The annual event, held since 2014, honors Native American traditions and resilience.
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Despite polls showing a close contest, the race between DFL Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and GOP candidate Michele Tafoya isn’t drawing big national money. The two are set to meet Friday at the MPR News studios for their first and possibly only debate.
Omar confirmed the search of her Washington home by Homeland Security agents Monday morning, calling it “the latest escalation” in President Trump’s “campaign of political intimidation” against her.
“We have folks that would be in the workforce if they had available and affordable childcare,” said Marshall Mayor Bob Byrnes. “We do have several childcare centers … but there's still a much larger need.”
The Pumpkin Regatta at the Stillwater Harvest Fest is one of only a few nationwide. This year’s winner, Tim Brown, took home the trophy for the third time.
Events over the weekend and Monday offer many ways to gather, learn, dance and celebrate Indigenous culture.
The Sunday afternoon fire sent a thick plume of smoke into the sky, visible from much of Minneapolis. Fire crews remained on the scene into the night. Two firefighters were treated for minor burns and heat exhaustion.
Travis Gienger is a horticulture teacher from Minnesota whose winning streak ended last year after he was unable to participate because his pumpkin broke while it was still growing.
Trillionaire Elon Musk has quietly become the biggest known spender in this year’s midterm elections, doling out more than $276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities in the House and Senate.
Though the terminology can sound outdated, it still influences Native political and cultural life.
Shiyazh Pete’s time with the Dallas Cowboys was brief, but his NFL debut in a preseason game in August gave Navajo fans a moment to remember. Now a free agent after being waived by the Cowboys, Pete has returned to the Navajo Nation where he's been embraced by fans while he awaits another opportunity with the NFL.
The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, the site of his 2009 mass shooting. That would be the first public execution in the U.S. since the 1930s.
The Vikings, who came in allowing an NFL-low 12.8 points per game, gave up only one offensive touchdown and held New Orleans to 142 yards.
