“Thank you Minnesota, this is a great state, we are going to win this state in a very short period of time, thank you.” And with that, President Donald Trump began what would be a 90-plus minute rally speech Thursday night at Target Center to thousands of supporters. Trump said draining the swamp has “energized” […]

President Trump is confident he can “flip” Minnesota in his favor in 2020–and he’s coming to Minneapolis tomorrow (THU) to help drum up support. DFL Chair Ken Martin, however, says flipping the state won’t be easy. Martin says “Donald Trump and Republicans need to remember Minnesota has the longest streak of any state in the […]

Governor Tim Walz and Secretary of State Steve Simon are welcoming policymakers and national experts to a two-day election security workshop at the State Capitol starting today. Simon says we know there are bad actors who want to interfere with our elections and “when I hear that coming out of our intelligence agencies, I know […]

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating an outbreak of E. coli 0157 infections associated with the Minnesota State Fair. Investigators have recently identified 11 cases among Minnesota residents who visited the fair prior to becoming ill. Most of the ill people reported visiting the Miracle of Birth exhibit and having contact with calves, […]

State lawmakers today are holding an informational hearing on a proposal that would allow for a physician-assisted end-of-life option for terminally ill adults. The bill’s author, Democratic Representative Mike Freiberg of Golden Valley, says the measure “sets out a process by which a person with a terminal illness can choose to end their own life […]

There is an outpouring of community support after a fire destroyed the Adas Israel Synagogue in Monday in Duluth. Steve Hunegs with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas says the synagogue had a long and rich history housing a congregation serving Duluth and beyond for three centuries and five generations. He […]

At least 48 volunteers from Minnesota have been deployed to offer aid in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. Carrie Carlson-Guest with the American Red Cross says the volunteers are helping people find shelter and are “making sure that they’ve got a safe place to evacuate to, as the storm comes ashore, in health services, we […]

The State Fair set a new attendance record this year with more than 2.1 million visitors. In all, 2,126,551 people went through the gates of the Great Minnesota Get Together, besting last year’s record of 2,046,533. Officials say attendance records were also broken on six individual days during the run of the fair. The 2020 […]

Twelve American Red Cross volunteers from Minnesota are heading to Florida to assist in the aid effort as Hurricane Dorian hits. Spokesman Jason Bengston says the volunteers “will primarily be working in emergency shelters where they’ll be helping those who are displaced by the storm making sure that they have a safe place to stay.” […]