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Minnesota Vikings receiver Bernard Berrian said he tried calling state lawmaker John Kriesel today to say he was sorry for his part in their Twitter exchange Sunday, but didn't want to apologize in a message and will wait until the two talk. Kriesel, R-Cottage Grove, has acknowledged that Berrian tried to call him, and Kriesel tried to call him back, but the two hadn't been able to talk yet. Berrian, in his fourth season with the Vikings, had caught one pass for 20 yards Sunday in a 22-17 loss to the Chiefs at Kansas City. After the game, Berrian responded...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It was just 10 hours after John Kriesel had learned he won Minnesota House Seat 57A; he stood in front of a barrage of cameras and reporters in room 125 of the State Capitol. "Well, compromise is what keeps me from having to sleep on the couch every night," the newly elected Republican from Cottage Grove said when asked about the state's budget. And that was the beginning of his political career. "Whether you're a Democrat or a Republican, he makes us a better body," House Minority leader Kurt Zellers of Maple Grove remarked.