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Elections & Campaigns

A win for the Harris-Walz ticket would also mean the country’s first Native American female governor

If Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are elected this fall, not only would a woman of color lead ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, August 9, 2024 10:54 am

Cops, Courts & Fires

Indictment accuses 15 people of trafficking drugs from Mexico and distributing in Minnesota

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal authorities said Tuesday they have indicted 15 people on charges of trafficking illegal drugs from Mexico and distributing them in ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, August 6, 2024 8:06 pm

Elections & Campaigns

Harris selects Walz as running mate, aiming to add Midwest muscle to ticket

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the decision. Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, August 6, 2024 8:23 am

Elections & Campaigns

A trademark lawyer sold the domain name ClintonKaine.com in 2016. He’s sitting on HarrisWalz.com now

Jeremy Green Eche took a chance and purchased the website HarrisWalz.com for $8.99 in 2020 when then-Sen. Kamala Harris of California was seeking the Democratic ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, August 6, 2024 5:20 am

Sports

Ledecky wins record 13th medal; McIntosh, Douglass strike gold

NANTERRE, France — It wasn’t the medal Katie Ledecky would’ve preferred. Still, it was good enough for the record books. On a night when Canadian ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, August 2, 2024 4:35 pm

Sports

Vikings give promising rookie pass rusher Turner valuable training camp tests vs. Darrisaw

EAGAN — As the Minnesota Vikings were finalizing a contract extension for Christian Darrisaw, head coach Kevin O’Connell eagerly laid out a vision for the ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, August 2, 2024 4:32 pm

News

Skunks are driving a rabies spike in Minnesota, report says

MINNEAPOLIS — Cattle in Minnesota are keeling over and dying — a phenomenon that health officials warn has been caused by rabid skunks infecting animals ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, August 2, 2024 3:01 pm

Elections & Campaigns

What polling shows about the top VP contenders for Kamala Harris

As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to announce her running mate, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that several ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, August 1, 2024 10:58 am

Sports

Alonso homers to start the Mets on a 15-2 blowout against the Twins

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered to start a six-run fourth inning and the New York Mets blew out the Minnesota Twins 15-2 on ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 6:40 pm

News

Attorney general seeks to restore age-based gun ban

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to consider restoring a state law that bans people ages 18 ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 6:16 pm

Elections & Campaigns

Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy as he lays out his reasons for quitting race

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, July 24, 2024 9:54 pm

News

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday

DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 5:29 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt

WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the Secret Service resigned Tuesday in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump that unleashed ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 5:15 pm

Sports

Twins top Phillies 7-2, after Ober rebounds from early 2-run homer

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota starter Bailey Ober rebounded from Bryce Harper’s two-run homer in the first to settle in for seven innings, and the Twins ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 5:09 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

Man pleads guilty to bribing a Minnesota juror with a bag of cash in COVID-19-related fraud case

MINNEAPOLIS  — One of five people charged with attempting to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for an ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 4:01 pm

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