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In observance of the eighteenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Governor Tim Walz has ordered all United States and Minnesota flags be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings today.

In the wake of the mass shooting in Ohio and Texas, Minnesota groups against gun violence planned a rally Wednesday evening at the State Capitol in St. Paul.

Governor Tim Walz has ordered flags in Minnesota to be flown at half-staff thru Thursday in honor of the victims of the mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas.

  President Donald Trump turned a campaign rally into an extended dissection of four Democratic congresswomen, deriding them for what he painted as extreme positions.

A Minnesota man and military veteran whose request for a passport was twice denied has now been declared a U.S. citizen under a settlement with the State Department.

The St. Louis Park City Council will again be saying the Pledge of Allegiance. At its Monday night meeting, the council unanimously voted to return the recitation of the pledge prior to its meetings.

According to the Barron County Sheriff’s Department, Jayme Closs has been found alive.

The prize for tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to an astonishing $1 billion, the largest jackpot in the game’s history. Tonight’s drawing will be at 10 pm Central Time, and should you decide to go for the cash option, you will win $565 million in cold, hard, cash.  Mega Millions is available to play in 44 states, plus Washington …

With an estimated $868 million jackpot, the Mega Millions Lottery has crushed its previous record of $656 million, set in 2012.  The current jackpot run has been rolling since July, with $22 million winning tickets – including many worth more than $1 million.