Politics
October 20, 2016

Wikileaks: Sen. Klobuchar on list of veep considerations

Wikileaks: Sen. Klobuchar on list of veep considerations
Politics
October 20, 2016
Fact Check: Trump's, Cinton's debate claims

Fact Check: Trump's, Cinton's debate claims

Donald Trump painted an inaccurately dark portrait of manufacturing in America while Hillary Clinton stretched credulity in boasting that her spending plans won't add to the country's debt. Writer Chris Rugaber breaks down those claims and more.
Politics
October 20, 2016
Clinton, Trump clash in crucial final debate

Clinton, Trump clash in crucial final debate

In a contentious third and final debate, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump sparred on everything from their experience to foreign policy to whether Trump will accept the results of next month's presidential election. Trump refused to answer.
Politics
October 20, 2016

League of Conservation Voters dropping $227,000 against Jason Lewis

The League of Conservation Voters is spending $227,000 to defeat Jason Lewis, the former radio show host who is the GOP nominee in the Second Congressional District.
Local
October 19, 2016
State Sen. Terri Bonoff

Obama endorses Paulsen challenger Terri Bonoff in new video

Obama says they need more people like the Minnetonka DFLer in Congress
Local
October 19, 2016

Personal care attendants sue state for effort to decertify union

For the plaintiffs to decertify the SEIU, they must produce thousands of signatures by December to force a vote. Without an accurate list of workers, they have been unable to find PCAs who might sign.
Politics
October 19, 2016
Senate DFLers to ask for special session on health insurance rates

Senate DFLers to ask for special session on health insurance rates

Senate DFLers want to act fast before the new higher premiums take effect in January.
Nation
October 19, 2016
This undated photo released by the Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office, shows Jessica Jauch. Pulled over for traffic violations, Jauch was held for 96 d

Mississippi woman jailed 96 days without seeing a judge or lawyer

Pulled over for traffic violations, Jessica Jauch was held for 96 days in a Mississippi jail without seeing a judge, getting a lawyer or having a chance to make bail. She was charged with a felony based on a secretly recorded video that prosecutors finally acknowledged showed her committing no crime.
Variety
October 19, 2016

Election year scam: That caller may be pulling a campaign con

Think before making donation, Better Business Bureau warns.
Politics
October 19, 2016

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Politics
October 19, 2016

Angie Craig's "normal" voter in Democratic party ad is really a lobbyist

Angie Craig's "normal" voter in Democratic party ad is really a lobbyist
Politics
October 19, 2016

Polls are open: MyVote shows your polling place, sample ballot

St. Paul
October 19, 2016
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks during a memorial service for former Israel Prime Minister Shimon Peres at Adas Israel Congre

In St. Paul, Madeleine Albright makes the case for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump

Pioneering stateswoman praises the candidate's diplomatic readiness.
Local
October 18, 2016

Minnesota State schools would trade tuition freeze through 2019 for $178 million

October 18, 2016
Brent Wathke, a social studies teacher, watches his students as they discuss the election at DeLong Middle School in Eau Claire, Wis., Oct. 13, 2016.

Teaching seventh-graders in a 'total mess' of an election season

Teachers across the country have anguished over the dark and sometimes shocking tone of the presidential campaign.
October 18, 2016

Today is last day to register online; registration still allowed on Election Day

This is the final day to register to vote online at mnvotes.org, which Minnesotans can do until 11:59 Tuesday night.
Business
October 18, 2016
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and Minnesota Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar.

Klobuchar, Franken critical of FDA's reporting program for medical devices

It "stands in the way" of keeping public informed.
October 17, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016

Confident Clinton expanding her campaign into 'red' states

Hillary Clinton is advancing into states the Democrats haven't won in decades, confidently expanding her offensive against Donald Trump and aiming to help her party win back control of Congress.
Politics
October 17, 2016
Roberta Opheim, state ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities, said the children's behavior "was a cry for help by children in ment

St. Cloud center cited for neglect in 'persistent head banging'

Staff at the treatment center refused to intervene, though teens wound up with concussions and abrasions. It was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.
Politics
October 17, 2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda, center, and the cast of �Hamilton,� at the Richard Rodgers Theater in New York, July 11, 2015.

Is 'Hamilton' the musical coming to Minnesota?

Sen. Amy Klobuchar has been rap-engaging with "Hamilton" producer Jeffrey Seller about the effects of "bots" when trying to buy online tickets.

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