In the 2006 Minnesota general election, Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty defeated Democratic Attorney General Mike Hatch, 46.6%- 45.7%, with third parties taking the rest of the vote. The Minnesota ...

Iowa legislative leaders disagree on whether a proposal to allow the state buy nine southern Minnesota counties is an "outside the box" idea worth exploring or "frankly offensive" to Iowans with ...

A beagle lying on the floor next to food. Image by VictoryT via Depositphotos. Hawthorn, a small red berry, has a long history of medicinal use. It’s not just for humans; dogs can benefit too. This ...

The department had shared video of their engines working in the brush off the road and said there could soon be a threat to structures as they called in more backup. Get top local stories in ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. House Democrats have boycotted the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session in an effort to ...

A Republican Iowa senator wants to "make Minnesota Iowa again" by introducing a bill that would allow Iowa to buy nine southern Minnesota counties. Sen. Mike Bousselot, R-Ankeny, announced the ...

Governor Walz’s party has lost control of the Minnesota Legislature and faces mounting criticism as a budget deficit looms. By Ernesto Londoño Reporting from St. Paul, Minn. Since returning to ...

By Ernesto Londoño Reporting from St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota’s new legislative session began chaotically on this week as House Democrats refused to show up at the State Capitol for the opening ...

Destruction from the Palisades fire could have been tempered had officials cleared brush in wildland areas, which could have slowed its spread, some critics say Fire officials and others dispute ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — In a move that has incensed the MN GOP, the MN DFL moved to have its House members sworn in before the legislative session kicks off on Tuesday. The DFL's House delegation swore ...

46, of White Bear Lake, lowers one of his lines into a freshly drilled hole in the ice, measuring about 13 inches thick, Thursday on White Bear Lake. (Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Supporters don't seem worried about the entire law disappearing, just pieces of it. Minnesota’s is the most extensive PFAS ban in the country in the state where PFAS originated. So they worry ...