When the first round of ballots were counted on Election Night, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter outpaced Kaohly Her by 1,727 votes — or just over 2.5% of all votes cast in the mayor’s race. Carter’s 41% of the vote … Continued
By HELEN WIEFFERING, BILL BARROW and OLIVIA DIAZ ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Not everyone who voted in Northern Virginia in Tuesday’s election has felt the impact of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal government, but even many who … Continued
A jury has convicted a Minneapolis man of bringing a 14-year-old girl and a 20-year-old woman to his alleged accomplice’s Mahtomedi apartment where they were given drugs and sexually assaulted earlier this year. Billy Ray Wiley, 52, was found guilty … Continued
When you are going through a tough stretch, some friends reach out with words of encouragement. Gophers men’s hockey coach Bob Motzko — whose team is off to its most challenging start in his eight seasons at the helm — … Continued
By ELLIOT SPAGAT CHICAGO (AP) — An employee of a Chicago daycare center and preschool was detained by immigration authorities at work as children were being dropped off Wednesday, according to witnesses, reflecting the Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive enforcement tactics. … Continued