Politics Mar 05 Biden wins Minnesota primary, AP says Joe Biden has wins the Democratic presidential primary in Minnesota.
Politics Feb 04 Oglala Sioux ban South Dakota’s governor from tribal lands over U.S.-Mexico border remarks A South Dakota tribe has banned Republican Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation after she spoke this week about wanting to send razor wire and security personnel to Texas to help deter immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border and also said…
Nation Jan 14 Principal who was critically injured protecting students during Iowa school shooting has died An Iowa principal who put himself in harm’s way to protect students during a school shooting earlier this month died Sunday, a funeral home confirmed.
Politics Nov 24 Rep. Dean Phillips, a Democrat running for president, says he won’t run for re-election to Congress Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, who is running for president and challenging Joe Biden in the primary, has announced that he will not seek reelection to Congress in 2024.
Nation Sep 05 Small American towns seeing some success with disbanding police forces From Minnesota to Maine, Ohio to Texas, small towns unable to fill jobs are eliminating their police departments and turning over police work to their county sheriff, a neighboring town or state police.
Nation Aug 27 White man fatally shoots 3 Black people at a Florida store in a hate crime, officials say A masked white man fatally shot three Black people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in a predominately African-American neighborhood on Saturday, in an attack where he used a gun painted with a swastika, officials said.
Nation Jul 11 Search for children’s remains resumes at former Native American boarding school in Nebraska If the dig reveals human remains, the State Archeology Office will continue to work with the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs to decide on next steps.
Politics Jul 05 The U.S. citizenship test is changing. Here’s why some advocates are concerned The proposed format could make the citizenship test harder for people who struggle with English literacy. That includes refugees, elderly immigrants and people with disabilities that interfere with their test performance.
Politics May 24 Minnesota governor signs ‘One Minnesota Budget’ in celebratory moment for Democrats The so-called "One Minnesota Budget" includes funding for free school meals to kids and free tuition at public colleges for students whose families earn less than $80,000 a year.
Politics May 19 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signs gun safety measures Walz said Friday it took decades for these measures to be considered in Minnesota. Gabby Giffords also spoke at the event. She's a former Democratic congresswoman from Arizona who was shot in the head in 2011.