Business
Stephen Censky, a Minnesota native, set to for influential USDA slot
A Minnesota native awaits confirmation for No 2. post at the agency.
Local
DOJ shift casts doubt on federal audit of St. Anthony police
St. Anthony was one of 16 cities nationwide enrolled in a program that sought to boost police reform and the federal changes make the status and future of the assessment unclear.
Politics
Politics
Mild-mannered state lawmaker Matt Dean seizes early edge in GOP clash for governor
Despite a persona that's pretty much the opposite of the president, Dean has emerged as an early leader in the still-forming Republican field.
Business
World
Trump diplomacy to be tested at United Nations
Iran and North Korea top General Assembly agenda.
Politics
Minnesota gets $6 million from feds to fight opioids
Nearly $250,000 will go to the White Earth Band of Ojibwe to combat drug overdoses.
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Nation
Protests follow ex-St. Louis officer's acquittal in killing
A white former police officer was acquitted Friday in the 2011 death of a black man who was fatally shot following a high-speed chase, and hundreds of demonstrators streamed into the streets of downtown St. Louis and later an upscale neighborhood to protest the verdict that had stirred fears of civil unrest for weeks.
Business
Minnesota delegation pushes for 'reinsurance' approval
Lawmakers say speedy action is needed with premiums due to be released Oct. 2.
Politics
Gov. Dayton, GOP leaders lay out legal cases in their veto fight
Both sides filed new arguments as the Minnesota Supreme Court considers constitutional clash.
Minneapolis
Minneapolis DFL Party chairman resigns, treasurer gets ousted
Chairman Dan McConnell's resignation stemmed from a March effort to remove him. Treasurer Tim Bonham faced a complaint.
Here's the cover the New Yorker planned to use if Hillary Clinton had won
The image, by French artist Malika Favre, depicts a historic President Hillary Clinton gazing at the moonlight from the would-be viewpoint of the Oval Office.
Deal or no deal? 'Dreamers' wait as Trump, lawmakers joust
The fate of 800,000 young immigrants hung in the balance Thursday as top lawmakers, White House officials and President Donald Trump himself squabbled over whether an agreement had been struck to protect them — and if so, exactly what it was.
World
Cuba mystery grows: New details on what befell US diplomats
The blaring, grinding noise jolted the American diplomat from his bed in a Havana hotel. He moved just a few feet, and there was silence. He climbed back into bed. Inexplicably, the agonizing sound hit him again. It was as if he'd walked through some invisible wall cutting straight through his room.
Business
Dayton's call for 'restrained' bid for Amazon HQ draws protests
Some Twin Cities tech leaders say the state's economic future shouldn't be handcuffed by homegrown companies Target and Best Buy.
Politics
Trump: We are 'working' on DACA plan
U.S. President Donald Trump says he's "fairly close" to reaching a deal with congressional leaders on providing protections to young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children but he needs "massive border security."
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