starter Scott Diamond stayed out of trouble against David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox batters at Fenway Park 11 days ago.

David Ortiz insists he isn't trying to do anything special to show the Minnesota Twins they made a big mistake by letting him go in 2002.

Many Minnesota cities and counties will see a big bump in their state aid, and for that they're being required to tamp down property taxes.

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Moving in fits and starts Saturday, the Minnesota Legislature tried to nail down the final pieces of the next state budget, including votes on a nearly $16 billion school funding bill that's been one of the chief priorities for Democrats running things at the Capitol.

The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a $11 billion package of spending on health and assistance programs that includes a 5-percent pay increase for nursing home workers.

The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Hot Lotto" game were:

David Ortiz homered twice and drove in six runs to torment his former team once again, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 12-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.

Alise Post race to her third straight victory in the USA Cycling Elite BMX National Championships on Saturday, and fellow 2012 Olympian Nic Long won his second men's title.

Minneapolis police have reopened a 17-year-old case of a woman found stabbed to death in the trunk of her car.

Wisconsin's neighbor Minnesota may have become the 12th state in the country to legalize same-sex unions on Tuesday. But gay marriage is not on the legislative agenda in Wisconsin, and that's not expected to change in the near future.

Former news anchor Tom Brokaw became the first recipient of an honorary degree from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine on Saturday.