Politics Apr 01 States move to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards Legislators in Minnesota, Michigan, Maryland, New Jersey and Florida are pursuing state voting rights acts, building on ones enacted by several other states, including New York and Connecticut.
Politics Mar 06 Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips ends Democratic primary challenge after failing to win single contest, endorses Biden The Democratic congressman from Minnesota built his White House bid around calls for a new generation of party leadership while spending freely from his personal fortune. But Phillips announced Wednesday he's suspending his campaign.
Politics Mar 05 Biden wins Minnesota primary, AP says Joe Biden has wins the Democratic presidential primary in Minnesota.
Nation Feb 19 Minnesota community mourns 3 first responders killed at scene of domestic call A suburban Minneapolis community was in mourning after authorities said two police officers and a firefighter were killed by a heavily armed man who shot at them from inside a home that was filled with children.
Nation Feb 18 Officials say 2 police officers, 1 paramedic shot and killed at domestic call in Minnesota A desperate call for help from a home in suburban Minneapolis early Sunday turned deadly for two police officers and a first responder who were shot and killed, according to officials. A suspect in the shooting also died, officials said.
Arts Jan 29 Dying thief who stole ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005 gets no prison time Seventy-six-year-old Terry Jon Martin stole the slippers in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in the late actor's hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Martin's attorney says he had gone straight but wanted to pull off "one last score."…
Nation Jan 06 More details, stories of bravery emerge in aftermath of school shooting in Perry, Iowa A small town in Iowa is stunned but pulling together after a school shooting in which a 17-year-old killed a sixth-grade student and wounded seven other people. Here are some things to know about Thursday's shooting at Perry High School.
Nation Jan 03 What to know about Minnesota’s new state flag and seal Love it, hate it or yawn at it, Minnesota is set to get a new state flag this spring that echoes its motto of being the North Star State, replacing an old flag that brought up painful memories of conquest…
Nation Dec 11 Man imprisoned as teen for flower shop killing is released after judge throws out conviction Marvin Haynes, who was 16 at the time of the killing, was released from prison shortly after the judge's ruling Monday.
Politics Nov 14 Derek Chauvin makes another bid to overturn federal conviction in murder of George Floyd In a motion filed in court Monday, Chauvin said he would never have pleaded guilty to the charge in 2021 if he had known about the theories of a Kansas forensic pathologist with whom he began corresponding in February.