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Hundreds of protesters opposed to the development of a large data center outside Duluth forced a Monday night meeting to be postponed.

Columnist Ka Vang writes about sitting down with her children to talk about the viral video of a St. Thomas student. They had already seen it. “My children learned that their belonging in this country is conditional. Others learn that they may set the conditions,” she writes.

A group of 174 former federal and state judges are urging the dismissal of the DOJ's complaint against Minnesota federal judges over their remarks tied to the ICE surge.

Twin Cities area leaders are trying to keep Flock cameras off their streets. They’re now rebuffing county sheriffs’ offices that are mounting more of the license plate readers.

The Rondo Community Land Trust wants to break up the “superblock” near the State Capitol.

The car-sharing service may be dead, but the dream of living in the Twin Cities without a car lives on.

After the end of car-sharing service Hourcar, the dream of being car-free in the Twin Cities lives on.

The mysterious group behind recent mailers attacking Sen. Amy Klobuchar was formed by an Ohio lawyer whose firm has been linked to secretive political spending in several states.

Attorney General Keith Ellison claims that the iconic French beauty brand knowingly marketed chemical hair relaxer products that increased cancer risk.

In northern Minnesota’s largest school district, officials are floating a worst-case scenario of school closures, consolidation of two high schools’ sports teams and the elimination of a cherished language immersion program.

“Whenever the news turns bad, this creep reaches for one name: mine,” Rep. Ilhan Omar said in response to another social media post from the president about her.

The results of the Minneapolis school board election could tip the board more in favor of the teachers’ union and against any future school closures.

A mother cougar and her three kittens were captured on a trail camera in northern Minnesota. It’s an extraordinary discovery that could signal the return of a big cat that hasn’t been known to breed in the state for more than a century. 🎧 bit.ly/4tx3ZFJ

Allision Lussier’s relatives never stopped believing the 47-year-old Native woman died in a domestic killing, at the hands of an abusive ex-boyfriend. Today prosecutors charged that man, Charles H. Foss, with second-degree unintentional murder and stalking.

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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota said that death threats against her will force her to move from her home in the nation’s capital.

With less than two weeks before the election, the candidates for governor are making their closing arguments starting at 7.

The city agreed to pay attorneys’ fees to Save Our Street, the group of Summit Avenue residents who have advocated against an off-street bike path.

From Keith Ellison to Ilhan Omar, Zohran Mamdani to Abdul El-Sayed, the outrageous questions about Muslim politicians’ loyalty continue to linger on, the authors write.

Now running for Minnesota governor, Lisa Demuth touts her record as a pragmatic dealmaker, while Democrats point to her conservative abortion policies and refusal to say Joe Biden won the 2020 election.

The University of St. Thomas student captured on video shouting at a protester at last week’s Turning Point USA event has issued an apology and withdrawn from the school.

The White House said Trump would present a $10,000 check to Nick Shirley, who posted a viral video last year about alleged fraud in Minnesota, but a check was not given to Shirley in the presence of journalists Tuesday.

An ICE officer’s false accusation against an assistant federal defender led to blistering rebukes from a judge. This case stems from conspiracy charges against 15 Minnesotans who protested Operation Metro Surge.

"I never imagined spending my late 40s fighting for rights women won before I was born," Megan Peterson writes.

The effects of Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill are expected to show in 2027, when uninsured patients could push Minnesota hospitals deeper into the red and reduce rural health care access.

Mailers have targeted Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s record on police accountability and Israel. Who is paying for them remains unclear.

A Minneapolis police officer was fired earlier this year after she tipped off her brother who was suspected in a shooting at an apartment building.

Shouting matches, assault charges and dead rodents flung onto tables. These are just some of the antics displayed by warring factions in the city of Twin Lakes, population 134.