It comes courtesy of the good small-d democrats at Clean Elections Minnesota, who on Jan. 22 connected me (and a few hund

The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote.

Bleu Duck Kitchen owners Jennifer Lester and Erik Kleven behind the oyster bar in the restaurant’s kitchen in Rochester. Three years after they began cultivating thousands of their own oysters off the coast of Maine,

The American Birding Association has named the common loon its 2025 “bird of the year.” The national honor bestowed upon the official state bird of Minnesota earlier this month confirms what Minnesotans already know well — just how special the loon is.

Minnesota is off track to meet its goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are responsible for climate change, after the end of the pandemic saw a sharp rise in pollution from cars, trucks and other transportation.

President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Lake Riley Act Wednesday, but Minnesota's two U.S. Senators, Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar, voted against the measure.

LAKEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) - A school board in Minnesota has voted to remove posters with the a Black Lives Matter message from classrooms. The Lakeville Public School District superintendent is defying that vote, for now, saying they’ll stay up until new posters are ready.

Conference tournament championship games are scheduled for March 22, with the NCAA tournament selections to be announced March 23. Regionals will be held March 27-30, with the Frozen Four on April 10 and 12.

Vice President JD Vance was required to cast a tie-breaking vote after three Republicans voted against Hegseth.

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's freeze of federal funding. Will Medicare, Social Security or Medicaid be affected? Here's what to know.

Phyllis M. Loubier of Reading, Massachusetts passed away on January 22, 2025 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Phyllis was

As blue state governors and lawmakers propose making their states more costly places to live and work, their red state counterparts are seeking to do the opposite.