The Latest Breaking News from Minnesota

Incumbent Gov. Walz (D), Jensen (R), four others running in Nov. 8 general election for Minnesota governor

Incumbent Gov. Tim Walz (D), Scott Jensen (R), and four other candidates are running in the general election on November 8, 2022, for governor of Minnesota.

Ballotpedia · Aug 25, 2022

The biggest political controversy right now is state fair season

Do we really have to endure puns about butter from Mayor Pete?

Mic · Aug 25, 2022

Tragic pop singer Darius was ready to release a new album says close friend

Darius, 41, was found unresponsive in his flat in Rochester, Minnesota, US, on August 11.

Daily Record · Aug 25, 2022

Editorial: Reforms vital after CDC's fumbling

A North Dakota native has been named to a new and vital health care post. The nation ought to wish her well because the task before her is daunting: overseeing the overhaul of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after its frustrating response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

Dennis Anderson: Special group, including Bud Grant, helped launch Pheasants Forever 40 years ago

DULUTH, Min. – This northern Minnesota city never looks better than when viewed from a boat on Lake Superior, preferably while fishing. This is particularly true at dawn, when the rising sun basks Duluth in a low-angled glow that ascends its steep hillsides gradually, in luminous panels.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

A look at today’s races in Florida, New York, and Oklahoma

Welcome to the Tuesday, August 23, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Aug 23, 2022

Minnesota nurses’ strike vote puts safety and conditions in spotlight

15,000-strong Minnesota Nurses Association authorized to call what would be one of the largest nurses’ strikes in US history

The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2022

Twin Metals sues Biden administration to regain mine leases

The developers of a proposed copper-nickel mine upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota are suing the Biden administration

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Minnesota State Senator David Tomassoni dies

Minnesota State Senator David Tomassoni (I) died on Aug. 11, 2022, at Solvay Hospice. Tomassoni represented District 6 from 2001 to 2022. Prior to joining the state Senate, Tomassoni served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1991 to 2001.

Ballotpedia · Aug 22, 2022

THC Edibles Chaos In MN: No Taxes No Enforcement, NM Struggles To Keep Up With Demand & More Marijuana Updates

Minnesota Struggles To Regulate THC Market

Benzinga · Aug 22, 2022