States that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day reacted with relief Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican effort to outlaw the practice. A decision favoring the state of Mississippi over the Republican National Committee delivered an immediate ...
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 three leading Republican candidates for governor: Mike Lindell, Lisa Demuth and Kend...
Council Member Aisha Chughtai said the city’s various challenges in recent months have taken their toll on her.
Minneapolis City Council member Aisha Chughtai has announced that she is taking a one-month mental health leave of absence. Chughtai released a statement saying in part that she will be addressing her mental health through a program for clinical depression and anxiety. She ...
Many other states have policies that allow mail-in ballots to be counted late if they are postmarked by Election Day, laws the high court upheld Monday....
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.
The inside story on how the Twins scoreboard crew makes the most popular in-game segment at Target Field.
Wind and short putts frustrate Nelly Korda, but the world’s No. 1 player is only four shots back heading into the final round.
The Wild’s first choice was in the third round. Several Minnesotans, including Jayden Kurtz and Victor Plante, have gone off the board early today.
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Minnesota’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved electricity rate increases for Xcel Energy customers throughout the state.
When Mike Lindell sets his mind to something, he seldom lets go. Whether it’s founding a pillow company or continuing to push discredited claims about electronic voting machines in the 2020 presidential election. “I think people want change,” he said Friday in an interview rec...
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The Texas Board of Education has approved controversial changes to required reading lists for Texas public school students. They now include Bible passages....
During the peak of last year’s immigration crackdown, Colonial Market owner Daniel Hernandez was a fixture: appearing beside the mayor after a high-profile federal sting on Lake Street; batting down ICE rumors on social media; and delivering free meals when customers were afraid ...
Inver Grove Heights leaders approved a one-year pause on data centers on Friday which includes a proposed project. The Inver Grove Heights City Council voted 3-2 to approve a one-year moratorium on data centers, including the proposed 50,000-square foot data center on Carmen ...
University of Minnesota students will pay a more to attend after university leaders approved a tuition increase on Friday, amid budget cuts. After a two-week public comment period, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents voted Friday to approve a 3.8% tuition hike, citin...
The Inver Grove Heights City Council is holding a rare early-morning meeting on a proposed moratorium on the development of data centers after the discussion was abruptly rescheduled earlier this week....
Wyatt Cullen of Moorhead and Victor Plante of Hermantown should be the state’s first players off the board.
Early voting is now open for the Aug. 11 primary, which will decide which Republicans and Democrats advance to November’s crucial midterm with the governor’s office, a U.S. Senate seat and the entire Legislature up for grabs....
A legendary landmark has been looking down on Minneapolis for more than a century. The Minneapolis City Hall clock tower is larger than Big Ben in London. “It is definitely, I think, the most iconic building in the city,” Jerry Jennings, Municipal Building Commission superv...
https://www.sos.mn.gov/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/voting-locations-before-election-day The post Early voting information for August Primary first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News....
Naz Reid may be leaving the Timberwolves, but Minnesota fans are making sure he knows he’s still loved.
A new lawsuit targets Uber’s board of directors, alleging that executives and board members cut critical compliance corners, ultimately paving the way for a wave of sexual assault and harassment lawsuits against the company....
Just days before Twin Cities Pride, the Minneapolis City Council voted to lift a decades-old ban on adult bathhouses and sex venues that advocates called homophobic. The council voted 9-2 at its meeting Thursday to approve two ordinances covering adult bathhouses and sex venue...
As Minnesota communities continue to debate the potential rules surrounding the development of data centers, the Minneapolis City Council has approved a pause on their development within city limits....
Despite reservations among some city council members, the push to legalize bathhouses cleared its first hurdle Thursday.
Outlawed in 1988 as a response to the AIDS epidemic, the Minneapolis City Council has approved changes to city code that would pave the way for adult bathhouses – in which consenting adults can engage in sexual activity legally....
Minnesotans will be able to vote early for the August primary beginning Friday. Voters can cast their ballots by mail or in person starting Friday for the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The primary election determines which candidates advance to the November general ele...
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, who was nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama, sided wi...
Minnesota Department of Human Services Temporary Commissioner John Connolly is set to testify Thursday before a U.S. House committee examining fraud risks and oversight in state Medicaid programs....
The potential loss of trees for the Summit Avenue bike trail led residents to speak out, and then get involved.
A city council member in St. Paul is proposing to ditch the part-time council structure and increase the council members’ salaries. Council member Nelsie Yang wants part-time city council members to receive a 40% salary increase and have their positions made full-time. A p...
Following a flurry of big moves earlier this week, the Timberwolves have made their first selection in the 2026 NBA Draft. RELATED: Timberwolves trade Julius Randle, re-sign Ayo Dosunmu in Draft-eve moves After trading Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick to the Brooklyn Nets,...
Mike Lindell, the leading GOP candidate for Minnesota governor, is no longer being sued by a major voting machines company over his 2020 conspiracy claims. Dominion Voting Systems, now called Liberty Vote, sued Lindell for defamation back in 2021 after the MyPillow founder acc...
On a sunny summer day, it’s hard to find a more vibrant spot than Lake Nokomis. Swimmers take big laps in the open water, sailors and paddleboarders glide along the surface, small children splash in the shallows and anglers cast lines from the docks. Public beaches across the...
NEW YORK (AP) — In his four years as New York mayor, Eric Adams’ administration was roiled by corruption probes that led to early-morning FBI searches, resignations of top officials and indictments that alleged a rampant culture of pay-to-play politics at the highest levels of Ci...
Dominion Voting Systems filed the lawsuit against Lindell in 2021 over his election fraud claims. The company was sold last year to a former GOP election official and is now called Liberty Vote....
Minnesota’s 2026 primary election kicks off with early voting starting Friday, June 26, with major races include elections for governor and U.S. Senate. Here's what you should know:...
A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote. The ruling by U.S....
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani waded into Democratic U.S. House primaries to boost three progressives over establishment-backed candidates. All of them won Tuesday, defeating two incumbents and essentially ensuring that two self-described democratic socialists will be elected...
Luis, un solicitante de asilo venezolano de 30 años, corre bajo la lluvia mientras realiza entregas de paquetes en Winter Park, Florida, el martes 19 de agosto de 2025. Luis, quien huyó de Venezuela tras haber sido activista político de la oposición durante su etapa como estudian...
Longtime conservative commentator Tucker Carlson says he won't support the Republican Party ahead of the November midterm elections. Here's what to know....
Voters in Dakota County will see new electronic voting equipment at the polls this year, starting with the Aug. 11 primary.
Inver Grove Heights leaders again delayed a vote on a proposed data center as the city keeps reviewing possible rules for the project. The Inver Grove Heights City Council postponed its decision Monday night and moved the decision to 8 a.m. Friday. Some audience members booed ...
The St. Paul School Board will likely approve its budget on Tuesday night ahead of the upcoming 2026-2027 school year, as a trend of lower enrollment continues to force millions of dollars in spending cuts. District officials said local taxpayers prevented deeper financial pai...
Parents in the state’s largest school district are leading a grassroots push to let voters decide on a school funding levy this fall.
Tensions ran high at the Inver Grove Heights City Council meeting on Monday night as plans to discuss a controversial data center were derailed by an abrupt adjournment and shouting from those in attendance....
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An American Airlines flight descended into chaos Sunday morning after a passenger was accused of biting another traveler and attempting to fight others onboard....
A federal judge has ruled that a revamped federal tool that state election officials have used in their efforts to identify illegally registered noncitizen voters is unlawful and cannot be used....
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration’s election integrity strategy is unlawful and can no longer be used. U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan sided with advocacy groups ...
A federal judge has quashed a set of grand jury subpoenas targeting Minnesota officials including Governor Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and Attorney General Keith Ellison, ruling that the Department of Justice was attempting to “harass" Minnesota leaders into enforcing...
Plus: DFL Senate candidates show how they plan to handle their biggest liabilities.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he will resign, forced out by his own party after missteps and mistakes soured voters' goodwill following a landslide election victory two years ago on a promise of steady leadership and economic growth....
Former chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System, Alan Greenspan, died on Monday at the age of 100.
Adora Land is a grantmaking director at the Bush Foundation who leads the Bush Fellowship program, supporting community leaders across our region. We asked Adora for her insights about the selection process and what makes the Fellowship unique. What are some of the guiding pri...
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will resign, forced out by his own party after missteps and mistakes soured voters’ goodwill for a prime minister who won a landslide election victory two years ago on a promise of steady leadership and ec...
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday he will resign, forced out by his own party after missteps and mistakes soured voters’ goodwill following a landslide election victory two years ago on a promise of steady leadership and economic growth. Starmer says h...
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A Wright County woman faces felony charges after allegedly letting her 15-year-old daughter drive, leading to a crash that killed one pedest…
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A new Mississippi law added sexual battery of a child under 12 to the list of crimes eligible for the death penalty.
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