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Man sentenced to 2 decades in prison for role in deadly Minneapolis shooting in 2025
A Columbia Heights man will spend 20 years in prison for his role in a deadly shooting in Minneapolis in 2025. Raphael Joseph Rodriguez, 37, was convicted on one count of aiding an offender after the fact and one count of aiding an offender to avoid arrest following a joint trial...
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Wisconsin election 2026: Early in-person voting underway
Wisconsin's 2026 general election is Nov. 3, and in-person early voting begins Tuesday, Oct. 20.
News
Live: Maple Grove-Minnetonka, Eden Prairie-Wayzata highlight regular-season finale
Mounds View seeks a possible No. 1 seed in the Class 6A state playoffs with a victory over White Bear Lake.
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More MN farmers on verge of foreclosure this year than last 3 years combined
Minnesota farmers are getting squeezed by higher costs and a trade fight with Canada, and some are turning to a state mediation program to keep their farms....
parks
Minnesota 1st congressional district race: Finstad, Johnson ads draw criticism
The ad war in Minnesota's first congressional district is getting sharper as both campaigns push claims that are getting pushback.
government
President Trump calls Minnesota elections “corrupt,” MN party chairs disagree
Eleven days before Election Day President Donald Trump is already sowing the seeds of doubt about the legitimacy of elections in Minnesota and other states. “California is very corrupt in voting. So is Minnesota. So are many other states,” the president told reporters as he was l...
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Live: Wolves dominate in first quarter as Magic slow to find rhythm
Anthony Edwards scored 45 points in the Timberwolves’ season opener, while LaMelo Ball added 21 as the new-look backcourt combined for 14 three-pointers. Can they keep it rolling in Orlando?...
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Minnesota ballots top 419,000 with weekend voting hours about to start
Minnesota election officials announced Friday that 419,189 ballots have been accepted as early voting continues to outpace the 2022 midterms. The Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office (SOS) said during the first five weeks of voting for the Nov. 3 elections, more than 241,000 bal...
government
Rep. Ilhan Omar: DOJ has told me nothing after federal search of home
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar said the U.S. Department of Justice has not told her anything about its investigation tied to the search of her Washington, D.C., home. Rep. Omar, D-Minnesota, voted Friday in Minneapolis after skipping a scheduled news conference with Minnesota Attorney Gene...
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Minnesota early voting: Ballots cast far outpace 2022 election so far
Since voting began on Sept. 18, Minnesotans have cast nearly double as many ballots than they did during the same stretch leading up to the 2022 election....
schools
Mississippi DEI ban in public schools can take effect after Fifth Circuit ruling
Parts of Mississippi’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools can take effect after the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that blocked enforcement....
