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21 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 18, 2026.
The two candidates fighting for a seat Democrats have held since 2009 each tried to tie the other to an unpopular figure in Friday's lone debate, and one forecaster now rates the race Lean Democratic.
Attorney General Todd Blanche says the defendants voted in the 2022 and 2024 general elections or this year's August primary. The charges equal a tiny share of Minnesota's 8.5 million ballots.
WatchAttorney General Todd Blanche accuses eight judges of breaking ethics rules by talking to The New York Times about the immigration surge. Judge Patrick Schiltz says he acted well within the rules.
Carlton Neal Johnson II had a valid Minnesota permit to carry when he killed two neighbors at a Loring Park high-rise. A red-flag petition was considered in June and dropped.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Evans was pushed out after pursuing a constitutional-rights case against ICE officer Christian Castro. Castro was instead charged this week with making false statements.
WatchMinnesota's senior senator crushed six rivals in Tuesday's Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary for governor. She now faces House Speaker Lisa Demuth in a state that has not elected a Republican governor in 20 years.
WatchMike Lindell steps into Tuesday's primary with the president's backing, polls showing him ahead, and his own state party questioning where he actually lives.
WatchUtilities from Plymouth to Braham were forced into manual operation this week after the controllers that run their pumps and towers were compromised. Federal agencies say similar attacks have now surfaced in at least seven states.
A federal judge called it the longest sentence he had handed down in thousands of cases, after Boelter admitted to a politically motivated ambush that also gravely wounded a state senator and his wife.
Air quality alerts stretch from Minnesota to Maine as drifting smoke turns skies yellow and threatens millions with hazardous particulate pollution through Friday.
The governor said his soldiers were sent only to help with America 250 events near the National Mall — not the block-by-block 'presence patrols' that mirror President Trump's federal task force across the capital.
U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz said there was 'no doubt' the grand-jury subpoenas were issued to damage the Minnesota governor and other Democrats over immigration enforcement.
Christian Castro was taken into custody Friday morning after being charged with assault in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown.
The federal officer is the second to face felony charges stemming from Trump administration's Operation Metro Surge immigration crackdown.
The U.S. senator unveiled a detailed gubernatorial agenda on Sunday, pledging tougher criminal penalties for fraud, payment blocks for convicted offenders and a sweeping audit of state agencies.
New legislation would impose $500,000 fines on app makers and platforms that create or distribute non-consensual deepfake nude content.
WatchTwo rare particularly dangerous situation warnings were issued within nine minutes. Multiple tornadoes confirmed in Minnesota as record flooding simultaneously strikes Wisconsin and Michigan.
Federal lawsuit challenges state's refusal to follow presidential directive on transgender participation in girls' sports programs.
Over 3,200 marches took place Saturday in what organizers call potentially the largest non-violent day of action in American history, with Bruce Springsteen performing in St. Paul and 70+ arrested in Los Angeles.
WatchThe third round of No Kings demonstrations, held in all 50 states and 14 countries, drew an estimated 8 million participants and was hailed by organizers as potentially the largest day of non-violent political protest in American history.
State officials sue to access basic information about three shootings by federal agents during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, including two fatalities.