The Latest: 18 arrested protesting Minnesota cop’s acquittal
A Minnesota police officer was cleared Friday in th... . Marchers walk along Interstate 94 on Friday night, June 16, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn., after a vigil at the state Capital.
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Latest: Few hundred gather at St. Paul rally for Castile
The Latest in the manslaughter trial of a Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a black motorist during a traffic stop : A few hundred people have gathered at Minnesota's state Capitol to protest the acquittal of a police officer in the fatal shooting of a black motorist. Officer Jeronimo Yanez was cleared Friday in last July's death of Philando Castile.
Girlfriend of black man killed by officer testifies in trial
The girlfriend of a black man killed by a Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop was expected to return to the witness stand Tuesday in the officer's manslaughter trial, which opened with differing accounts about whether he saw Philando Castile's gun before firing. Officer Jeronimo Yanez is charged in the July 6 death of Castile, a 32-year-old elementary school cafeteria worker, in a St. Paul suburb.
Nolan says no to run for Minnesota governor in 2018
Nolan had been mulling running for the state's highest office for months. Fellow Congressman Rep. Tim Walz already launched a campaign alongside many other Democrats.
Minnesota Legislature passes $46B budget in special session
It took three extra days and some horse-trading to win crucial Democratic votes. But the Republican-controlled Legislature passed its final budget bills early Friday morning.
Budget negotiations: a slow, steady progressa ; provision Mark Dayton called a vouchersa gone
Minnesota lawmakers are dragging themselves toward their Monday finish line, making what Lt. Gov. Tina Smith called "slow, steady progress" on completing a two-year $46 billion state budget.
Minnesota Starts To Develop Reputation As Goalie Farm
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Governor’s Fishing Opener at St. Cloud
As more 500,000 Minnesotans gear up to go fishing this weekend, Gov. Mark Dayton is getting ready to host Minnesota's 70th Annual Governor's Fishing Opener on the Mississippi River in St. Cloud. Headquartered at St. Cloud River's Edge Convention Center, the weekend's events will feature fishing, family fun activities, and a community picnic in downtown St. Cloud on Lake George featuring live music, local craft beer gardens, and local food.
The good and bad in Minnesota budget
Legislative negotiations on finalizing budget targets are getting down to the nitty-gritty. All sides have been reaching out to the public and the media in soliciting support for their proposals.
Real ID a now for real?
The joint-House-Senate committee charged with crafting a compromise to get a bill to Gov. Mark Dayton's desk hasn't even met in public for days. Signs at the Minneapolis-St.
Democrats Pressure Trump To Keep Protections On Nat’l Monuments
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Court affirms discharge from sex offender program
The Minnesota Court of Appeals on April 10 affirmed a decision to grant a man's provisional discharge from the state's treatment program for sex offenders, saying the program leader can't unilaterally prevent his conditional release by refusing to approve a residential setting for him. The decision comes in the case of Eugene Kropp, 74, who was committed to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program, also known as MSOP, in 1998 after a history of molesting boys.
Group Holds Town Hall In 2nd District Without Lewis; McCollum Talks Health Care In 4th District
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Dayton, Legislature let politics get in the way of Real ID
This is becoming a frustratingly familiar story line: An urgent matter confronts the Minnesota Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton; Minnesotans need their help. But instead of stepping up and working for constituents - all constituents, no matter what their political leanings - lawmakers and Dayton opt to play politics instead.
New administration seeks resignations of 46 US attorneys
In this March 6, 2017 file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions waits to make a statement at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in Washington. Sessions is seeking the resignations of 46 United States attorneys who were appointed during the prior presidential administration, the Justice Department said Friday, March 10, 2017.
In western Minnesota, a diminished DFL, and yet
The party has purpose and perhaps a chance in this session to show rural voters how it better meets their needs. DFL Rep. Paul Marquart recently shared a photo that tells a big story.
Our View: Focus, funding needed to deal with meth, opioid abuse
"The rate at which drugs are being seized around the state should concern every Minnesotan." -- Mona Dohman, Department of Public Safety commissioner That comment on a report issued this week by the Department of Public Safety and its Violent Crimes Enforcement Teams makes clear the magnitude of the challenge all Minnesotans face in dealing with illegal drug use, especially methamphetamine and opioid prescription drugs.
Immigrant licenses complicate Real ID effort
Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka says the governor is working behind the scenes with Democrats to prevent passage of a Real ID bill unless it includes an opening for unauthorized immigrants to obtain drivers' licenses. Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka says the governor is working behind the scenes with Democrats to prevent passage of a Real ID bill unless it includes an opening for unauthorized immigrants to obtain drivers' licenses.
For a new president, an election that won’t fade
St. Charles, La. Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne, the president of the National Sheriffs Association listens at left as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with county sheriffs in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017.
Appeals court weighs Trump ban as travelers arrive to tears
Just hours after an appeals court blocked an attempt to... . Members of International Migrants Alliance in Hong Kong hold placards during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's selective country travel ban outside of the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.