Susie Jones

Police in Duluth say someone stole the stick bag from the bus overnight Saturday, causing the game between Mankato West and Anoka to be postponed

The balance of power is still unclear as the start of the 2025 legislative session looms. The passing of a senator and a residency issue means two special elections plus questions remain in Scott County race and upcoming criminal trial.

Minnesota Republicans have filed a lawsuit against Governor Tim Walz after the governor called a special election where the DFL candidate was recently ruled ineligible over residency requirements.

Crews battled another explosion and fire at an encampment in South Minneapolis Monday afternoon near 29th Street and 14th Avenue. For people living in the Phillips neighborhood, it’s another frustrating situation with a fire at a homeless encampment.

Police in the northern Minnesota town of Ely are investigating after an 80-year-old woman died after being “fully engulfed” by flames while on a motorized scooter.

The official funeral Jimmy Carter is Thursday and the former president’s vice president, Walter Mondale, was asked to write and give the eulogy. But Mondale passed away before Carter, so his son Ted will deliver it in his place.

There are just a lot of sick people in Minnesota right now. Hospitals are reporting they are at or near capacity as they try to help patients sick with RSV, COVID-19, influenza and norovirus. Adding to the crush, many hospital staff are sick too.

Did Republicans have the power to do House business and elect a Speaker? Was there actually a quorum? “There’s a good chance the Supreme Court is going to strike down what the Republicans have done,” predicts Political Science Professor Larry Jacobs.

Patty Wetterling’s book is now out in paperback, and with it renewed interest in her story. “Dear Jacob: A Mother’s Journey of Hope” details her journey, including some of her darkest moments, after the abduction and murder of son Jacob in 1989.

Governor Tim Walz rolled out his 2025 biennial budget on Thursday and it includes the first sales tax cut in state history. Walz also is proposing adding sales tax to other previously untaxed services, and creating a new state agency to combat fraud.