Where Minneapolis mayoral candidates stand on key issues

Hampton advocates for a larger Homelessness Response Team to address the issue and calls for a more proactive approach, coordinating with other local government agencies and partners to offer care for mental health and addiction issues while also...

Data shows 1 in 14 at risk of food insecurity in southeast Minnesota

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (KTTC) – More than 7% of people, who call the southeast corner of the Gopher State home, benefited from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) last November. As this November quickly approaches, assuming the 2024...

Rep. Finstad: 'End this reckless shutdown, put politics aside'

Brad Finstad, Representative of Minnesota, announced that the House passed a bill aimed at keeping the government operational and called on Minnesota’s senators to support a bipartisan funding measure to conclude the shutdown. This statement was...

Where to Find Food Help in Minnesota Amid the SNAP Shutdown

As the federal government shutdown threatens to halt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits—affecting more than 444,000 Minnesotans—local organizations and restaurants are stepping up to make sure no one goes hungry. Food...

Our View / Vote Tuesday: Election determines taxes, Duluth's future

No, we aren’t electing a president on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Or a congressional representative, governor, U.S. senator, or even mayor. The midterms aren’t for another year. But with hugely critical local races that promise to set Duluth’s direction and...

“Mamdani of the Midwest”: Meet Omar Fateh. Could He Be the Next Mayor of Minneapolis?

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. As voters cast early ballots ahead of Election Day this coming Tuesday, we end today’s...

FDA Inspection: What type of Minnesota companies were under most scrutiny during September?

In September, two Veterinary companies received two FDA inspections in Minnesota, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This was the highest number of inspections per type of company made by the FDA in Minnesota, equalling...

Minnesota’s federal workers plead for resolution of government shutdown

Union leaders told state senators on Thursday that Minnesota’s federal workers are now missing rent and are taking home boxes of food at the end of their shifts. The sobering testimony on Thursday comes as the federal government shutdown nears a...

The Fight to End Minneapolis’s Use of Israeli Surveillance Technology

In October 2023, the city of Minneapolis announced its intention to conduct an online survey of residents to gauge their perceptions of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and public safety throughout the city. The city’s goal was to raise...

Wisconsin GOP governor candidate Tom Tiffany on data centers, state funding, housing and voting maps

A.I. data centers, local funding, homelessness, gerrymandering, and mining were among the topics discussed with Republican Tom Tiffany in studio, as he campaigns to become Wisconsin’s next governor. Currently serving as the U.S. House...

Statewide View: Are Minnesotans better off than seven years ago?

In 1980, Ronald Reagan critiqued President Jimmy Carter’s administration by asking Americans: Are you better off than you were four years ago? The nation emphatically answered “no,” and Reagan was swept into office. As Minnesotans evaluate the...

Unpaid air traffic controllers demand reopening of government

Jose Rodriguez, an air traffic controller, hands out pamphlets urging travelers to contact their representatives to help stop the government shutdown at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. | Seth Wenig / AP WASHINGTON—With the...

As Mavs-Stars legal battle nears, Mark Cuban weighs in on teams’ long, strained marriage

For most fans the news seemingly came from nowhere, like a thunderbolt on a cloudless afternoon. Wait, what? The Mavericks and Stars for the last 12 months have been embroiled in a bitter cold war? The Mavericks have withheld tens of millions of...

Halloween in Iowa, Feenstra joins governors race, what to know about ACA open enrollment

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SNAP Scam Circulating Across Minnesota

One thing is certain: if there's something going on in the world, scammers are going to find a way to use it to their advantage, which is really sad. The most recent example of this? Scammers are now targeting SNAP recipients in Minnesota. Several...

Service orgs review needs as Northern Minnesotans weather uncertain times

GRAND RAPIDS —“We think we need to meet. There needs to be more.” That’s what the Pastor’s Prayer Fellowship, a group of local churches, told KOOTASCA Community Action in mid-October, as news broke about the potential suspension of Supplemental...

Tuesday election to determine control of the Minnesota Senate

ST. PAUL — Two Minnesota Senate seats up for grabs on Tuesday, Nov. 4, could swing control of the currently DFL-led chamber. The two seats were left open following the resignation of former Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury on July 25 and the...

Catholic colleges in Minnesota quietly scrub DEI from job posting after public backlash

News Saint John’s University and the College of Saint Benedict amended a joint ad for a professor that listed 'demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion' as a requirement. (LifeSiteNews) – Two Benedictine Catholic universities in...

Man sentenced to 76 years in prison for shooting 5 Minnesota officers

FOLEY, Minn. — A Princeton, Minnesota, man was sentenced to 76-and-a-half years in prison on Friday, Oct. 13, for shooting five law enforcement officers in a 2023 standoff at his home. Karl Thomas Holmberg, 66, was sentenced in Benton County Court...

School Board Election November 4: Meet the Candidates

By Dr. Anthony D. Voss, Superintendent of Schools The school and city election is scheduled for November 4 and this election cycle we have 3 seats on the school board up for election. There are 3 candidates running for these seats and include...