With school closures on hold, Minneapolis voters could shape what happens next
Nine people are vying for five seats on the school board during the Nov. 3 election.
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Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in “Top Gun,” a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV’s “Picket Fences” or the doomed captain of “Alien,” has died. He was 93. Skerritt died Wednesday of natural...
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Oregon sex offender posed as teen, tried to enroll at Maple Grove school: Charges
A 29-year-old registered sex offender from Oregon is accused of posing as a homeless 17-year-old to enroll at Maple Grove High School, allegedly hoping to attend classes in person to "get the full experience."...
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Minnesota man throws dead rat at city council meeting over rodent complaint
A southern Minnesota city said on Wednesday it may file a criminal complaint against a man who threw a dead rat on the council’s desk during a recent council meeting, according to KAAL, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS’ sister station. City officials said Patrick Neilon threw a rat in frustrati...
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DOJ launches aggressive bid to oust 2 Minnesota judges over media interviews
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an aggressive legal effort to disqualify two federal judges in Minnesota from presiding over separate immigration-related cases, citing their participation in a controversial media interview....
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Murder charge follows family pressure over flawed Minneapolis investigation
Allison Lussier’s ex-boyfriend, Charles F. Foss, has a long history of domestic abuse and was named by the Minneapolis Police Department as an original person of interest in her 2024 death. Investigative missteps followed....
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Who leads 2026 Texas Senate race? Paxton vs. Talarico poll tracker
Polls have shown the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas is in a dead heat.
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Opinion | My son died rationing insulin. Minnesota’s next governor must stand up to Big Pharma.
Amy Klobuchar has been an ally in the fight for affordable prescriptions. Lisa Demuth has not.
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Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas charged with drug trafficking and money laundering: DOJ
Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, one of the state's most influential Democrats, was charged Thursday in connection with an alleged role leading a criminal enterprise that acquired and distributed large quantities of marijuana and laundered the proceeds, according to federal a...
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$2.5M in grants awarded to Minnesota colleges for workforce development
Minnesota is putting more than $2.5 million into employer training projects led by colleges and business partners throughout the state.
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Hospital steps up screening as measles cluster widens in central Minnesota
Minnesota’s measles case count reaches 43, the third-highest annual total of the vaccine-preventable disease in decades.