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Hermantown approves controversial Google Data Center during late night meeting
The Hermantown City Council unanimously approved six key measures Friday night allowing a Google data center to move for...
From salmonberry harvests to traditional tattoos, Native culture shines in November
November marks the start of National Native American Heritage Month. It's a time to celebrate the diverse histories and ...
Timberwolves blow out Clippers 127-101 behind Ball's 24 points
LaMelo Ball had a season-high 24 points and Jaden McDaniels scored 23 as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles...
Minnesotans can still vote early through Mond
State officials say Minnesotans have already set a record for early voting in a nonpresidential election year and could ...
New leadership on the horizon for Pelican Rapids
It will mark the first time in over a decade that the city in west-central Minnesota has had a new mayor....
Was El Niño to blame for the 1991 Halloween Blizzard?
The Halloween Blizzard of 1991 produced record snowfall across the state of Minnesota. It also occurred during an El Niñ...
Feeding Our Future juror briber gets 6½ years
A federal judge in St. Paul on Friday sentenced a defendant from the first Feeding Our Future trial to 78 months in pris...
Nicaragua man seeks return to Minn. after deportation to the Central African Republic
In federal court Friday, attorneys for Kenis Lopez Gonzalez argued that his deportation to the Central African Republic ...
Ilhan Omar's citizenship challenge is unprecedented
Legal experts say challenges to a sitting lawmaker’s citizenship are unprecedented and part of President Donald Trump’s ...
Brothers sentenced for $8M crypto kidnapping in Minn.
The incident happened in September 2025 near the Twin Cities. Prosecutors said the brothers restrained a man and his fam...
Judge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty
A federal judge has ruled that chronically ill people on Medicaid won’t be bound by new work requirement rules that the ...
Trump officials hold fraud announcement in St. Cloud
Trump administration officials on the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud will travel to St. Cloud Friday. Preside...
Minnesota sees massive early voting before Nov. 3
The state could reach or exceed 1 million votes prior to Election Day given the number of absentee ballots requested and...
U.S. Olympian, Frost captain Coyne Schofield taking PWHL season off after announcing her pregnancy
Four-time U.S. Olympian and Minnesota Frost captain Kendall Coyne Schofield is taking a leave from hockey after announci...
PWHL and union reach agreement to expand rosters and increase minimum salaries entering 4th season
The PWHL and its union announced reaching an agreement to increase each team’s active roster by one player and a stepped...
Todd County’s vaccine skepticism fuels measles surge
Distrust of government, fears over vaccine safety and limited experience with a disease that was virtually nonexistent 2...
Beyond the 'Indian burial ground': Indigenous creatives make horror their own
In the horror genre, the “Indian burial ground” trope has treated Native people as ghosts. But Native creators are makin...
Candidates prioritize safety in first campaign since lawmaker shootings
Candidates say they’re limiting solo campaign activities and bringing on security teams this year in the first statewide...
Lisa Demuth on how childhood challenges shaped her
Lisa Demuth started as a school board member and worked her way to speaker of the Minnesota House....
MN Shortlist Oct. 30-Nov. 5: Puppets, haunted houses and a little humerus art
This week’s art picks bring fire, frights and a few friendly skeletons to Halloween weekend and beyond....
Preserving 61 Somali Minnesotan grandmothers’ lullabies
The “Sing Again” Somali lullaby project features 67 songs from Somali elders in Minnesota. Over two years, Marian Hassan...
Klobuchar on how personal stories shaped her politics
Four-time U.S. senator Amy Klobuchar became interested in running for office during a hospital-insurance battle after he...
Opioid overdoses drop in MN. Cocaine and meth ODs rise
Total drug overdose deaths rose by 3 percent from 2024 to 2025. The Minnesota Department of Health attributes this incre...
Como Park Zoo euthanizes Skeeter the giraffe, a favorite of visitors and zookeepers
Zoo officials said Skeeter was “an unforgettable combination of engaging, stubborn, gentle, and mischievous.” In recent ...
Patrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86
Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a “Star Tr...
8 spooky book recommendations
Spooky season is coming to a close but there’s still time to read a chilling adventure or two....
Minneapolis council votes to close city safety office
The office coordinates city safety departments including fire and police, but some council members accused it of not pro...
FBI confirms 'investigative activity' at several sites in Rochester, Twin Cities
The FBI and other federal and state agencies are carrying out an investigation in Rochester and the Twin Cities....
Vance set to speak on fraud issues Friday in St. Cloud
The vice president has been holding a series of rallies around the the country on behalf of Republican candidates in the...
How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms
Donald Trump roared back into office two years ago partly on the power of immigration. Trump’s pledge to seal the border...
Anthony Markanich and Mauricio González score 4 minutes apart to help Minnesota beat Sporting KC 3-1
Anthony Markanich and Mauricio González scored four minutes apart midway through the second half and Kelvin Yeboah added...
These are the House races to watch in the 2026 midterm election on Nov. 3
An NPR analysis finds 70 House districts where Democrats and Republicans are each investing more than six figures in adv...
Pine Island data center to get new environmental review
The settlement, unanimously approved by the Pine Island City Council on Wednesday, puts an end to the litigation involvi...
Mpls to take up vote on Safe Outdoor Spaces ordinance
The Minneapolis City Council is set to vote on a policy that would allow unsheltered residents to sleep in their cars ov...
Big money flows into MN's 1st district U.S. House race
The congressional race between Republican Rep. Brad Finstad and high school math teacher Jake Johnson is one of the most...
Art Hounds: Girl Scouts battle zombies, and ‘1776’ gets a new cast
Theater Mu unleashes a kung fu zombie sequel, Theatre Elision puts a pandemic spin on “The Three Little Pigs,” and an al...
Nicolas Cage thriller filming in Stillwater
A crew filled with Minnesota talent is wrapping up filming of the apocalyptic thriller “Parish” on a farm outside Stillw...
Get out the vote efforts ramp up before Election Day
With time running short before Election Day, Minnesota campaigns and candidates are rallying, knocking on doors, writing...
Mankato's Day of the Dead aims to bring people together
This year’s Old Town Day of the Dead festival celebrates Latino cultural heritage as fear and grief over ICE enforcement...
'Central organizer' of Feeding Our Future scheme gets 30 years
A judge sentenced a major player in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme to 30 years in federal prison....
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