Politics
Report: Amy Klobuchar 'officially' being vetted as Biden running mate
Joe Biden has committed to choosing a woman for the Democratic ticket.
Local
COVID-19 pandemic, complaints grow in state
Criticism of Gov. Tim Walz's remaining lockdown restrictions intensified Thursday as the state's COVID-19 case count continued to rise.
Local
Minnesota seniors, disabled still battling isolation, despite loosening of restrictions
Advocates have voiced alarms that restrictions are being taken too far.
Coronavirus
Trump claims to wear mask during Ford plant tour
"I wore one in this back area, but I didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it," Trump said.
Coronavirus
Trump: CDC to issue church opening guidelines soon
The president said churches were "important in terms of the psyche of our country."
Local
Medtronic's profit and sales fall sharply, as hospital procedures ramp down
The medical device maker saw its sales drop 25% in the February-April period.
Politics
Minnesota budget agency sides with DFL in state worker raise dispute
A legal review by Minnesota Management and Budget determined Republicans did not have authority to modify contracts up for ratification.
Local
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Police must use new eyewitness ID rules to reduce wrongful identifications
Gov. Tim Walz signed the bipartisan bill that will implement science-based safeguards against the fallibility of memory.
Coronavirus
Trump threatens states' voting funds during pandemic
The president's tweets targeting Michigan and Nevada marked an escalation in his campaign against voting by mail.
Nation
Pelosi: Giving Trump 'dose of his own medicine'
It came in response to the reaction of comments in a TV interview about the president's being "morbidly obese."
National
Pompeo: Trump has 'unilateral right' to choose inspector general
That comes after Inspector General Steve Linick was fired last Friday.
Local
Despite toll, nursing homes are still taking in infected patients
The practice is drawing strong opposition that such transfers endanger residents of senior homes that are understaffed and ill-equipped to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Minneapolis
Legislature OKs Vikings selling alcohol outside stadium on game days
Bill also would allow sales in the front lawn park and at Walker Sculpture Garden, Boom Island on occasion.
Local
League of Women Voters challenges Minnesota absentee voting witness rule
League of Women Voters says requirements for witnesses too restrictive.
Local
GOP Senate candidate Jason Lewis joins flurry of suits against Minnesota shutdown orders
The U.S. Senate candidate has made reopening the state a campaign focus.
Local
Minnesota, other states sue EPA for 'blanket waiver' as nation fights pandemic
Minnesota joins eight others in suit accusing agency of overstepping.
Local
Judge shuts down attempt to open Stearns County bar early
"I'm not standing here in tears because I'm happy to open," said Kris Schiffler, owner of Shady's Hometown Tavern. "I'm standing here in tears because the attorney general has just shut us down."
Local
Special session to pick up where the Minnesota Legislature left off
Lawmakers left behind reams of partisan priorities, but they expect to come back in June
Local
Hennepin County judge becomes Walz's fourth Appeals Court pick
Hennepin County judge heading to court where she once clerked.
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Latest politics news from the Twin Cities, Minnesota and Washington, D.C., including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Minnesota Legislature, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter.
