Twin Valley News

When Ed Solstad heads for the Border Route Trail, it's usually with a chain saw and a work crew.

Pay raises for Minnesota lawmakers won approval Tuesday from the state Senate, but the plan to boost salaries of the governor, Legislature, agency commissioners and other elected officials faces a taller climb in the state House.

A proposal to allow gay weddings in Minnesota survived several moves by Senate Republicans Wednesday to block it, an early signal the measure likely has enough votes to pass on the floor.

Elizabeth J. Kegel, age 90, of Blue Earth, Minn., passed away Sunday, October 21, at St.

When England's Queen Elizabeth shook hands in June with a former commander of the Irish Republican Army, the world took note.