Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Friday responded sharply to unfounded allegations from President Donald Trump that Minnesota was behind recent cyberattacks on municipal water systems.
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Elon Musk’s company X.AI sought an emergency injunction blocking the law that bans nudification technology, a tool that can use someone’s likeness to make a realistic photo or video of them that’s fake. A case challenging the law will continue in court with a hearing set for next month.
At the moment, it doesn’t appear that any of the 29 defendants offered plea agreements have accepted them. If accepted, defendants’ conspiracy charges would be reduced from felonies to misdemeanors.
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is among the frontrunners for the GOP nomination for Minnesota governor, propelled in part by President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Lindell hasn’t spelled out in much detail what he’d do if elected.
Some council members said they are concerned about sexual harassment allegations against the mayor.
Fire crews have reached about 60 percent containment on the wildfires burning in northeastern Minnesota and in Canada, though firefighters remain on alert for new lightning-caused ignitions.
Caden Sluder of Illinois was sentenced to two years of probation Friday, with a stayed one year jail sentence, for making several violent online threats against Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan.
New laws include expanding the window for warrantless arrests and adding more safeguards to keep guns out of offenders’ hands.
Northern Iron in St. Paul’s Payne-Phalen neighborhood is shutting down, after years of pressure from regulators and neighbors.
Small business owners can begin applying for the aid today, Friday, July 31, and all local organizations actively responding to the wildfires are eligible to request funding, too.
Minnesotans can be reassured that the large multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis infections, a gastrointestinal illness caused by cyclospora, has not yet reached the state.
Pearson’s Candy Company told Minnesota officials it will permanently shut down the West Seventh Street plant and lay off about 80 employees at the end of September.
Last winter, Immigration and Customs Enforcement showed up in force in the central Minnesota city of Willmar. Immigrants, regardless of their legal status, feared arrest, and many hid in their homes. Now, the community is trying to find a new normal.
