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Fossil area closed after 2 boys die in Minn. park

St. Paul authorities shut down a popular fossil-hunting area in a riverside park Thursday, one day after two children were killed and two others injured by a landslide.

Dayton signs Minn. budget bills, other legislation

Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a pile of state budget bills and other legislation into law, including $2.1 billion in tax increases.

New Minn. law allows more childhood abuse lawsuits

Adults who suffered childhood sexual abuse and want to file lawsuits against both abusers and the institutions that employed them will have greater access to Minnesota's court system under a bill awaiting Gov. Mark Dayton's signature.

Minn. records more than 200 flu deaths this season

Health officials say Minnesota topped 200 influenza-related deaths this flu season.

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