Vice President Walter Mondale's influence pervades Minnesota, even in his 90s
While the grind of an election campaign is well behind him and his hair is now white, he's still engaged and the demands on his time don't stop.
Home remodeling projects suffer from worker shortage
Lynn Osborne has been remodeling two homes. They are different styles, in different states, with different contractors. But there has been one constant: delays due to a shortage of skilled labor.
Politics
Swing district Minnesota Democrats Craig, Phillips wary of impeachment
Activists are pressing to move forward, but Angie Craig, Dean Phillips are undecided.
Local
Bipartisan push to boost state's teachers of color sputtered
Legislation added less than bipartisan backers sought to increase ranks of color.
Politics
Plethora of Democratic candidates descend on Iowa this weekend
The one missing from the many events was Joe Biden, who was attending his granddaughter's graduation.
Local
Trump must hold rural Wis. voters he won on economic promises
Trump's shot at a second term could come down to parts of rural Wisconsin, where the economy is always on people's minds and threatened tariffs on Mexico could cause new woes.
Minneapolis
E-mails reveal U's rushed effort to rename 4 Twin Cities buildings
Intense deadline pressure, hurdles to tracking down records and skepticism about administrator support plagued a task force that weighed renaming the buildings.
Local
Top cop John Harrington charts a path for change in Minnesota
John Harrington wants to scale up the ethos of community policing to a vast wing of government serving law enforcement from Duluth to Albert Lea.
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Minneapolis
Rep. Ilhan Omar jointly filed tax returns prior to legal marriage
Questions about Omar's complicated marriage and immigration history resurfaced Thursday when a state campaign finance board revealed that she and Ahmed Hirsi filed joint tax returns in 2014 and 2015 — a period when she was legally married to another man.
St. Paul
St. Paul police watchdog group says complaints were withheld
A recently released report by the St. Paul misconduct investigators identifies serious problems.
Business
Trump suspends plan to impose tariffs on Mexico, says Mexico 'has agreed to take strong measures' on migrants
Trump suspends plan to impose tariffs on Mexico, says Mexico 'has agreed to take strong measures' on migrants.
Local
State has paid Zimmern $57,000 to promote Minnesota as a destination
Zimmern's contract, which ends this month, required two posts per month to reach his more than 1 million Twitter and other social media followers.
Local
Minnesota Corrections Department shakes up leadership at state prisons
Commissioner Paul Schnell called the move an opportunity for "fresh perspectives" at Minnesota correctional facilities.
Local
Minnesota's neediest families to see first MFIP cash increase in 33 years
As federal aid was diverted to other programs, welfare recipients were left behind.
Local
Minnesota joins nationwide election security 'academy'
Six-month program will focus on cybersecurity across the state, nation.
Politics
Minn. board fines Rep. Omar, says she must reimburse campaign
The repayment amount represents what the board determined is the campaign funds used in 2016 and 2017 for purposes not permitted by state law.
Local
Dakota County, growing U.S. burbs could flex power in 2020
Dakota County voters want focus on ideas, not partisan extremes.
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