Apr 03 WATCH: Biden talks clean energy at a Minnesota facility By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden ventured to suburban Minneapolis on Monday to talk about factory jobs and contrast his agenda with “the last guy" who had his job. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: Ohio Congressional delegation unveils legislation following Norfolk Southern derailment By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A bipartisan group of senators and representatives from Ohio held a news briefing on Thursday to introduce new legislation to improve railroad safety. Continue reading
Mar 30 Fiery train derailment in Minnesota prompts evacuations for nearby residents By Josh Funk, Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press Authorities say a train hauling ethanol and corn syrup has derailed and caught fire in Minnesota and nearby residents have been ordered to evacuate from their homes. Continue reading
Mar 28 Minnesota youth vaping trial of e-cigarette maker Juul opens By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison plans to lead the opening statements Tuesday in his state's lawsuit against Juul Labs. Continue reading
Mar 11 Bud Grant, Hall of Fame coach of the Minnesota Vikings, dies at 95 By Dave Campbell, Associated Press Bud Grant, the stoic and demanding Hall of Fame coach who took the Minnesota Vikings and their mighty Purple People Eaters defense to four Super Bowls in eight years and lost all of them, died Saturday. He was 95. Continue reading
Mar 08 Minnesota governor signs executive order protecting rights to gender affirming care By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to seek and receive gender affirming health care. Continue reading
Jan 02 Tim Walz sworn in for 2nd term as Minnesota governor, pledges boosts to education By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is pledging to make the largest investments in public education in Minnesota history as he begins his second term. Continue reading
Nov 09 Election conspiracists seeking key state posts fall short By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Republicans who backed Donald Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election lost key races to oversee elections in some competitive states, even as others remained positioned to take those offices in more conservative parts of the country. Doug Mastriano,… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 4:31 News Wrap: Final tributes for Queen Elizabeth in Scotland, Minnesota nurses strike In our news wrap Monday, thousands in Scotland turned out for final tributes to Queen Elizabeth, former President Trump's lawyers urged a federal judge to continue barring investigators from reviewing White House documents found at his Florida home, Sweden's elections… Continue watching
Aug 10 Omar wins close House primary against centrist opponent in Minnesota By Will Weissert, Associated Press Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota won a closer-than-expected Democratic primary race against a centrist challenger who questioned Omar's support for the "defund the police" movement. Continue reading