The major party candidates for Minnesota’s U.S. Senate seat faced off in an hourlong debate Friday on MPR News with fraud, affordability and fallout from the Trump administration’s policies as key points of friction.
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Some campaign ads are targeting Minnesota’s Somali community and linking the group to fraud in the state.
Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide — including Minnesota. Authorities are urging recipients to treat the letters as “potentially hazardous.”
Nearly 390,000 Minnesotans received notices this month that their Medicare Advantage plans would be discontinued next year, leading them to reconsider their coverage.
A collection of paintings and stories by Sam Zimmerman captures memories of life in northern Minnesota. His new book, "Walking my Ancestors’ Path," pairs those paintings with stories in English and Ojibwe. An upcoming exhibit at Mill City Museum in Minneapolis will feature his work.
Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves is determined to lead his team to an NBA championship. He believes in willpower over hope. The NBA has seen eight different champions in the last eight years, and Edwards aims to make Minnesota the next team on that list.
The mixed politics of St. Cloud-area voters have led to some razor-thin outcomes in past elections. And it makes the area a target for campaign spending.
Minnesota lost 4,600 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked up. Over the last year, wages stayed flat as inflation ate into workers’ purchasing power.
The 17th annual Twin Cities Film Festival, a dance-big-band-theater event that reflects the U.S. incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, “Beyond Materialism” at the Walker Art Center and the Bloodcurdling Book Bash in Bloomington are among this week’s picks.
President Donald Trump has suggested that his newly minted press secretary might not stay on the job much longer. Trump said on Friday he told Katie Zacharia that she didn’t have to do this job and that if he were her, he would reconsider the position.
Family members say a grandmother, two of her adult daughters and her grandson were among the six people who died when a small plane crashed in Wisconsin after flying in a thunderstorm.
Authorities say a 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three children and a teacher. He was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school.
Garrett Mitchell hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 comeback win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
