Early in-person voting is now underway for Minnesota’s primary election coming up in August. Starting Friday, voters can cast their ballots in person at local early voting sites across the state. State election officials say that voters can just show up on the spot if they missed...
Sherburne County residents could face the county’s biggest property tax levy increase in a decade as commissioners weigh a 9.6% hike for 2027. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reporter Harrison Klopp asked county leaders why the increase is needed and found taxpayers are unhappy about it. LaDon...
Nicole Mitchell, the former Minnesota lawmaker convicted of burglarizing her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home, is officially running for a city council seat in Woodbury....
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran , sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain. The 214-208 vote requirin...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran , sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain. The 214-208 vote requirin...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran , sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain. The 214-208 vote requirin...
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After registering Monday, the MyPillow CEO and Republican candidate for governor questioned Minnesota’s election system, though state officials stand by their records....
Election security is again in the spotlight after President Donald Trump again claimed election fraud during a national address last week. Just three weeks ahead of Minnesota’s primary, a new KSTP/SurveyUSA poll reveals that most Minnesotans trust election security in the state, ...
The Minneapolis City Council is reevaluating the liquor license for Reign nightclub in Uptown after a mass shooting left nine people hurt over the weekend....
PRIMARY VOTER'S GUIDE: Meet the District 2 Hennepin County Commissioner primary candidates hometownsource.com
The University of Minnesota has extended men’s basketball coach Niko Medved’s contract through the 2032 season, according to the school. The Board of Regents approved the extension at its July meeting. In his first season leading the Gophers, Medved guided a team with two returne...
Former Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell is hoping to make a political comeback, bidding for a city council seat after her conviction for burglary a year ago in Becker County. Mitchell announced Tuesday she has officially filed as a candidate for Woodbury City Council. Last year, Mi...
Homeless encampments across St. Paul are weeks away from being shut down due to health and safety concerns and city leaders are inviting the public to weight in the plans to clear three major camps on Wednesday afternoon. The special St. Paul City Council meeting at 4:30 p.m. wil...
The Robbinsdale Area School Board on Monday approved ballot language for a series of bonding proposals that would raise up to $413 million for capital improvement projects. In November, voters will consider a cascading three-part referendum that would fund school renovations and ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A chaotic Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor that has seen numerous candidates drop out and re-enter the race has threatened to leave thousands of voters who have already returned their ballots with worthless votes for the state’s top office. That poss...
Just three weeks from the Minnesota primary elections, GOP frontrunners are further pulling away while DFL races are tightening. Results of a new KSTP/SurveyUSA poll show Mike Lindell and Michele Tafoya gaining in their Republican primary races for Minnesota governor and U.S. Sen...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will aim to head-off a potential government shutdown before this fall’s critical midterm elections with a vote Tuesday to fund the federal government through Dec. 4. The deadline for action is more than two months away, but House GOP leaders ar...
PRIMARY VOTER'S GUIDE: Hennepin County Commissioner District 3 hometownsource.com
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is working to schedule one-on-one interviews with each of the top candidates for the key election races in Minnesota this fall. Below are the full interviews with each of the two leading DFL candidates for Minnesota’s up-for-grabs U.S. Senate seat: Angie Crai...
LONDON (AP) — Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester and new leader of the Labour Party, took the final steps on Monday to succeed Keir Starmer and become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade. The affable Burnham returned to Parliament in June by winning a ...
A plane flipped upside down during a water landing at Pelican Lake, but everyone made it out safely thanks to a quick response from first responders.
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Congresswoman Angie Craig skipped the DFL Party endorsing convention in May and plunged straight into a primary campaign against the DFL-endorsed candidate, Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan. “You have to go everywhere,” Craig said about seeking support from a broader number of DFL ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump released a trove of documents during a primetime address to the nation that allies had hyped as a smoking gun that would prove his long-debunked allegations of mass voter fraud. Speaking from the White House on Thursday night, he described...
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Texas lists an active voter registration for the Republican businessman, who has drawn criticism for moving there and returning.
The latest recall covers Panasonic Electric Toaster Ovens sold online at retailers like Amazon and Costco, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission....
Local residents and business owners will vote on a name that represents the community and submit it to the City Council later this summer.
Summer camp looks a little different at Skate Camp Midwest in Houlton, Wisconsin, where kids trade canoes and fishing poles for boards and half-pipes. Minnesota Bound’s Ron Schara takes us inside this one-of-a-kind camp where young skaters can sharpen their skills and soak up the...
Documents released by the Trump administration to support the president’s claims did not back up his most aggressive statements.
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In a speech to the nation Thursday evening, President Donald Trump said Americans deserve secure elections, and he claimed to be using federal authority to prevent them from being “stolen.” In fact, one of the strongest security features of U.S. elections is the fact that they a...
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The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday rejected a no-cost drones-as-first-responder pilot program after Council Vice President Jamal Osman, a co-sponsor of the legislation, changed course to cast the deciding “no” vote. The 75-day trial with California-based Skydio, Inc. wou...
The Minneapolis City Council rejected a contract for Skydio Inc. to provide the city's first "drones as first responders" program on Thursday.
Shireen Gandhi, the former commissioner of Minnesota’s Department of Human Services, has resigned from the agency, effective Tuesday, a department spokesperson said. In a message to DHS staff last week, Temporary DHS Commissioner John Connolly thanked Gandhi for her “remarkabl...
The Minneapolis City Council approved $2.5 million to help relocate people from the dilapidated Heritage Park apartments and townhomes.
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President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020....
Who's on my ballot? A guide to Minnesota's primary electi...
With more than 600 candidates running in 197 races in August’s primaries, this guide will help narrow the field. Enter your address to see what’s on your ballot and save candidates you’re interested in....
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar pressed Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general on immigration enforcement tactics and election security during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday...
President Donald Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as “one of America’s greatest and most hard working Patriots” and giving formal backing to a fellow election denier a day before the Republican president delivers a national add...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $95 billion legislative plan focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and enacting stricter voter registration rules, a sequel to the massive tax and spending cut bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last ...
President Donald Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as “one of America’s greatest and most hard working Patriots” and giving formal backing to a fellow election denier a day before the Republican president delivers a national add...
Sen. Ron Latz’s first serious primary in decades, against former St. Louis Park City Council member Lynette Dumalag, reflects the competing visions shaping the Democratic Party....
Minneapolis leaders moved forward a $2.5 million proposal to help Heritage Park residents relocate from unsafe living conditions. The Minneapolis City Council unanimously advanced the request from city leadership and the mayor’s office for another vote later this week. Heritag...
A New Jersey man says he was forced to change an anti-war T-shirt before boarding a United Airlines flight after a flight attendant deemed the message offensive....
Gov. Tim Walz is defending his vote to pardon a man convicted of molesting a 10-year-old child more than 20 years ago. Last week, the Trump administration deported Tou Lue Vang despite a pardon approved by Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Supreme Court Chief Justice Na...
If it weren’t for a slew of political ads during your favorite television show, you might not be aware that a highly competitive series of primary elections is just four weeks from today. “I think it’s hard for anybody to be focusing on a primary campaign in the middle of July...
The Minnesota Republican Party’s endorsed candidate for state auditor is doubling back after his campaign erroneously stated he had earned a professional fraud-fighting credential. Nate George, who is running for the statewide position, is an Air Force veteran, the mayor of Br...
Once heralded as the future of public housing, Heritage Park has fallen into disrepair and half the tenants have moved out.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found. The Wisconsin Elections Commission last week referred two complaints to the Brown County di...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he promised to hand out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found. The Wisconsin Elections Commission last week referred two complaints to the Brown...
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Champlin’s earlier decision to keep flying the old Minnesota flag led to months of controversy and a dramatic City Council election.
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The Minnesota Twins will face the Philadelphia Phillies at the iconic Field of Dreams site in Dyersville, Iowa Thursday.
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New court filings are raising questions about the extent of federal surveillance on Minnesotans who protested against Immigration and Custom…
Isabelle Rose Johnson was captured Thursday in the Florida Panhandle following a nationwide manhunt connected to a death investigation.
Investigators are still working to understand why a man killed his wife, their 7-year-old daughter and a 78-year-old woman at another home b…
Kyle Schwarber smashed two home runs into the corn behind right field to stretch his major league -leading total to 37, as the Philadelphia …
Kyle Schwarber led off the game with a home run to start a Philadelphia power surge against Twins pitching in an MLB showcase game in Dyersv…
A Wright County woman faces felony charges after allegedly letting her 15-year-old daughter drive, leading to a crash that killed one pedest…
DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Major League Baseball came back to the Field of Dreams carrying a big piece of Cooperstown. The pregame pomp before …
DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Major League Baseball came back to the Field of Dreams carrying a big piece of Cooperstown. The pregame pomp before …
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