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Retired judge to chair state panel documenting effects of federal immigration enforcement in MN
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has appointed members to a new state council tasked with documenting the impact of the federal i...
St. Paul City Attorney won't file charges against Cities Church protesters
In a statement, City Attorney Irene Kao, wrote that the decision comes after her office reviewed evidence submitted by l...
Council committee rejects George Floyd Square plan
The proposal will now go on to a vote by the full city council. If the council denies it, city staff can make a new reco...
California's primary for governor is undecided as candidates vie to be in the top two
Republicans and Democrats all compete together in the unusual primary to set the one-on-one race in November. Two Democr...
The White House's new site about 'aliens' has nothing to do with UFOs
The site compares undocumented immigrants to extraterrestrials, refers to people as "it," and says "they do not belong h...
Iowa voters pick their nominees for competitive general elections
Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek will face Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson in the Senate race. For governor, Democrat...
Reality TV stars throw their hats the ring for public office
Reality shows are an escape with characters who can be larger than life. But some stars use the experience of fame as a ...
Young farmer tax credit gets boost from state lawmakers
The Beginning Farmer Tax Credit to incentivizes established farmers to rent or sell equipment, livestock and land to beg...
Rural hospitals worry about future of 340B drug program
Multiple rural, critical access hospital leaders say that, while imperfect, 340B has become a lifeline. These facilities...
St. Cloud Diocese looks to reduce parishes
The St. Cloud Diocese’s plan is a dramatic reshuffling of religious and community life in a part of central Minnesota wi...
Nearly lost to gunfire, John Hoffman powers forward
State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, faced political violence at their doorstep last year. A year after an assa...
School bus crashes into Hamline University
Three children were transported to Children’s Minnesota with minor injuries. The driver also sustained minor injuries an...
General Mills agrees to sell Häagen-Dazs shops in China to investor group
General Mills is selling its Häagen-Dazs ice cream shops in China to a group of investors that includes a Chinese tea br...
AIDS Memorial Quilt panels come to Minneapolis
Queermunity, a local LGBTQ+ community hub in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, will display the panels through Jun...
3 people charged in fatal auto theft attempt outside coffee shop in Minneapolis
A Minneapolis woman is charged with murder and vehicular homicide in the death of a man who tried to stop her and anothe...
Crews battle wildfire near Ely and BWCA from land, air
The Birch Bay Fire burning near Burntside Lake about eight miles northwest of Ely has burned 25-30 acres. Nine cabins ha...
Frey names 30-year department veteran as interim Minneapolis police chief
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced Tuesday that Bill Peterson, the current 1st Precinct inspector and a 30-plus-year...
Floyd family attorneys condemn moment of silence held for Derek Chauvin at Minnesota GOP convention
Attorneys for the family of George Floyd are calling on Minnesota Republican Party leaders to apologize for a moment of ...
House Speaker Lisa Demuth joins GOP governor primary
Lisa Demuth says she’ll move to a primary after Republican delegates picked businessman Kendall Qualls for the endorseme...
Longtime Minnesota sports journalist Larry Fitzgerald Sr. dies
Minnesota sports journalist Larry Fitzgerald Sr., whose decades-long career included the distinction of being the first ...
Mayo Clinic's rooftop peregrine falcons hatch 4 chicks
For almost four decades, Mayo Clinic has raised peregrine falcons as part of a national recovery effort to save what had...
DFL and GOP target open state senate seat in Rochester
Republican Sen. Carla Nelson is retiring this year. Democrats and Republicans are focusing on her seat as they fight for...
Young adults aging out of foster care now losing SNAP
Stricter work or education requirements went into effect Monday as part of what President Trump calls his “One Big Beaut...
North Minneapolis church home to Black and Jewish history turns 100
The First Church of God in Christ building in north Minneapolis, previously home to the Tifereth B’nai Jacob Synagogue, ...
Wildfire burning near Burntside Lake forces evacuations
The Birch Bay Fire has burned about 25 acres near the North Arm of Burntside Lake, about eight miles outside Ely. Nine c...
Advocates: Legitimate providers taken off programs
Providers and disability advocates worry many providers were disenrolled simply because the Department of Human Services...
O'Hara's departure can be 'reset' for settlement
People who follow the City of Minneapolis’ settlement agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights say the su...
Five people killed in weekend motorcycle crashes
Four people died in two separate crashes involving motorcycles in Bloomington and near Rochester. Another motorcycle rid...
Shakopee police charge man with fatal shooting at Canterbury Park that left one man dead
Mohamed Abdirizak Rage allegedly shot and killed 26-year-old Khalid Ibrahim Abdi during a prayer service. He turned hims...
One by one, U.S. civil rights agency dismantles tools to fight discrimination
The EEOC is seeking to overturn rules created decades ago to tackle discrimination in employment. The Trump administrati...
A $64,720 debut jersey puts Paige Bueckers atop the WNBA memorabilia market
Paige Bueckers is setting records off the court with a jersey from her debut game last season selling for $64,720, accor...
Trump is facing a new inflation warning from the bond market, adding to his midterm challenges
The world is getting more uptight about lending money to President Donald Trump’s government. The energy price spike tri...
Court orders payment of legal fees for man who claims ICE agents fractured his skull
Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized after he said ICE agents in St. Paul dragged him from a vehicle, threw him ...
Jerome Powell uses JFK award speech to warn against political pressure. Twin Cities residents honored with award
Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used one of his first major public appearances since leaving office to delive...
DFL, GOP still have internal divides to resolve
Weekend conventions for Minnesota’s major political parties won’t head off primaries that could prove expensive and fier...
Pine City honored as home to the first rural Pride
In 2005, East Central Minnesota Pride hosted its first Pride celebration in Pine City. Years later, the small town conti...
Floating hot tubs debut on Mississippi River
Minnesota Hot Tub Boats had its grand opening over the weekend at Boom Island Park, offering rentable hot tub boats to c...
Moorhead gets $10M to finish flood mitigation projects
It’s been 17 years since a devastating flood prompted City of Moorhead officials to upgrade infrastructure to mitigate f...
Twins put Bailey Ober on the 15-day injured list
The Twins announced the move Sunday. Ober is 6-3 with a 4.59 ERA in 66 2/3 innings this season....
U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Pacific
The U.S. military said it carried out another strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean, killing ...
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