Minnesota leaders must craft a two-year budget by the end of June this year, and they all seem to agree on one thing: The state will have to reduce spending to deal with a potential deficit in the future. What … Continued
Criminal charges will not be filed against the parents of Rudy Sweere, a 3-year-old rural Wadena boy who died from an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound in December, according to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office. On Dec. 29, Otter Tail County dispatchers … Continued
Authorities have identified a northern Minnesota skier who died in a weekend accident at Giants Ridge in Biwabik. Christian Richard Hufnagle, 21, of International Falls, was pronounced dead at the Aurora hospital, according to the Gilbert Police Department. The agency, … Continued
Richard Carlbom has been elected as the new chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Carlbom has served as mayor of St. Joseph and currently serves as deputy chief of staff to Gov. Tim Walz. Carlbom was elected during Saturday’s State … Continued
By JACQUES BILLEAUD A man accused of setting fire to Tesla vehicles in Las Vegas will remain jailed until his trial on federal charges of arson and possessing an explosive device, a judge ruled Monday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Elayna Youchah … Continued
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison endorsed Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for outgoing U.S. Sen. Tina Smith’s seat in a video announcement posted Monday. The video, posted to Flanagan’s personal X account, shows Ellison and Flanagan seated opposite one another at … Continued