St. Paul
August 11, 2018
Candidate David Martinez surrounded himself with notes before the St. Paul Ward 4 debate began Monday. Beside him are fellow candidates Shirley Erstad

Tumultuous St. Paul City Council race reaches the finish line

Both Shirley Erstad and Mitra Nelson have garnered strong support.
Politics
August 11, 2018
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon.

Vote security risk in primary 'minimized,' Minnesota secretary of state says

"We have a high level of confidence that we've minimized the risks," Steve Simon said.
Politics
August 11, 2018
The DFL hopefuls for the Fifth Congressional District seat have had only two months to knock on doors and reach out to voters after Keith Ellison drop

With few policy differences, candidates in Minneapolis congressional primary look for ways to shine

Tuesday's DFL primary winner is the prohibitive favorite to succeed Rep. Keith Ellison in Washington.
Politics
August 11, 2018
Voters filled out their ballots in the gym of Maxfield Elementary School in St. Paul's ward one. ] AARON LAVINSKY ï aaron.lavinsky@startribune.co

DFL governor's race a test of campaign strategies

And we'll have some answers soon.
Politics
August 10, 2018
Lori Swanson was surrounded by reporters at the conclusion of a DFL gubernatorial debate held at Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul on Friday.

Swanson hits back at ex-aide who says she politicized office

In a remarkable sequence of events days before the DFL primary for governor, Swanson released the criminal record of a critical former aide via emails from the attorney general's office. And the ex-staffer sought a restraining order against her.
Business
August 10, 2018
FILE- In this June 5, 2018, file photo, a roll of steel is moved at the Borusan Mannesmann Pipe manufacturing facility in Baytown, Texas. The U.S. has

Contractors see tariff-fueled steel prices rise but aren't panicking

But the recently imposed tariffs on critical components of most office and industrial buildings have left construction companies guessing.
Politics
August 10, 2018
DFL candidates for governor Erin Murphy, Tim Walz and Lori Swanson debated Friday at MPR studios in St. Paul.

DFL candidates debate for the last time before primary day

They spar over immigration, gun laws, negative ad.
Business
August 10, 2018

4 tribes appeal Enbridge approval to Minnesota appeals court

A total of six tribes are challenging PUC approval of the controversial pipeline in northern Minnesota.
Politics
August 10, 2018
The five main Minnesota gubernatorial candidates, shown at FarmFest on Wednesday: From left: DFLer Tim Walz, Republican Tim Pawlenty, DFLer Lori Swans

Candidates for Minn. governor divided by visions for education

Republicans emphasized school choice. DFLers say funding must match inflation.
Minneapolis
August 10, 2018
Minneapolis Police Union President Lt. Bob Kroll, shown last month. Kroll attributed the outrage from Mayor Jacob Frey and City Council members to the

Mpls. police union head defends Pawlenty mailer from council criticisms

Lt. Bob Kroll, the head of the city's police union, disputes the idea that he broke any city policies with the promotional literature for Tim Pawlenty's campaign for governor.
Politics
August 9, 2018
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Jim Newberger

At Farmfest, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and her Republican challenger, state Rep. Jim Newberger, make pitch to rural voters

It was the two candidates' first appearance together.
Business
August 9, 2018

Chlorpyrifos in Minnesota

Business
August 9, 2018
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted 5-0 to distribute all but $2 million of Xcel’s $136 million tax benefit directly to ratepayers.

Xcel tax cut will mean refunds for ratepayers, state regulators decide

Xcel said it expects the refunds, to be one-time credits on customers' bills, will be made by year's end.
Minneapolis
August 9, 2018
Hundreds of volunteers and election officials started the absentee ballot count this week for all of the Hennepin County cities, except Minneapolis, i

Hennepin Co. investigates voting violation in 12 Mpls. absentee ballots

Election staffers witnessed the incident and worked with the city to track down 12 absentee ballots involved, an official said.
August 9, 2018
Viktor and Amalija Knavs listen as their attorney makes a statement in New York, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. First Lady Melania Trump's parents have been

Meet the newest US citizens: Melania Trump's parents

First lady Melania Trump's parents were sworn in as U.S. citizens on Thursday, completing a legal path to citizenship that their son-in-law has suggested eliminating.
Business
August 9, 2018
All five leading candidates for governor - Republicans Tim Pawlenty and Jeff Johnson, and DFLers Tim Walz, Lori Swanson and Erin Murphy - shared a sta

Candidates for Minn. governor court rural votes at Farmfest

The forum was the only joint appearance for the five major hopefuls ahead of next week's primary election.
Nation
August 9, 2018
President Donald Trump addresses a dinner with business leaders at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J., Aug. 7, 2018. President Trump’s lawyers r

Trump lawyers seek to narrow scope of possible Mueller interview

Last week, the special counsel proposed a slightly altered format to the expansive interview he wants to conduct with the president.
Business
August 8, 2018
Farmers for Free Trade is gathering petitions from farmers and their families around the country to fight tariffs.

Among Minnesota farmers, support for Trump is bent, not broken

Some in the agricultural economy still give him the benefit of the doubt. But so far, Trump's tactics have only hurt farmers, and patience is running thin.
Politics
August 8, 2018
In this file photo from May 18, 2018, relatives of elder abuse victims gathered outside the House Chamber Friday to protest inaction by the state Legi

Minnesota clears giant backlog of elder abuse complaints

State reviewed and closed more than 3,000 unresolved cases alleging maltreatment in senior facilities.
Local
August 8, 2018
In Clearwater County, the proposed replacement Enbridge Line 3 plans help identify the spots where the cultural survey might find artifacts and other

Environmental groups file appeal over controversial northern Minnesota oil pipeline

Honor the Earth says the environmental assessment process was "arbitrary and capricious."

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