Republican candidate Tad Jude is challenging incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Steve Simon in Minnesota's 2026 election, campaigning on election security, government fraud prevention and giving voters a say in the state's flag design.
parks
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Guatemalan man extradited to the U.S. over his role in a 2022 human smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants who had been transported in a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas. U.S. and Guatemalan prosecutors called Rigoberto...
safety
A Bloomington woman has been charged with driving nearly 100 mph before causing a fatal crash earlier this year. Lydia Cleto Akotkuel, 36, is facing one count of criminal vehicular homicide. According to a criminal complaint, Bloomington police responded to a crash at 90th and Po...
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A man with schizophrenia is facing murder charges for allegedly fatally beating his father with a hammer days after being released from the hospital. Jamal Jevonta Nash, 29, of North St. Paul, was charged Tuesday with two counts of second-degree murder. Through their investigatio...
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Local
A 30-year-old Minneapolis man is facing charges for abusing his 4-week-old child, leaving the infant with multiple fractures. Bryan Michael Christansen was charged Tuesday in Hennepin County with one count of malicious punishment of a child. According to a criminal complaint, Chr...
schools
“School districts need to make adjustments on the fly,” said Ben Harri, Director of Transportation with St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS). He says districts have been doing that as diesel fuel prices keep rising. But what specific adjustments has SPPS made so far? “Overtime, staffin...
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The effects of last year’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....
