Last season’s warm winter helped the deer population, and that bodes well for firearm hunters anticipating the Nov. 9 opener, especially in parts of central and southern Minnesota. As many as 400,000 ...

A legislative race in the Shakopee area is headed for an automatic recount, following rescanning of ballots Friday night that shows the vote margin between the two contenders within the threshold set ...

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