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Darisha Bailey Vath, 17, was killed when Dylan Simmons, 21, struck her with his vehicle after a fight among a group of people at a park in Forest Lake. A Washington County jury found him guilty of second degree murder.

Fraud prevention is poised to be a big focus for legislators when they return to the Capitol on Jan. 14.

Officials and advocates admit that the promise of EIDBI and its rapid growth in funding and providers may have fueled suspected fraud faster than they could guard against it.

An entrepreneur wants to put up to $10 million toward a new kind of ag business, renovating a former Green Giant cannery to grow cannabis starting in 2025.

The band is in planning and design stages on the trail that will link to Black Bear Casino and Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.

The budgeted $504,403,199 goes toward public safety, roads and bridges, public health and human services, employee wages, community programming, infrastructure and more.

Stacie Stanley, superintendent of Edina Public Schools and a St. Paul native, emerges as top choice for St. Paul Public Schools leader among three candidates.

The scheme allegedly involved an outpatient drug and alcohol treatment center.

The FBI has identified a person of interest in the case.

Vibrant Streets Duluth wants right-of-way enforcement and a transportation commission, among other safeguards for those using roads.