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Minn. House tells court governor abused budget lawST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Lawyers for the Minnesota House spell out in a 34-page brief why they believe Gov. Tim Pawlenty misused a state law to enact budget cuts without legislative consent. The brief filed Friday supports a lawsuit... In this article: Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, Plaintiff, and Minnesota House |
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AP Online | 23 hours ago
Bus company: Driver in Minn. crash had aneurysm
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm just before the bus veered off a southern Minnesota interstate and crashed, killing two people and injuring 20, the owner of the bus company said Thursday. State officials...
In this article: Aneurysm, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Minneapolis, and Mayo Clinic
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Williams, No. 24 Minnesota top Utah Valley 76-51
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Freshman Rodney Williams had 17 points, six rebounds and four steals in his first career start, helping 24th-ranked Minnesota pull away from Utah Valley in the second half of a 76-51 victory on Thursday. Missing senior...
In this article: North Dakota State, Cal State Bakersfield, and Tubby Smith
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Tour bus crashes off Minn. interstate, killing 2
AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) - Investigators were starting to reconstruct a tour bus accident that killed two people and injured 21 in southern Minnesota, seeking answers to what caused the driver to swerve off a clear, dry interstate freeway and roll...
In this article: Austin, Minneapolis, Star Tribune, and Austin Daily Herald
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Fatalities reported in Minnesota tour bus crash
...is below. AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) - A tour bus has crashed and rolled over on Interstate 90 in southern Minnesota, injuring as many as 22 people. Minnesota State Patrol spokeswoman Sgt. Jackie Sticha says there are serious injuries, but she had...
In this article: Rochester, Austin, Minnesota State Patrol, and Freeborn County
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No. 24 Minnesota runs past Stephen F. Austin 82-42
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - High-flying freshman Rodney Williams had three dunks and a pair of 3s, finishing with 14 points to help 24th-ranked Minnesota pull away from Stephen F. Austin in an 82-42 victory on Monday night. Lawrence Westbrook and...
In this article: Tubby Smith, Southland Conference, NCAA, and Texas Tech
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Minnesota (/mɪnɨˈsoʊtə/) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.2 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. Known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", the state's name comes from a Dakota word for "sky-tinted water". Those waters, together with forests, parks, and wilderness areas, offer residents and tourists a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities.
Nearly sixty percent of Minnesota's residents live in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area known as the Twin Cities, the center of transportation, business and industry, education and home to an internationally known arts community. The remainder of the state consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture; deciduous forests in the southeast, now cleared, farmed and settled; and the less populated North Woods, used for mining, forestry, and recreation. The large majority of residents are of Nordic or German descent, but ethnic diversity has increased in recent decades. Substantial influxes of African, Asian, and Latin American immigrants have joined the descendants of European immigrants and the original Native American inhabitants.
The state is known for its moderate to progressive politics and social policies, civic involvement, and high voter turnout. Minnesota ranks among the healthiest states, and has a highly literate population.
- Name:
- Minnesota
- Also Known As:
- North Star State;, Land of 10,000 Lakes; The Gopher State
- Capital:
- Saint Paul
- Motto:
- L’Étoile du Nord (French: The Star of the North)
- Largest City:
- Minneapolis
- Governor:
- Tim Pawlenty (R)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Carol Molnau (R)
- Total Area:
- 86,943
- Area of Land:
- 206,375
- Area of Inland Water:
- 7,332
- Latitude:
- 43° 30′ N to 49° 23′ N
- Longitude:
- 89° 29′ W to 97° 14′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 183
- Lowest Point:
- Lake Superior
- Elevation highest point:
- 2,301
- Highest Point:
- Eagle Mountain
- Admittance Date:
- May 11, 1858
- Time Zone:
- Central: UTC-6/-5
- Demonym:
- Minnesotan
- Median Income:
- $55,802
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