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Red Wing City Council agreed Monday to move forward with developing a solid waste agreement among the Goodhue County, the city of Red Wing and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Members discussed the issue at a workshop last week and unanimously agreed Monday to keep working...

Colvill Family Center will be closed this afternoon due to a maintenance issue. There will be no afternoon classes or activities at the early childhood learning center, Red Wing School District said Wednesday morning. It appears that oil from a drum on an adjacent property...

ST. PAUL — Allowing liquor stores to open on Sundays remains a steep climb in the Minnesota Legislature, so its prime proponent is willing to accept “baby steps.” Sen. Roger Reinert, D-Duluth, has introduced seven bills that to varying degrees allow Sunday sales, including...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota veterans could request to take off Veterans Day under a bill that a House committee passed Wednesday. Rep. Andrew Falk, D-Murdock, said that veterans often cannot attend events honoring them because they are stuck at work. "This is a holiday meant to honor...

ST. PAUL — Western North Dakota's oil boom puts Minnesota in a dangerous position, a key Minnesota lawmaker says, and the state should increase its rail oil safety oversight. Most of the highly volatile oil moves from the Bakken oilfields through Minnesota. “We are at the geographic...

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House passed a $500 million tax cut Thursday and the governor announced he wants to trim taxes $616 million, but the Senate is headed for smaller cuts. Democrats said the bill representatives passed 126-2 would provide tax relief to nearly 1 million Minnesotans,...

 People in the eastern two-thirds of Minnesota are under an air pollution health alert today. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the alert this morning, saying air quality is unhealthy for groups of people such as those with cardiovascular or respiratory disease,...

ST. PAUL — A Minnesota car owner who wants a massive bright yellow bug deflector with purple polka dots could install one under a provision Gov. Mark Dayton proposes. Now, state law regulates bug deflectors' size and color. Dayton also wants to eliminate a law that specifies...

A decision on the future of the city’s incinerator and waste operations could be coming soon. The Red Wing City Council discussed the issue at a workshop Monday and plans to talk more and take action at its March 24 regular meeting. The incinerator closed in July for an extended...