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Gov. Tim Walz vowed Monday to put children and classrooms at the forefront in his second term, seizing on a "historic opportunity" with a massive budget surplus to make the largest investments in education in state history.

Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is pledging to make the largest investments in public education in Minnesota history as he begins his second term

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz has proposed adding an inspector general to the Minnesota Department of Education and spending more money on grant oversight, audits and fraud investigation in the aftermath of the Feeding Our Future scandal.

Minnesota wildlife officials have finalized a plan to keep the state's wolf population stable for the next decade. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources would aim to keep the population between 2,200 and 3,000 animals, which is where it has been for about 30 years.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A familiar melody spilled out of Marita Schmitz's kindergarten classroom one morning earlier this month. Inside, while sitting on a multicolor mat at the front of the room, children used their fingers and arms to demonstrate how a spider climbs up a waterspout just to be…

States across the U.S. built big budget surpluses as inflation helped drive up their revenues from income and sales taxes

The Vikings aren't getting enough respect for their 12-3 record

The latest Vikings news is diverse in a range of topics

MINNEAPOLIS — Prayers and grit kept a team of Dakota riders going through two snowstorms and long, frigid days on horses this month, through South Dakota and southern Minnesota to reach Mankato on Dec. 26 — to mark the 160th anniversary of the largest mass execution in American history, and…