Opinion | Why we in Scott County took issue with how the Met Council funds road projects
The revised criteria left out those who “only travel through the area.”
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Election Day 2026: Nearly 1 million Minnesotans voted early, a record level
Nearly 1 million Minnesotans voted before Tuesday, the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office announced Tuesday, a record level. The 983,558 absentee and mail-in ballots collected are the most Minnesota has ever seen in an non-presidential election year. Will that lead to a record...
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Live election updates: Minnesota Election Day 2026
Minnesota voters are heading to the polls for the November general election. Major races include governor and U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Attorney General and Minnesota Senate and House as well as local races for county and city officials....
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Minnesota non-presidential year voting record set with nearly 1 million ballots cast
As of Tuesday morning, officials had accepted 983,558 ballots, surpassing the record for votes cast in a non-presidential year election in Minnesota.
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Live: Voters weigh fraud, immigration and affordability as Minnesotans pack polls
Polls are open as Minnesotans choose a new governor and U.S. senator. Nationally, control of Congress hangs in the balance as voters set a course for President Trump’s final two years in office....
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Election Day unfolds with relatively few problems. Some voters disrupted by weather, machine issues
The final day of voting in this year's midterm elections arrived Tuesday against a backdrop of uncertainty after a year in which President Donald Trump has tried to interfere in how states run their elections and sown doubts about the outcome should Republicans lose....
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Election Day in America: ABC News coverage of the midterm election
If the video player above doesn’t work, click here. The post Election Day in America: ABC News coverage of the midterm election first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News ....
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Authorities release 911 call from the man who killed a shooter inside an Oregon elementary school
A frantic 911 call from the man who fatally shot a 16-year-old shooter who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school last month was released Tuesday to The Associated Press through a public records request. In a tense call lasting a little more than a minute, Kaylub Giama...
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Major League Baseball proposes delaying salary cap start until 2028 in talks with players
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball proposed delaying the start of a salary cap until 2028, saying teams have too many commitments for next season that wouldn’t allow them to reduce spending quickly enough. A day after the start of free agent negotiations for the 2026-27 offsea...
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Escaped inmate captured after over a week on the run
An escaped fugitive who has been on the run for more than a week after escaping prison, has been recaptured.