Biden’s 20-state tour starts at Fridley factory
FRIDLEY, Minn. -- President Biden visited the Cummins diesel engine factory in Fridley and [...]
Feds to railroad: You wreck, you pay
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sued Norfolk Southern railroad over its February [...]
Jury: Big-time GOP donor Lazzaro guilty in sex case
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal jury returned a verdict of guilty against Republican operative and [...]
Rail safety training mandated in Senate bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A railroad safety bill on the Minnesota Senate agenda took [...]
House OKs quick local disaster relief
ST.PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House voted 126-0 to replenish the state’s depleted disaster [...]
Biden due Monday in Minnesota
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden will be in Minneapolis on Monday as part of [...]
Mississippi bridges among 1,120 on checklist
WINONA, Minn. – State highway inspectors begin their annual spring bridge inspections Monday. These [...]
Historic trial: Minnesota takes on E-cig maker Juul
MINNEAPOLIS – The $100 million State of Minnesota suit against E-cigarette marketer Juul opened. [...]
Proposal: 75-cent tax on each home delivery
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Two nickel-and-diming tax bills, adding 75 cents for door-step delivery [...]
Iowa plan: Use kids to solve workforce shortfall
DES MOINES, Iowa – Republicans in the Iowa Legislature have advanced a bill to [...]
How they voted: On private prisons ban / 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota House voted 70-61 to require prisons to to [...]
Nuclear waste at Monticello enters groundwater
MONTICELLO, Minn. – The massive leak of radioactive water at the Xcel nuclear-power station [...]
Minnesota House: Private prisons never again
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House voted 70-61 to ban private prisons. The [...]
New penalties for dealing in stolen exhaust devices
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The law soon will have new teeth against fencing stolen [...]
How they voted: Barring abortion extradition / 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House voted 68-62 to forbid extradition of anyone [...]
Monticello wants answers on nuclear leak
MONTICELLO, Minn. Townspeople called a public meeting on for Wednesday on whether to extend [...]
Monticello nuclear plant leaks tritium-tainted water
MONTICELLO, Minn. – The giant energy company Xcel failed to report a leak of [...]
Senate GOP: Nope on loans for infrastructure
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Republicans in the Minnesota Senate blocked a bill for $1.5 [...]
Walz floats bolder spending plan: Budget 2.0
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz unveiled a revision in his One Minnesota [...]
Federal grant to Rochester as high-intensity drug zone
ROCHETER, Minn. – The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy awarded a [...]
Ganrude among sheriffs against new gun rule
WINONA, Minn. – Thirteen southern Minnesota sheriffs called on legislators to reject bills that [...]
Miller floats plan for failsafe tax refunds
ST. PAUL, Minn. – State Senator Jeremy Miller thinks he has the answer to [...]
State Senate leader home after cancer surgery
MINNEAPOLIS – The State Senate majority leader, Kari Dziedzic, underwent surgery Monday to remove [...]
Free school meals bill now to Walz
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Senate voted 38-26 to provide free school meals [...]
State OKs mega-solar farm near Byron
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state Public Utilities Commission voted 4-0 to approve construction [...]
Holte commits to county government transparency
WINONA, Minn. – The newly appointed Winona County administrator, Maureen Holte, pledged herself to [...]
Walz acts to protect trans-gender people
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz issued an executive order to shield the [...]
Outburst: Angry Byron solon loses it
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Short-fused State Representative Duane Quom, R-Byron, disrupted a House committee [...]
How they voted: Minnesota infrastructure / 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House voted 91-43 to spend $1.9 billion for [...]
House OKs borrowing for infrastructure projects
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House easily exceeded the 60% majority necessary to [...]
Walz signs bill: Ex-felons will be voting
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Governor Tim Walz on signed a bill to restore the [...]
GOP now favors tax rebates, one-ups Walz
ST. PAUL, Minn. – In a turn-about, Republican legislators want now to dip into [...]
Finally a full-titled County exec: Maureen Holte
WINONA, Minn. – The Winona County Board voted unanimously for Maureen Holte to be [...]
How they voted: Ex-felon voting / 2
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Senate voted 35-30 for the largest voting rights [...]
Senate votes to expand driver license eligibility
ST. PAUL, Minn. – After lengthy debate the Minnesota Senate approved the so-called "Drivers [...]
Winona emergency planner: Prepared for worst
WINONA Minn. – The Winona County emergency planning manager, Ben Klinger, said the Minnesota [...]
Davids misses roll calls: Why? Travel commitments
PRESTON, Minn. – Eight-term State Representative Greg Davids, from Preston, missed a week of [...]
How they voted: Paid employee leave / 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House voted 69-54 to require employers to provide [...]
Will Minnesota ban gas lawn mowers?
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A law has been proposed in the Minnesota House to [...]
House passes bill making paid leave a law
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Democrat-controlled Minnesota House voted vote 69-54 to require employers, [...]
Supreme Court to felons on voting: Not so fast
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The movement to widen the right to vote suffered a [...]
Tighter state gun law passes House hurdle
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A gun safety bill has moved through the legislative process [...]
Oshkosh truck-maker loses $8 billion Army deal
OSHKOSH, Wis. – The truck manufacturer Oshkosh, which has built 15,000 JLTV armored vehicles [...]
How they voted: Chinese spy balloon
WASHINGTON – The US. House voted 419-0 to condemn China for flying a spy [...]
Vice president talks up electric bus fleets
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – For Vice President Kamala Harris, it was a perfect photo-opp. She [...]
New state law: 2040 as zero-emission deadline
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz signed legislation into law establishing Minnesota as [...]
Ex-Congresman Kind joins lobby firm
WASHINGTON – Former LaCrosse member of Congress Ron Kind has joined the Washington public [...]
Governor likes black-out charity plates
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz has seen black auto license plates in [...]
Inclined to feed wild birds in winter? “Don’t”
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Wildlife experts caution against putting corn and other grains out [...]
How they voted: Ex-felony voting / 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Jere is how southeast Minnesota House members voted on allowing [...]
Durenberger legacy: Civility and engagement
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The longest-serving Republican U.S. senator in Minnesota histry, David Durbeger, was [...]
New Minnesota state holiday: Juneteenth
ST. AUL, Minn. – Juneteenth will become a state holiday in Minnesota. Governor Tim [...]
How they voted: Minnesota clean energy / 2
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Senate voted 44-22 to reduce greenhouse emissions from [...]
How they voted: On removing Omar
WASHNGTON – The U.S. House voted 218-211 to remove Minneapolis member Ilhan Omar, a [...]
New Minnesota law: Your hair your way
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A bill that makes it illegal to discriminate against people [...]
Walz budget: $10 million for new Winona train
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Governor Tim Walz has included $10.2 million in his two-year [...]
Klobuchar: Durenberger showed me the ropes
WASHINGTON – Senator Amy Klobochar of Minnesota remembered her predecessor Dave Durenberger, who died [...]
More than ever, abortion access now Minnesota law
ST.PAUL, Min. –Surrounded by 100 legislators and women’s rights advocates, Governor Tim Walz signed [...]
Three-term Minnesota senator dies at 88
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Former U.S. Senator David Durenberger, who represented Minnesota for three [...]
How they voted: Easier driver licensing / 1
ST.PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota House passed a bill to exend eligiblity for druver [...]