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A rollover crash last August involving two DFL elected officials sparking questions was "thoroughly and objectively" investigated by the Minnesota State Patrol, the top law enforcement official with the agency said.
One of the biggest items on their agenda: how to spend the state's $9 billion surplus.
DFL incumbent Gov. Tim Walz has a significant fundraising advantage over the several Republicans vying to unseat him in November, new state campaign finance reports released Friday show, raising more than $1 million in the first few months of this year with more than $4 million cash on hand
A deeply divided Minnesota Legislature returns from its Easter-Passover break Tuesday with just five weeks left to decide what to do with the state's $9.25 billion budget surplus plus $1.2 billion in unspent federal pandemic relief.
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has $4.1 million in the bank for his reelection campaign, while Dr. Scott Jensen and state Sen. Paul Gazelka are the money leaders among the candidates seeking Republican endorsement to unseat the governor, according to campaign finance reports released Friday.
The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday passed a resolution creating a work group tasked with making recommendations for a rent control policy in the city, after voters approved a ballot measure last November authorizing the council to set rent restrictions.
The GOP gubernatorial candidate is recovering after a crash Tuesday night in Buffalo.
"I have to say with many years of selling the state flag, I've never seen someone come in with enthusiasm for the state flag itself. They come in with enthusiasm for the state" said Lee Herold.
The court's ruling later this spring or summer is expected to establish rules for the upcoming midterm election where the battleground state's Democratic governor and Republican U.S. senator are on the ballot.
Tyler Jacobs was teaching English in Ukraine when Russian forces invaded. He attempted to escape to Turkey was by detained by Russian soldiers.
The South Dakota House on Tuesday impeached state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg over a 2020 fatal crash in which he initially told authorities he thought he had struck a deer or another large animal.
A Republican-authored bill to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin will be getting its first public hearing next week, achieving one goal of backers and the latest sign of progress for those who want to loosen the state's laws.
Buried in the basement of the Minnesota State Office Building, a barbershop with a rich history is abuzz with customers again as the pandemic eases and more return work at the Capitol complex.
Rep. Ilhan Omar was among a group of progressives who met with President Biden recently to push student loan forgiveness.
The Minnesota Legislature rushed through $1 million in emergency funding Thursday to bolster the fight against bird flu, a highly contagious disease that has cost the state's turkey farmers more than 1 million birds.
