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Former Minnesota House Speaker Picked For Walz Cabinet Post

ST. PAUL, MN -- Minnesota Governor-elect Tim Walz has named a former speaker of the Minnesota House as his transportation commissioner and is keeping the budget commissioner of outgoing Gov. Mark Dayton. The Democrat appointed former House speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher…

University of Minnesota Names First Female President

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ University of South Carolina Provost Joan Gabel has been named the first female president in the 167-year history of the University of Minnesota. The school's governing board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a five-year contract for Joan…

Victims In Fatal Buggy-Pickup Crash Near Avon Identified

AVON, MN -- Two people killed when their buggy was hit by a pickup have been identified. They are 71-year-old Robert Keppers and 66-year-old Mary Keppers of Avon, Minnesota. The Keppers' horse-drawn buggy was hit by a pickup driven by 23-year-old…

Garth Brooks Adds Minnesota Concert After Governor Request

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Country superstar Garth Brooks says Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is why he's adding a second concert when he visits Minneapolis. Brooks told reporters during a call Monday that his upcoming stadium tour is ``all about…

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