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NEW YORK (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wanted to impose a significant punishment on the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing salary cap rules, even while understanding the impact it will have on fans hoping to see a winning team. Forfeiting five first-round draft picks mi...
The Kennedy Center’s Board of Trustees voted to close the iconic performing arts venue amid financial issues and an ongoing dispute over adding President Donald Trump’s name to the building, according to Associated Press reporting citing sources familiar with the vote....
Our proposed ordinance would protect jobs predominantly done by immigrants by requiring robotaxis to have human safety monitors in the car.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar questioned FBI Director Kash Patel on several issues involving Minnesota during a Senate oversight hearing Tuesday, including fraud investigations, the fatal shootings Alex Pretti and Renee Good and recent cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems....
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center on Tuesday from returning President Donald Trump ’s name to the iconic performing arts venue in a move meant to recognize his renovation efforts, saying it would violate an earlier ruling that his name was illegally add...
A new ordinance is expected to help the city weed out the hundreds of illegal rentals that have proliferated in recent years.
Former St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter has taken over as CEO of FUSE, a national nonprofit focused on helping local governments problem-solve. Carter, who served St. Paul from 2017-2025, took over the job after a months-long national search that included more than 1,100 applicants, ...
President Donald Trump denounced the Supreme Court on Tuesday after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterm elections, saying justices who opposed him are “not the people I interviewed.” His last-minute push to empower the U.S. Postal Service to ref...
The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Tuesday to close over financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump’s name on the iconic performing arts venue, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. The move came after a fe...
The school board is reviewing three proposals, each set to shutter more than a dozen schools, to right-size a district facing chronic enrollment and budget woes....
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Even with voting already underway, uncertainty about what might come next had been hovering over preparations for this year's midterm elections.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway....
The Minneapolis school superintendent is slated to present her proposals on Tuesday during a school board meeting for “school transformation" that could include plans for school closures....
Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against 11 residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court ruled that prosecutors must prove defendants knowingly intended to break the law....
A Minnesota pastor died after suffering a severe spinal cord injury and nearly drowning in a pool aboard a cruise ship in Italy while celebrating his son’s wedding....
The controversial automated license plate readers have stirred strong emotions across the political spectrum.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has sided with a small Minnesota city to allow paper voter rosters in its precincts for the 2026 general election.
Stillwater voters are now seeing where a $175 million school facilities plan approved in 2023 went. Two new elementary schools have opened in the district, including Lake Elmo Elementary School. The school opened in August and includes wide open spaces, flexible classrooms and an...
Nashville International Airport is one step closer to undergoing a name change honoring late country music icon Dolly Parton.
Consumer Product Safety Commission officials said the Ricky Joy Sour Crush Rolling Liquid Candy Bottles were sold at various stores including Walmart between January 2023 and May 2026....
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President Donald Trump closed out the Republican’s inaugural midterm convention being held in Dallas with a fervent plea to the crowd to vote as if he’s on the ballot in November....
A letter from Minnesota’s Department of Corrections commissioner says authorities are investigating possible contraband entering one of its prisons. According to the letter, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and the Department of Corrections Office of Special In...
A Minnesota man who served on the front lines in Afghanistan tracking Al-Qaeda and later co-authored the 9/11 Commission Report says there are threats to America that still keep him on edge. “Our enemies haven’t gone away,” says Mike Hurley, an Edina native who retired from the C...
A city in the northwest metro could increase its property tax levy by nearly 20% for next year. On Tuesday, the Rogers City Council approved a preliminary levy increase of 19.28%, which would represent a $276 tax hike for a home with a median value of $466,800. Growing pains Acco...
Minneapolis leaders are weighing on a new rule that would require self-driving cars to have a “human safety monitor”during operations. The Minneapolis City Council announced Thursday that it is considering the “Workers Drive Minneapolis” ordinance. Some council members said it wo...
The general election will take place on Nov. 3, 2026. This year, the election outcome will not only determine the balance of power in the Minnesota Legislature and Congress, but also the statewide constitutional offices. Below is a quick look at what’s at stake on Election Day an...
An Anoka County father accused of killing his 16-year-old son last summer and dumping his body in an Elk River landfill will be in court today as jury selection is set to begin on Thursday morning. Jordan Collins Sr., 39, faces up to 40 years in prison for the murder of his son, ...
Jury selection is set to begin Thursday in the murder trial of a Columbia Heights father accused of killing his 16-year-old son, Manny Collins, whose remains were found in an Elk River landfill last summer....
Republicans at their midterm convention know that history is not on their side this election season, but they are counting on President Donald Trump and his two-day extravaganza in Dallas to rally voters to protect their House and Senate majorities....
President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would likely cost more tha...
President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would most likely cost mor...
The Rogers, Minnesota, City Council approved a proposed preliminary tax levy on Tuesday that would increase the city’s levy by 19.28% in 2027.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections and politics, foreign affairs or the environment, a new poll finds. T...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections and politics, foreign affairs or the environment, a new poll finds. T...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections and politics, foreign affairs or the environment, a new poll finds. T...
The U.N. voted to endorse a new world map called "Equal Earth" that more accurately depicts the size of continents.
A more detailed plan is expected by December, delaying a membership vote until next year.
The City Council is considering an ordinance that would require companies like Waymo to get a city license and have a “safety monitor” in autonomous vehicles....
Family members say the bodies of four people aboard a small plane that disappeared shortly after taking off from the Bahamas have been recovered.
The Minneapolis Public Schools superintendent is up for a three-year contract extension at the school board meeting on Tuesday.
A fight over who can vote by mail is heading to the nation's highest court — and Minnesota election officials are already fielding questions.
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a resounding victory in a regional election Sunday, but fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II. The party of G...
The new recall involves Baby Sesame Street Elmo Silicone Teethers which were sold in stores and online between January 2025 and March 2026, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission....
A Tennessee county commissioner is going viral after he told a Flock Safety representative at a public meeting that the company's CEO should be hanged for treason, marking a fever-pitch surrounding personal privacy and open public hostility over the nationwide rollout of the cont...
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is retiring at the end the year, bringing to a close her seven-plus years at the helm of the league and a stewardship that has been transformative and at times tumultuous. Engelbert is the second-longest tenured WNBA president or commissioner, an...
The airline's new BlueFirst cabin will offer more legroom, upgraded dining, priority airport perks and enhanced onboard technology on select domestic routes....
One East Side City Council member worries the neighborhood is facing too many budget cuts in Mayor Kaohly Her’s proposal.
A 43-year-old man from Fayal Township died on Tuesday after falling into Ely Lake while paddleboarding with his daughter. Authorities believe neither were wearing life jackets....
A man who was paddleboarding with his daughter in northern Minnesota fell off and drowned on Ely Lake, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. When first responders arrived at the lake at around 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday, the victim’s daughter told them that she pulled her...
An anonymous whistleblower warns an untested online system for mail-in ballots could cause severe election disruptions as a legal battle over the Trump executive order plays out in federal court....
Minnesota schools could see more money without costing taxpayers a dime — if voters say yes to a constitutional amendment on the ballot this November.
A constitutional amendment on the November ballot has bipartisan support and would give schools more funding by increasing the amount of money drawn from a trust....
The prison sentence given to the ex-wife of DOC Commissioner Paul Schnell has been upheld by the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Julie Myhre-Schnell, 65, pleaded guilty in 2025 to trying to kill their vulnerable adult son by putting crushed lorazepam into his feeding bag. She was giv...
Minnesota primary elections have come and gone. In a couple of weeks, general election ballots will become available. Here's what you need to know.
