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In video from the stop, Rep. Elliott Engen tells officers he was the designated driver. His passengers included fellow Republican Rep. Walter Hudson, who had been drinking and was carrying a gun.
Time is running out for candidates to make their case to voters. Midterm elections are on Nov. 3. On Monday, the two candidates for Minnesota governor, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, each pitched their plan for the economy. Esme Murphy reports.
Iowa lawmakers returned to the Statehouse Friday to consider expanding state tax incentives.
St. Paul City council members say they have no choice but to put taxpayers on the hook for the mayor's legal fees. Those lawyers could charge as much as $500 per hour. But as Jason Rantala explains, the council may have one last move.
A judge has ruled that the U.S. can deport the Palestinian-born leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque on foreign policy grounds.
Next year could be an expensive year for Minneapolis families. City leaders set a cap of just under 12% for tax levy increases next year. Frankie McLister spoke with city leaders who continue to blame the police budget.
Minnesota Democrats have held the office of state attorney general for decades. Recent polls show there could be an upset in November. The most recent poll shows incumbent DFL Attorney General Keith Ellison trailing Republican Ron Schutz. The KSTP-Survey USA from earlier this month has Schutz with 45% support to Ellison's 43%. For 39 years, Schutz has been an attorney and partner at Robins Kaplan one of the state's best-known law firms. He was twice named by Forbes magazine as one of the nation's top 200 attorneys. He joins Esme Murphy on WCCO Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m. NOTE: A spokesperson for Attorney General Ellison disputed Shutz's claim that there were no convictions under Ellison's watch for Medicaid fraud. The spokesperson said there were more than 340 convictions.
St. Paul's police chief is suing the mayor for what he calls her "repeated pattern of sexually harassing conduct." WCCO's Conor Wight took those allegations to the city council.
Explosive sexual harassment allegations, a lawsuit and now changes in daily operations. The strained relationship between St. Paul's police chief and mayor is now heading to court. Ashley Grams has the allegations in a new lawsuit and a change in the mayor's security detail.
Could Minneapolis be heading for another rideshare showdown? Some city council members are pushing for changes to a driverless taxi service already operating in other states. Ubah Ali joins us with the potential roadblocks for Waymo in Minnesota's largest city.
The wrenching, heartbreaking testimony echoed through the Congressional hearing room, pulling everyone back to the raw moments of last January when two Minnesotans were killed.
The news organizations CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration after they were banned from the White House. Natalie Brand shares the details of the legal move.
When voters go to the polls or get their early ballots, they will be asked to vote on a constitutional amendment to provide more money for Minnesota K-12 schools. If passed, the amendment would raise the contribution to schools by $33 per pupil. Leading the charge on this issue is DFL State Sen. Mary Kunesh from New Brighton.
In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump called fears around artificial intelligence possibly becoming a superintelligence that could pose a threat to human existence a hoax.
An HR investigation into St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her is complete, but the full report has not been released, and the police chief's attorney is demanding it be made public.
The Wisconsin congressman and candidate for governor laughed and wiped away tears Sunday as he described the seconds before the plane hit the water: a warning to tighten his seat belt, then impact.
A 43-year-old Hugo woman who pleaded guilty to making threats towards Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth was sentenced on Thursday.
Minnesota's neighbor to the north is striking back in President Trump's widening trade war. Canada just imposed new tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on everything from milk to fishing rods to hockey gear.
As summer ends, campaign season is heating up. One of the most expensive contests in Minnesota this fall is the race for governor. As WCCO's Esme Murphy explains, the leading candidates are getting campaign cash in very different ways.
Turning Point Action is expanding its Iowa presence county by county, with leaders saying high voter participation in the caucuses is the organization's key measure of success.
Demuth has been running ads focusing on a million-dollar funding proposal that Klobuchar supported that was stripped out of a funding bill.
The suspect "aggressively shoved his way through the crowd" toward Amy Acton, Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene told CBS News.
Could Minnesota schools get more money without raising your taxes? Beret Leone explains how that tough math question could work out.
DFL nominee for Minnesota governor Amy Klobuchar talks about the race with WCCO's Esme Murphy live at the State Fair.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ended Mike Lindell's fight for the governor's office.
