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It was supposed to be a series of formalities. But when Gov. Mark Dayton put his signature on the final bills left on his desk on Friday, he may have started a few brand new battles.

Earlier this month, I visited the University of Minnesota to hear from students about the impact of student debt.

With an insider's eye, Hot Dish tracks the tastiest bits of Minnesota's political scene and keep you up-to-date on those elected to serve you.

A day after learning his son Michael had committed suicide, Steve Powell wrote a lengthy letter to a daughter reiterating his belief that federal agents planned assaults on the family that may have included slipping Michael psychotropic drugs.

A sixth-grade teacher told Dr. Donna Block that women couldn't become doctors. Not only did she prove that teacher wrong, but she's also been promoting women's health and empowerment ever since.

Team 3038 team members Jessica Olmstead, Mascot ICE, Emily Lawrence, Mike Stephens, and Jacob Schwelling visit with him.

Leo Lewis got started in the CFL in 1980, before joining the Vikings in 1981. Lewis didn't have an immediate impact, but he eventually became a contributor.

Can there be too much of a good thing? When it comes to tech-educated students, the answer is sometimes.

"For a cancer screening to work, it's important to verify that it can in fact discover cancers early.

The University of Minnesota announced Wednesday night it will induct 10 former and current Gophers to the school's "M" Hall of Fame.

Researchers from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, and the University's Brain Tumor Program, have developed a new mouse model of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors that allow them to discover new genes and gene pathways driving this type of cancer.

If handled correctly, selling beer and wine at college football stadiums and basketball arenas can be a profitable endeavor for universities.

Watching a crash test dummy being thrown around like a rag doll in a roll-over simulator gave 500 fifth-graders at Forestview Middle School in Baxter a good idea of what could happen if they didn't wear their seat belts.

We're going to tell you a little known story about a South Dakota native who challenged a president to end a war.

Propping up the Fourth Estate by DWIGHT HOBBES Bill Borea, anchor of Minneapolis Television Network's cablecast forum 'Spectator' , is, to say the least, a well-rounded fella.

A University of Minnesota dairy economist will speak at South Dakota University on Wednesday about current federal dairy legislation.

Kate O'Reilly's spring allergy survival kit includes the usual stuff - nasal sprays, allergy pills and a box of tissues.

Dallas - Home furnishings manufacturer Groovystuff announced the names of the four student winners of its "Groovystuff by Design: Connecting Education with Industry Challenge." Students Ian O'Hare , Ami Seuki , Malachi Payne and Bethany DeLine placed first from their respective schools in the popular vote, conducted at the spring High Point Market, ... (more)

Minnesota state Rep. David FitzSimmons "made himself a hero for the cause [of] religious freedom" with his " civil marriage" amendment to what is now the state's new law permitting same-sex marriages .

A miserable start to spring planting for Minnesota farmers has greatly improved with a stretch of better weather.