Trump ties, fraud crisis put Tafoya and Flanagan on defense in Senate debate
The candidates challenged each other’s independence from their parties and split over tariffs, abortion and immigration enforcement in their only scheduled debate.
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MN Senate candidates spar in the only debate before Election Day
It’s rare for a U.S. Senate race that doesn’t include an incumbent to only feature one debate, but that’s the case in the race to replace outgoing U.S. Senator Tina Smith. Republican Michele Tafoya and Democrat Peggy Flanagan debated in the Minnesota Public Radio studio at noon F...
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Trump rallies in Georgia with Collins, Jackson ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump returned to Georgia on Friday afternoon to headline a campaign rally in Dalton.
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Archaeologists in Turkey may have found the world’s oldest shipwreck
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered what may be the world’s oldest known shipwreck, with artifacts dating back nearly 5,000 years.
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Decreasing Non-Public-Safety Traffic Stops
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Oregon school shooting: Gunman and some victims identified amid ongoing investigation
Officials shared new details about the Oregon school shooting, including victim identities, the suspect’s access to the school, and the courageous actions that helped end the attack....
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Teacher tackles gunman during Bend, Oregon school shooting
An unnamed teacher threw her phone and tackled the gunman during a school shooting in Bend, Oregon, likely saving lives. Police called her actions "heroic."...
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Hennepin County Attorney candidates on declined charges
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Suspicious substances mailed to Minnesota offices of U.S. senators, secretary of state
The incidents appear to be connected to a series of suspicious mailings sent to U.S. senators and election offices nationwide.
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New St. Paul City Council homelessness plan includes $10.85M cost and a new strategy
Nearly $11 million, that’s the early estimated price tag on the latest proposal to help hundreds currently living in St. Paul homeless encampments find permanent shelter. At least some of the cost would come from taxpayers. “Any dollar spent to stabilize and house our neighbors i...
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Cold case arrest: Minnesota man charged in 1995 homicide in Iowa
Authorities arrested and charged a man they believe is responsible for the 1995 murder of a woman whose body was found along a creek in Iowa.