Right-wing activist had been due at Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated Wednesday in Utah, had been [...]
Walz leaning toward re-election bid
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. — Governor Tim Waklz said he will caucus with family [...]
Miller to leave Winona seat in State Senate
WINONA, Minn. —Five-term Senator Jeremy Miller of Winona will not seek re-election, he announced. [...]
Van Orden’s half-true tale at photo-opp
CENTERVILLE, Wis. — Southwestern Wisconsin’s member of Congress, Derrick Van Orden, supped and chatted [...]
Blaha leaving as Minnesota state auditor
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota state auditor since 2019, Julie Blaha, has decided [...]
Not on our airwaves: Neil Young’s anti-Trump ode
WINONA, Minn. — — Radio stations with classic rock formats that reach Winona, all [...]
Democrats pick would-be Mitchell successor
WOODBURY, Minn. — First-term State Representative Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger won the Democratic primary for the [...]
Ticket narrows for Bruce Anderson’s Senate seat
BUFFALO, Minn. — Republicans in Minesota Senate District 29 chose Michael Holmstrom Jr. as [...]
School Board member sets sights on St. Paul
Addressing supporters. Hedin chose downtown Winona beergarten to announce his pro-local business. candidacy. Hedin [...]
Who’s standing in wings if Walz doesn’t run
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democratic strategists say the party has a strong bench to [...]
Walz ponders post-governorship life
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Capitol chatter has it that Governor Tim Walz may be [...]
Control of Minnesota Legislature up in air
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Three unexpected vacancies in the Minnesota Legislature may decide which [...]
Wilson is back, this time for Winona House seat
WINONA, Minn. — A Wiscoy Township farmer who grazes cattle announced a new candidacy [...]
Trump vilifies Minnesota newspaper as “fake news”
WASHINGTON — President Trump has put the Minneapolis Star Tribune on his media enemies [...]
Walz: Governors’ group has lost its way
WASHINGTON — Minnesota’s Tim Walz, one of the nation’s foremost governors, is quitting the [...]
Walz denies any presidential ambitions
WASHINGTON — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has answered a question on lots of people’s [...]
Little post-verdict Capitol sympathy for Mitchell
ST. PAUL, Minn — Both the Democratic and Republican leadership in the Minesota Senate [...]
Verdict in state senator burglary trial: Guilty
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — The jury in the trial of state Senator Nicole Mitchell [...]
Jensen back with fresh gubernatorial bid
CHASKA, Minn. — The anti-vaxer physician Scott Jensen is running again for governor. He [...]
First candidate announces for “Melissa’s seat”
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — Brooklyn Park City Council member Christian Eriksen declared his [...]
About a third term, Walz “keeping powder dry”
ST> PAUL, Minn. — Governor Tim Walz repeated he hasn’t decided about seeking a [...]
Election scheduled for Hortman House seat
ST PAUL, Minn. — Governor Tim Walz scheduled a special election for the vacancy [...]
Crowds for No Kings Day pegged at 4 to 6 million
WASHINGTON — The No Kings Day protests against Donald Trump drew at least 4 [...]
Walz on Trump’s impulsive partisan barrage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — An attack by President Trump on Governor Walz in the [...]
Trump bashes Walz on Minnesota crisis
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, nearing the Minnesota border — President Trump, in a bad [...]
Citizen group on Musk: Elections not for sale
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, a citizen watchdog group, went to court [...]
Libel fallout: MyPillow guy casts self as victim
DENVER, Colo. — Former Minnesotan Mike Lindell, of MyPillow fame for his television commercials, [...]
Qualls launches new GOP gubernatorial bid
MEDINA, Minn. – A 2022 candidate for Minnesota governor, Kendall Qualls, has announced a [...]
Arrested Milwaukee judge is cast as Trump victim
MADISON, Wis. – The federal arrest of a Milwaukee judge for protecting a defendant [...]
Hot air from White House on gas prices
Image: Steve Lunde No $1 a gallon here. President Trump proclaimed last [...]
Finstad home but skips glad-handing contacts
NEW ULM, Minn. – Congressman Brad Finstad was home from Washington for an extended [...]
Rochester teacher out of gate after Finstad
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A veteran Rochester math teacher, Jake Johnson, declared his candidacy to [...]
Third Eau Claire Democrat goes for Congress
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – A third Democratic has a hat in the ring to [...]
Franken is 14th Flanagan endorser for Senate
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Former U.S. Senator Al Franken endorsed Minnesota’s lieutenant governor Peggy [...]
Second WI-3 Democrat looks to oust Van Orden
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The race for the Democratic place on the 2026 ballot [...]
Winona anger at Trump: “Hands off our democracy”
Maple leaf hoisted too. Among targets of Winona protesters was the Trump demonization of [...]
Grassroots voices rising on Trump: “Hands off”
WINONA. Minn. -- Nationwide "Hands Off" rallies for Saturday have grown to 1,000 locations [...]
Van Orden sees “duty” to seek WI-3 re-election
LACROSSE, Wis. -- Republican Derrick Van Orden, who represents WI-3 in Congress, said he's [...]
Winona rally coming with message to Trump-Musk
WINONA, Minn. – The citizen group Winona Indivisible is organizing a rally for people [...]
The Lindell tease: For governor again?
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Once high-flying but now penniless pillow purveyor Mike Lindell says [...]
New mayor breaks race, sexuality ceilings
LACROSSE, Wis. – Voters chose Shaundel Washington-Spivey as mayor, making him the city’s first [...]
Wisconsin voters turn left with Supreme Court choice
Madison watch party. Turned joyous as returns pointed to a 10-point margin. The Crawford [...]
New Democrat chair vows to hit ground running
ST. PAUL, Minn. – After 14 years Minnesota Democrats have a new state chair. [...]
Governor sets election for Eichorn successor
ST.PAUL, Minn. -- Governor Tim Walz scheduled a special election for April to replace [...]
Ex-Senator Eichorn’ wife wants out
GRAND RADIDS, Minn. – The wife of defrocked state Senator Justin Eichhorn petitioned the [...]
Finstad still avoiding risk with MN-1 crowds
NEW ULM, Minn. -- Congressman Brad Finstad flew back to Washington from a weekend [...]
Candidates line up for Eichorn vacancy
BRAINERD, Minn. -- A Brainerd Democrat who ran unsuccessfully for the Minnesota House in [...]
Eichorn fallout: Walz to order special election
ST. PAUL, Minn. – State law specifies that the governor schedule a special election [...]
Minnesota Senate expunges every Eichorn trace
ST. PAUL, Minn. – By resigning his state Senate seat, Justin Eichorn pre-empted a [...]
Judge frees Eichorn but with severe limits
MINNEAPOLIS. – Disgraced state Senator Justin Eichorn was ordered by a federal judge [...]
Eichorn resigns State Senate seat
ST.PAUL, Minn. -- Three days being arrested soliciting sex with a minor, State Senator [...]
Quom survives nuisance recall petition
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Democrat-inspired recall petition against an eight-term Republican legislator from [...]
Senator snared as john in police trap
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- A three-term state senator was lured into a police sting in [...]
Roseville elects Democrat to Minnesota House
ROSEVILLE, Minn. – Democrat David Gottfried won a special election in Minnesota House from [...]
Cooke back: Running for Wi-3 seat in Congress
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. – The candidate who lost narrowly to Derrick Van Orden to [...]
Finstad: Count me in for 2026 re-election
WASHINGTON – Southern Minnesota’s member of Congress, Brad Finstad, announced he will seek re-election. [...]
Ex-state senator seeks return to public duty
EAGAN, Minn. -- Former Democratic legislator Melisa López Franzen launched a political comeback, this [...]
Twin suburbs poised to decide Legislature’s fate
ST. PAUL, Minn. – All eyes at the Capitol are riveted on Roseville and [...]
Rochester teacher runs for West Side Senate seat
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A Rochester school teacher, Simon Glaser, declared his candidacy for the [...]
Walz: No on U.S. Senate bid; iffy on third term
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tm Walz said he won’t run for the U.S. [...]