Laura Oakes

The Minneapolis City Council is continuing to meet behind closed doors on Monday, going line-by-line over an agreement for a federal consent decree that would mandate reforms within the Minneapolis Police Department.

Minnesota could see one of the most contested starts to a legislative session when state lawmakers meet in St. Paul next Tuesday. The DFL is threatening to skip the start of the session if there’s no power-sharing agreement with Republicans.

Ted Mondale, son of late VP Walter Mondale, read a letter from his father in honor of his running mate at the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. “The personal relationship we established while in office continued throughout our life.”“

Wildfires are leaving devastation in its wake as millions of LA-area residents are facing total ruin. CBS and former WCCO reporter Jamie Yuccas on what she is seeing on the ground, as flames and pillars of smoke send residents fleeing their homes.

The mail delivery situation in at least one Minnesota county is out of hand according to Minnesota U.S. Senators Klobuchar and Smith. Until early this week, residents of Cook County had not received any mail delivery since before the new year.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is boosting funding for Amtrak’s popular new Borealis route between St. Paul and Chicago. $38 million is being allocated to ensure the route is funded for the next six years.

Leaders of the fractured Minnesota House are scheduled to meet later Monday to discuss the possibility of a power-sharing agreement on the eve of the legislative session. Speakers Hortman and Demuth continue to disagree on power-sharing.

Former Minnesota Congressman and also former presidential candidate Dean Phillips (D) is optimistic following Monday’s transition of power in Washington during the inauguration and the start of the second Trump presidency.

Minnesota House Republicans have passed a resolution asking the Minnesota State Patrol to round up absent Democrats. Rep. Harry Niska tells WCCO the GOP is concerned there’s “some kind of partisan interference going on with law enforcement.”

A proposal that would allow the City of Minneapolis to charge fees for off-duty police work is approved by a council committee. Proponents say it would help recoup costs incurred by officers’ use of city-owned weapons and cars.