The fall election has begun with early voting in Minnesota. Voters can fill out a ballot ahead of the Nov. 5 Election Day at a county or city office, or vote by mail.

Nine workers at a Minnesota prison fell ill and were hospitalized Thursday after being exposed to unknown synthetic substances possessed by men who are incarcerated. Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell believes they were exposed to synthetic drugs. 

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