Reality Check: State Legislature Demographics
The National Council of State Legislatures and the Pew Research Center released a report that says legislatures don't reflect the demographics of the states they represent -- including Minnesota.
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The National Council of State Legislatures and the Pew Research Center released a report that says legislatures don't reflect the demographics of the states they represent -- including Minnesota.
The Lakeville High School teenagers who were involved in a rollover crash Friday were playing Nerf wars, the Dakota County Sheriff's Office confirmed.
Up to 20,000 people are expected to mail cards and presents from the small village of Rudolph Saturday. That's right, Rudolph -- just like the reindeer.
One in four women will suffer abuse from a partner. On occasion, men are also victims. At least 16 Minnesota women were killed by their partners in 2014. There's a small group of Minnesotans trying to change that number. They help victims take the first step to get out, which can be much more complicated than it sounds.
Crews are battling a two-alarm fire Friday afternoon in a multi-unit residence in south Minneapolis. Firefighters have been concentrating on the third floor of the residence, located on Fifth Street and Franklin Avenue.
Minnesota's capital city may join the chorus of voices condemning a Republican presidential candidate for his remarks on followers of Islam.
After a year of dismantling, negotiating and legal pressuring, a politically connected Minneapolis nonprofit formed to serve the poor is closer to being wound down and entities stung by widely documented misspending are recouping at least some of their losses.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will embark next week on a weeklong campaign blitz of Minnesota and other states that will hold March 1 presidential race voting. His presidential campaign announced Friday that the Republican will be in Minnesota on Thursday as he sets off on a fly-around of seven Super Tuesday states.
Two people were charged Friday for their alleged roles in the disappearance of two Minnesota sisters. Douglas Craig Dahlen, 53, and Deirdre Elise Evavold, 51, each face one count of deprivation of parental rights.
A man has been arrested in connection with the double homicide in St. Paul Thursday. Twenty-four-year-old Jamaine Jamie Williams, of St. Paul, is in custody Friday, and criminal charges are pending.
A judge had harsh words for a Twin Cities man who admitted to strangling his wife and hiding her body nearly 20 years ago. In court Friday, that judge called Norman Bachman a terrible person and then sent him to prison for just over 13 years.
A 20-year-old Minneapolis man was arrested by the FBI Friday for making threats against law enforcement on Twitter. The FBI accuses Khaalid Adam Abdulkadir of threatening FBI special agents on social media after the arrest of Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame on Wednesday.
What a difference five years makes. In 2010, December 11th brought one of the biggest snowfalls in recent memory to the Twin Cities, one that ended up felling the roof of the mighty Metrodome.
Hitchcock/Truffaut is a song of jubilee for that outstanding and unmistakable icon of American movie-making, Alfred Hitchcock. While Hitch is no doubt a creative and influential titan in the public mind today, it's important to remember that this wasn't always the case.
This holiday season, Cirque Production is bringing its holiday theme show, Cirque Dreams Holidaze, to the Twin Cities. What always strikes me about these types of shows is how easy the performers make each act look, even when I know how difficult it truly is.
