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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — An Iowa lawmaker has his sights set on some southern Minnesota property — not for himself, but for the Hawkeye state itself. According to a social media post, at the Land ...

“There is always potential for wildfires,” said Harrison, who added that Minnesota sees an average of 1,200 wildfires a year. Last year, the DNR recorded 890, she said. A map on the DNR ...

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has published an updated map that will help farmers across the state comply with the Groundwater Protection Rule. The rule restricts fall application ...

Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, after she was voted in by only Republicans as speaker of the House. Democrats' desks were all empty in protest. (Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Sen. Mike Bousselot, R-Ankeny, said he will introduce a bill in the Iowa General Assembly to purchase the bottom nine counties of Minnesota and make them part of Iowa. On X, formerly Twitter, ...

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 ...

Burial will take place in the Paynesville Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will begin after 11 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Roger was born June 5, 1940, in Richmond ...

The Des Moines Register published his comments that highlighted the region's conservative politics, Iowa’s budget surplus, and Minnesota's projected deficit as reasons why the proposal could work.

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 ...

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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 ...