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Minnesota's Court of Appeals has denied Rep. Keith Ellison's effort to block the release of his divorce records. The Minnesota Democrat's divorce records from his ex-wife, Kim Ellison, have drawn sharp interest since Ellison's former girlfriend accused him in August of domestic abuse.
President Donald Trump's popularity is on the decline in Minnesota, according to a new Star Tribune/MPR News Minnesota Poll that shows a majority of likely voters disapprove of his job performance. Statewide, 56 percent disapprove of Trump, while 39 percent approve.
It's a reasonable question when candidates ignore the major business of the conventions - the endorsements - and just move on to the primary. That's happening this year in the race for Minnesota governor for both major parties.
Jeff Johnson received the Minnesota GOP gubenatorial endorsement at the GOP convention in Duluth Saturday afternoon. Bob King / Forum News Service Delegates at the GOP convention in Duluth write the name of their gubenatorial choice on ballets Saturday.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is set to establish an executive order Wednesday,... . This March 20, 2018 photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minneapolis, Minn., shows Minneapolis Police Officer Mohamed Noor, after he turned himself in to the Hennepin County Jail.
Dean said Thursday the party needs to unite around a single candidate, and he endorsed Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson. Democrat Mark Dayton isn't seeking another term.
Hennepin can't be a sanctuary county as long as Sheriff Rich Stanek chooses to cooperate with ICE, so County Commissioner Marion Greene wants to offer funding for immigration legal defense instead. In September, Stanek explained in letter what immigration advocates have long suspected, that his jail staff asks inmates for their place of birth at the point of booking.
In today's Star Tribune Stephen Montemayor takes up the fate of the Minnesota edition of the Obama administration's Countering Violent Extremism Program. The Obama administration's approach to the problem of radical Islamic terrorism was fraught with stupidity and euphemism.
Hennepin County Sheriff Richard Stanek has taken himself out of the race for the Republican nomination for governor in 2018. Stanek writes that in the past few years, he's worked to address the crisis of untreated mental illness, reduce violent crime, build trust among residents and law enforcement, and fight the opioid epidemic.
The Southwest Light Rail Transit project would add a third leg to the Twin Cities' still-young train system, and link the populous and affluent southern and western suburbs to the jobs, education and entertainment of the city center. But a nearly $2 billion price tag and a rift between rural and urban interests has kept the project on uncertain footing for years.
Within a year, metro area counties will be testing a single mental health crisis number that should make a request for help with mental illness as easy as calling 911. From Colorado to Tennessee, states across the country have developed statewide mental health numbers.
In a Facebook Live video, Philando Castile's girlfriend says "police shot him for no apparent reason, no reason at all." Police shoot, kill man during traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minn.