These are the big races to watch on Minnesota’s primary day
New figures from the Secretary of State show more than 157,000 people have already voted in the Minnesota primary election.
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New figures from the Secretary of State show more than 157,000 people have already voted in the Minnesota primary election.
Gov. Tim Walz said 65,000 acres have burned so far on the U.S. side of the wildfires.
Nearly a month after a lightning strikes sparked wildfires in northern Minnesota, officials say conditions have started to ease and are starting to focus their efforts towards recovery.
Federal investigators think Iran is likely behind the hack attack on water systems in Minnesota. A top cybersecurity expert told Adam Duxter that he’s worried another online attack could cause much more chaos.
A first-of-its-kind bill banning AI "nudification" technology is set to go into effect in Minnesota on Saturday, though it faces a lawsuit from billionaire Elon Musk.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota from enforcing its law banning most bets on prediction markets, according to court documents filed on Monday.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he is considering calling a special session next month focusing on the wildfires that have devastated 72,500 acres of forest across the U.S. and Canada and community recovery.
Gov. Tim Walz in a news conference on Monday said he's considering calling a special session in August focusing on the wildfires that have burned thousands of acres of forest in northern Minnesota.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday members of the Royal Canadian Air Force successfully evacuated 11 Minnesota teenagers and four staff members from wildfires north of the border.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state leaders moved Wednesday to extend a peacetime emergency amid raging wildfires in the northern part of the state and southern Canada.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state leaders moved Wednesday to extend a wildfire peacetime emergency amid the Royal Canadian Air Force's successful mission to rescue two groups of teenage YMCA campers from Minnesota across the border.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he thinks we're on the front end of what's going to be a pretty long summer on the wildfire front.
The U.S. Forest Service closed 225,000 acres of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Saturday due to multiple wildfires and continued dry conditions.
The National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., has expanded during the country's 250th anniversary of independence celebrations, with troops from Democratic-led states joining the effort.
A Minnesota immigrant convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl has been deported after receiving a state pardon that drew attention from the Department of Homeland Security.
Mike Lindell says he called President Trump before entering the Minnesota governor's race and asked for an endorsement, but Trump has not given one — though he said in December that Lindell deserves to be governor.
After the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled states can restrict transgender athletes' participation in school sports, some Minnesota officials are voicing their support for trans youth.
Congresswoman Angie Craig and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan each have a healthy number of Democratic endorsements in their fight for Tina Smith's Senate seat — but one has a sizable campaign cash advantage.
Licensed childcare centers in Minnesota that receive payment from the Child Care Assistance Program are now required to submit electronic attendance records, state officials said on Friday.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday his office filed 16 Freedom of Information Act requests with federal agencies in an effort to understand how those departments are "targeting" the state.
Walz sent 16 Freedom-of-Information-Act requests to federal agencies asking for any records or communications referencing “Minnesota”, “Walz”, “reckoning”, “retribution", “punish” or “Democrat” since Jan. 20, 2025.
Minnesota's chief federal district court judge issued a scathing ruling condemning the Trump administration's criminal investigation into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Judge Patrick Schiltz ruled the investigation was politically motivated, unconstitutional and without merit. Esme Murphy reports that ruling is a major setback in the Trump administration's effort to punish Minnesota for the resistance to Operation Metro Surge.
One year ago, a violent political attack changed Minnesota forever. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot and badly hurt as they answered the door for what they believed was a police officer. Former Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed inside their home by that same gunman. Gov. Tim Walz talks to WCCO's Esme Murphy about the shock of that morning and the lasting impact of the violence on him and the entire state.
Thousands of providers who were cut off from Medicaid billing can once again receive funds, at least for now, as the Minnesota Department of Human Services navigates a revalidation process drawing bipartisan criticism.
Vice President JD Vance is now calling on Assistant U.S. Attorney General Colin McDonald to investigate if top Minnesota state officials broke the law in the botched response to the state's fraud crisis.
