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Minnesota
state, United States
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Also known as: North Star State
Seal of Minnesota
The loon is the state bird of Minnesota.
Minnesota's state flower is the pink-and-white lady's slipper.
- Capital:
- St. Paul
- Population:
- (2020) 5,706,494; (2022 est.) 5,717,184
- Governor:
- Tim Walz (Democrat)
- Date Of Admission:
- May 11, 1858
- U.S. Senators:
- Amy Klobuchar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) Tina Smith (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)
Recent News
Jun. 7, 2023, 9:57 PM ET (AP)
Air pollution cloaks eastern US for a second day. Here's why there is so much smoke
Intense smoke blanketed the northeastern United States for a second day Wednesday, turning the air a yellowish gray and prompting warnings for people to stay inside and keep windows closed
Jun. 6, 2023, 8:06 PM ET (AP)
US Army Corps revokes permit for Minnesota mine, cites threat to downstream tribe's water standards
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday it has revoked a crucial federal permit for the proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, a project popularly known as PolyMet, saying the permit did not comply with the water quality standards set by a sovereign downstream tribe
Jun. 1, 2023, 6:40 PM ET (AP)
Man pleads guilty to assaulting Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in DC apartment building
A man has pleaded guilty to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in the elevator of her Washington apartment building in February
May 30, 2023, 6:43 PM ET (AP)
Minnesota governor signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana starting in August
Minnesota’s governor has legalized recreational marijuana for people over 21 starting in August
May 27, 2023, 1:02 PM ET (AP)
Florida man at center of fatal human smuggling case pleads not guilty in Minnesota
A Florida man charged with human smuggling related to the deaths last year of four immigrants near the Canadian border has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges
Minnesota, constituent state of the United States of America. It became the 32nd state of the union on May 11, 1858. A small extension of the northern boundary makes Minnesota the most northerly of the 48 conterminous U.S. states. (This peculiar protrusion is the result of a boundary agreement with Great Britain before the area had been carefully surveyed.) Minnesota is one of the north-central states. It is bounded by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north, by Lake Superior and the state of Wisconsin to the east, and by the states of Iowa to the south ...(100 of 8582 words)