With election administration under intense scrutiny, a new state audit largely validates work being done at state and county levels in Minnesota to keep voter rolls updated.

Minnesota law allows people to kill nuisance bears only in limited circumstances, such as when they’re causing significant property damage or posing an immediate danger to people or animals.

Community leaders say President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post with a video of a St. Paul kindergarten graduation ceremony comes amid what they describe as a broader increase in anti-Muslim and anti-Somali rhetoric online and nationally.

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity showcased five affordable homes under construction at The Heights in St. Paul, part of its largest Minnesota housing project and a broader effort to expand access to homeownership.

It's that time of year when Minnesota drivers must navigate around orange construction barrels, lane closures and detours. But a new report suggests all this roadwork is paying off and the percentage or roads rated in poor condition is falling.

Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan has been spared from prison for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents waited in the hallway. A federal judge fined her $5,000 and cited her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence.