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St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - Governor Mark Dayton today appointed Minnesota businessman Michael Vekich to head the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority.

DETROIT (AP) — After months of wrangling with the U.S. government, Volkswagen has agreed to buy back or fix about 482,000 vehicles with 2-liter diesel engines that are rigged to cheat on emissions tests.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --€” Minnesota coach Richard Pitino is defending his embattled father, Rick Pitino, as allegations swirl around the Louisville program that a former staffer paid escorts to have sex with former recruits and players.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned Friday, giving in to mounting pressure to abandon his office amid suspicions that his fiancee used her relationship with him to land contracts for her green-energy consulting business.