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Jonah Kaplan reports from Le Sueur where a special election is taking place for the 1st congressional district.
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Jonah Kaplan reports from Le Sueur where a special election is taking place for the 1st congressional district.
Minnesota has new legislative and congressional district maps for the entire state. The maps were drawn out by a five-judge panel that was appointed by the Supreme Court.
Republicans have a 61-38 majority in the Assembly and 21-12 majority in the Senate. They also hold five of eight congressional seats.
Republicans unveiled legislative and congressional maps last week that are largely based on the current districts. Democrats argue those are so unfairly drawn, the new maps should be started from scratch. Democrats and other opponents to the GOP maps want Republicans to consider alternate proposals, including ones drawn by the Gov. Evers commission.
Residents can submit proposals for new city council and park & recreation board districts using a new online mapping tool, according to a news release.
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature wants to intervene in a second federal lawsuit brought by advocacy groups that seeks to have a court set a timeline and be prepared to draw new legislative maps.
A delay in redistricting data means the legislature here will have to work quickly, but it's important to note that the courts intervened in redistricting here for the last several decades. There are already lawsuits filed in anticipation that lawmakers at the Minnesota State Capitol can't agree on new maps.
A group of Minnesota Democratic voters filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to have the courts take over the state's redistricting process, predicting that the divided Legislature will be unable to agree on new political maps.
Rick Esenberg was quoted in a story by the liberal online publication Wisconsin Examiner as saying he had heard about a plan by Republicans to pass a joint resolution on redistricting, rather than a bill.
Redistricting power grabs seen nationally and in many states haven't happened in Minnesota, but it's not for lack of trying. Divided government has kept the state's two largest parties from having enough muscle to push through new electoral maps that could give them an advantage.
A Minnesota court panel has slashed the legal bills for those who sued over this year's political redistricting.
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is opposing attorney fee awards for those who sued over political redistricting.
The Minnesota court panel that settled the latest round of political redistricting is now being asked to cover more than $628,000 in legal bills for the Democrats, Republicans and citizens who joined the lawsuit.
Fresh off the national stage of a failed presidential bid, Republican Michele Bachmann said Tuesday that she will seek re-election to her Minnesota congressional seat, even though her home is being thrown into a district currently represented by a Democrat.
Federal judges on Tuesday postponed a trial over the state's latest election maps, telling lawyers for both sides to spend the day determining whether lawmakers would consider drawing new maps.
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann announced on Monday she will be introducing federal legislation that calls for greater oversight of how Medicaid dollars are being spent.
One of the biggest news stories this week will be the announcement on Tuesday of the new boundaries for Congressional districts and all state legislative seats.
Earlier this week Michele Bachmann announced she will run for re-election in Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District. And while she has become a national figure, her re-election bid faces a difficult hurdle.
Minnesota's political parties will argue for their plans to redraw the state's political boundaries before a panel of the Minnesota Supreme Court.
A proposed remake of a Minnesota congressional district map would lump Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum into a district with Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann, the presidential hopeful who hasn't ruled out another bid for Congress should her current campaign fail.
Minnesota political parties, show your maps.
A special court panel is deciding how much wiggle room it should allow in crafting new legislative and congressional districts.
A special court panel has scheduled a hearing in January for a politically charged case over boundaries for Minnesota legislative and congressional districts.
A series of eight hearings designed to get input on Minnesota's political boundaries is beginning.
A new group called Draw the Line Minnesota hopes to involve voters in redrawing political maps without regard for incumbents and other partisan concerns.
Unserialized ghost guns will effectively be banned on Aug. 24, and retailers are scrambling to sell them.
Some famous felines you may have seen before on Netflix are making their Minnesota debut.
The Twin Cities home of a man who is behind bars and charged with attempted murder burned down Wednesday.
"What we need to do is come out and actually excavate around the corner of the home," expert Andy Berreth said. "We need to get this home set back on stable soil."
The storm could hit as soon as Thursday, NOAA said.
Rising water swept through parts of the Twin Cities Wednesday evening, leaving drivers stranded, streets flooded and buildings damaged.
Minneapolis teachers' new contract with the school district includes language intended to protect teachers of color from layoffs if there are future staff reductions due to budget cuts.
"I think many of us are coming to terms of the fact we don't want to use more resources than necessary. Fertilizer, water, this intensive sort of gardening that we grew up with, but now we understand it's not right for the world, the way we are moving forward," Elisa Bernick said.
A Minnesota man who allegedly broke into an occupied Wisconsin home last week and locked himself in a bathroom never had a chance to come clean.
Many gardens are in full bloom this time of year. But there's a place in Bloomington that seems to be budding year-round.
Assumption Cemetery in Richfield is full of stories. Some are clear, while others are a mystery, because of 44 unmarked graves.
For the past 30 years, there have only been two Hennepin County Attorneys -- Amy Klobuchar and Mike Freeman. In five months, a new person will be in charge.
Scott is a multi-billionaire philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The donation comes as part of a nearly $40 million donation to branches of the organization nationwide.
John Juneau, 48, of Fridley, was sentenced to 216 months in prison for drug crimes and firearms violations.
Nurses at Essentia Health Moose Lake voted to strike Wednesday, a day after 15,000 Minnesota nurses voted to do the same, the Minnesota Nurses Association announced.
Police also discovered five children, all under the age of 10, inside the home. They are all safe.
More than 13,000 people have signed an online petition opposing the Kettle Moraine policy.
Castle Rodger Ahlbeck, 30, was found unresponsive in his cell around 11 a.m. on Monday.
A 46-year-old man died after he crashed into a tree Tuesday afternoon in Itasca County.
Get your Twin Cities Con tickets now, "George of the Jungle" fans -- Brendan Fraser will be one of the convention's celebrity guests.
Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
Fargo Board of Education President Dr. Tracie Newman told board members in a memo that she believes the pledge should be reinstated because the onslaught of "negative local and national feedback" could cost time and resources ahead of the new school year.
Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will be back at practice Wednesday after missing several days with a COVID-19 infection.
Texas would need to hire more than 5,000 licensed school psychologists to meet minimum recommended ratios.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash.
"It'd be unprecedented in history for a vice president to be summoned to testify on Capitol Hill," Pence said.
Officers took a man into custody and recovered a handgun.
In early June, Target warned that it was canceling orders from suppliers and aggressively cutting prices because of a pronounced spending shift by Americans.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said 55-year-old Daniel Meade died of "complications of multiple blunt force injuries due to motorcycle-deer collision."
Our broken record forecast is about to be tweaked.
Only two of the 10 will be on the ballot in November.
For the young players, who are staying with Minnesota host families, it is a reprieve -- but not what they want.
A recent study shows white noise makes people fall asleep 38-percent faster.
"Everybody says the same thing: He was the brightest star, he lifted everyone up, great personality, always smiling," said family friend Tim Howard.
Aaron Rodgers, 25, of Las Vegas died after being shot at George Floyd Square on Sunday afternoon.
Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, who was sentenced to 2 1/2 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights, will do his time at a low-security federal prison camp in Colorado.
One year after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, more than 1,200 Afghan refugees have settled in Minnesota.
A jury on Tuesday convicted a man charged with raping and killing a woman 36 years ago on Minnesota's Iron Range in a case that was revived by genealogy database analysts.
Emmitt Bailey, of Menomonie, Wisconsin is one of 25 divisions in the kids' division. The 8-year-old says he's been waiting a long time to show off his mullet.
A nearly seven-mile stretch of westbound Highway 62 that was closed Tuesday due to a damaged pedestrian bridge has reopened.
A man was hospitalized Tuesday following a stabbing in downtown Minneapolis.
A man charged in a fatal shooting in Wisconsin has been released on $10,000 bail that was initially set at $500,000.
Muhammad Masood pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
St. Paul police were dispatched to a crash in the area of Lexington Avenue and Marshall Street around 12:40 a.m. Sunday.
Authorities in the north metro are searching for a juvenile suspect in connection to a weekend shooting in Brooklyn Park that left a teenager hurt and several cars and apartments damaged.
CBS News caught up with Cheney soon after she voted in the Wyoming primary, which she went on to lose Tuesday night.
More than 1,300 Minnesota students who attended ITT Technical Institute will have their federal student debt cancelled.
"Let me say from the start, with this law, the American people won and the special interests lost," Mr. Biden told the crowd assembled at the White House.
Some of Thorley Industries' 4moms products pose asphyxiation risk to babies big enough to crawl under their seats.
The Minnesota Vikings announced on Tuesday that five players have been cut in order to trim the roster down to 85 players.
The quilt was made by Tiffany Armstrong for her family. It was on display at the fair and has been missing since Sunday.
Officials in Carver County say 10 catalytic converters were stolen in the span of a week earlier this month.
A $15.25 million luxury estate on Lake Minnetonka has hit the market.
The belts may not properly restrain a passenger in a crash, increasing the risk of injury, regulators said.
In 2006, Duane Wisner was found guilty of child sexploitation and possessing child pornography, officials say. He served time in prison for the felonies.
Michael Miller of Virginia, Minnesota was charged with one felony count of criminal vehicular homicide for the death of Joni Dahl, 39, of Eveleth.
Though he's no longer a Viking, Stefon Diggs misses at least one part of Minnesota: the State Fair.
Just the soot from a week-long nuclear war would cause a "global catastrophe," researchers said.
Police say a woman is in stable condition after being shot during a large fight outside of a St. Paul bar Monday night.
People will be able to vote among four names: Aleksei, Anri, Vasya, and Vostok.
On Tuesday, the state is expected to send an email out to let Hero Pay applicants know if they were denied.
A postmortem examination is underway to try identify the deceased and figure out the circumstances behind the remains, police said.
The first lady has been vacationing in South Carolina with her family, including President Biden.
Variety reports that both Warner Bros. and New Line are planning to recreate the classic children's tale of Dorothy's visit to the magical land of Oz. Minnesota native Judy Garland starred in the 1939 MGM musical classic.
The FBI said in a statement it "follows search and seizure procedures ordered by courts, then returns items that we do not need to be retained for law enforcement purposes."
The patrol said a 45-year-old man on a motorcycle lost control on Highway 280 while navigating the curve to Interstate 94.
Westrom is charged with murder in the stabbing death of Jeanie Ann Childs. Police first arrested him in February 2019 after linking his DNA from a genealogy website to the crime scene.
The Ryugu samples could give clues to the mystery of how oceans appeared on Earth billions of years ago, scientists said.
It will stay humid for the rest of the week, and there will be scattered showers each day – but no washouts.
"Proving your individual exposure in 1966 on a hill in South Vietnam, you know, when you have a known cancer that's associated with dioxin exposure, good luck -- and that's what this legislation removes," Michael McLaughlin said.
Thousands of Minnesota drivers are breaking a rule of the road every day to avoid traffic on Twin Cities interstates.
"I'd rather have my left eye, but as long as I don't, it's good that some good can come out of it," Linda Tirado said.
After decades dedicated to everlasting love, a Minnesota marriage destination is calling it quits.
Police say a standoff ended peacefully Monday evening after a man fired a gun several times in a residential Twin Cities neighborhood.
Littlefeather was mocked when she declined Marlon Brando's Best Actor win onstage at the 1973 ceremony.
The Twin Cities home of a man who is behind bars and charged with attempted murder burned down Wednesday.
Many gardens are in full bloom this time of year. But there's a place in Bloomington that seems to be budding year-round.
"What we need to do is come out and actually excavate around the corner of the home," expert Andy Berreth said. "We need to get this home set back on stable soil."
Rising water swept through parts of the Twin Cities Wednesday evening, leaving drivers stranded, streets flooded and buildings damaged.
Minneapolis teachers' new contract with the school district includes language intended to protect teachers of color from layoffs if there are future staff reductions due to budget cuts.
"What we need to do is come out and actually excavate around the corner of the home," expert Andy Berreth said. "We need to get this home set back on stable soil."
Some famous felines you may have seen before on Netflix are making their Minnesota debut.
Nurses at Essentia Health Moose Lake voted to strike Wednesday, a day after 15,000 Minnesota nurses voted to do the same, the Minnesota Nurses Association announced.
A 46-year-old man died after he crashed into a tree Tuesday afternoon in Itasca County.
Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
A Minnesota man who allegedly broke into an occupied Wisconsin home last week and locked himself in a bathroom never had a chance to come clean.
Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
"Everybody says the same thing: He was the brightest star, he lifted everyone up, great personality, always smiling," said family friend Tim Howard.
Emmitt Bailey, of Menomonie, Wisconsin is one of 25 divisions in the kids' division. The 8-year-old says he's been waiting a long time to show off his mullet.
A man charged in a fatal shooting in Wisconsin has been released on $10,000 bail that was initially set at $500,000.
For the past 30 years, there have only been two Hennepin County Attorneys -- Amy Klobuchar and Mike Freeman. In five months, a new person will be in charge.
Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
Fargo Board of Education President Dr. Tracie Newman told board members in a memo that she believes the pledge should be reinstated because the onslaught of "negative local and national feedback" could cost time and resources ahead of the new school year.
"It'd be unprecedented in history for a vice president to be summoned to testify on Capitol Hill," Pence said.
Only two of the 10 will be on the ballot in November.
After decades dedicated to everlasting love, a Minnesota marriage destination is calling it quits.
King's Hawaiian is voluntarily recalling some of its products due to possible microbial contamination.
Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics chain, is trimming jobs in an effort to adjust to new changes in consumer behavior as the virus wanes.
"Mr. Workman is going to have to answer, he's going to have to compensate his victims, he's going to be held accountable," Attorney General Keith Ellison said.
If you noticed that turkey is hit or miss at some delis and restaurants, you're not alone.
A Minnesota man who allegedly broke into an occupied Wisconsin home last week and locked himself in a bathroom never had a chance to come clean.
The Twin Cities home of a man who is behind bars and charged with attempted murder burned down Wednesday.
John Juneau, 48, of Fridley, was sentenced to 216 months in prison for drug crimes and firearms violations.
Police also discovered five children, all under the age of 10, inside the home. They are all safe.
Texas would need to hire more than 5,000 licensed school psychologists to meet minimum recommended ratios.
Nurses at Essentia Health Moose Lake voted to strike Wednesday, a day after 15,000 Minnesota nurses voted to do the same, the Minnesota Nurses Association announced.
Planned Parenthood says its spending will help remind voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin what's at stake in a bid to drive turnout by Democratic and independent voters.
A recent study shows white noise makes people fall asleep 38-percent faster.
Some of Thorley Industries' 4moms products pose asphyxiation risk to babies big enough to crawl under their seats.
Just the soot from a week-long nuclear war would cause a "global catastrophe," researchers said.
Get your Twin Cities Con tickets now, "George of the Jungle" fans -- Brendan Fraser will be one of the convention's celebrity guests.
Variety reports that both Warner Bros. and New Line are planning to recreate the classic children's tale of Dorothy's visit to the magical land of Oz. Minnesota native Judy Garland starred in the 1939 MGM musical classic.
Littlefeather was mocked when she declined Marlon Brando's Best Actor win onstage at the 1973 ceremony.
Former U.S. Senator Al Franken is heading back into the spotlight with a late night guest host spot.
Heche got her start in a soap opera before starring in films and on TV, and made headlines for her relationship with comedian Ellen DeGeneres in the '90s.
The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
Minnesota starter Tyler Mahle left Wednesday's game against Kansas City in the third inning with right shoulder fatigue.
Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will be back at practice Wednesday after missing several days with a COVID-19 infection.
Sonny Gray matched his season high with 10 strikeouts and Gio Urshela had four hits as the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 9-0 on Tuesday night.
For the young players, who are staying with Minnesota host families, it is a reprieve -- but not what they want.
Many gardens are in full bloom this time of year. But there's a place in Bloomington that seems to be budding year-round.
In Ottertail County, there's a type of race where speed records will never be broken.
Imagine spending your summer days on top of a 100-foot cliff. It's a reality for the good folks at Sand Creek Adventures.
"It's a comfort food. It's a heritage item for families. People rally around it," Blaine Pederson said.
Minnesota farm towns seem to have similar characteristics: a quaint main street, a tractor dealer, a baseball field. And in the case of Millerville -- a whole, lotta butter.
A recent study shows white noise makes people fall asleep 38-percent faster.
Thousands of Minnesota drivers are breaking a rule of the road every day to avoid traffic on Twin Cities interstates.
The CDC thinks COVID-19 has infected 70 percent of the U.S. population. But because so many cases are asymptomatic, those numbers could be higher.
There's no denying we're in the dog days of summer. However, some trees are starting to act like the seasons are changing.
Congress appears to be on the verge of passing a monumental bill that could reshape our nation's economy.
While many Afghans have little to celebrate, the country's Taliban rulers were happy to show off their control of Kabul's streets.
The Minnesota State Fair has announced dozens of new foods and drinks for the 2022 event.
In 1995, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan and a handful of other wrestling superstars squared off in a ring just outside of Camp Snoopy for the first episode of "WCW Monday Nitro."
Stars of stage and screen hit the red carpet for the 75th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday night.
Opening Day is nearly here and the Minnesota Twins are unveiling new foods at Target Field, including Australian-inspired savory pies and an official grilled cheese sandwich of the ballpark.
More scattered showers and more humidity in Thursday's forecast.
David Schuman traveled to Savage, and learned how the dry weather could drain a homeowner's bank account.
There were stranded drivers, flooded streets and damaged buildings after rising water swept through parts of the metro Wednesday evening.
"The elderly and the really young," said CentraCare sports medicine physician Dr. George Morris. "Those are the two populations that I would worry about most."
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
The Twin Cities home of a man who is behind bars and charged with attempted murder burned down Wednesday.
More scattered showers and more humidity in Thursday's forecast.
Many gardens are in full bloom this time of year. But there’s a place in Bloomington that seems to be budding year-round.
Some famous felines are making their Minnesota debut.
They're known as ghost guns: Homemade firearms that don't have a serial number. Federal officials will start regulating them soon -- but that news has sparked a fire sale.