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All-female St. Paul City Council sworn into public office on Tuesday
St. Paul Councilwoman Cheniqua Johnson, Ward 7, hugs Nathan Annan after her oath of office. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)St. Paul City Councilwomen Anika Bowie, Ward 1, takes the oath of office on the...
View ArticleBlinken calls on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians on postwar plans...
TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Israel to take greater steps to protect civilians, allow more aid into Gaza and work with moderate Palestinian leaders,...
View ArticleAustin kept prostate cancer, surgery complications a secret from everyone,...
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer, and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat a urinary tract infection related to that operation, his...
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‘Blackout’ plates prove popular as MN offers new tags — including those of...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shows reporters an example of the newly available “blackout” license plates after applying for one himself Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2023, at the Driver and Vehicle Services office in...
View ArticleOver 50 countries go to the polls in 2024. The year will test even the most...
By JILL LAWLESS (Associated Press) LONDON (AP) — More than 50 countries that are home to half the planet’s population are due to hold national elections in 2024, but the number of citizens exercising...
View ArticleRecord-breaking cold threatens to complicate Iowa’s leadoff caucuses as snowy...
By HANNAH FINGERHUT (Associated Press) WAUKEE, Iowa (AP) — Snow was still piling on top of the 8 inches that had already accumulated when Kadee Miller trekked out to see Republican presidential...
View ArticleTennessee governor, music leaders launch push to protect songwriters and...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday unveiled new legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of...
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Nick Dragisich tapped to serve on Lake Elmo City Council
Nick Dragisich has been selected to fill the open position on the Lake Elmo City Council. Council members voted Tuesday to have Dragisich, 70, fill the position that was left open in November when...
View ArticleMillions more school meals served under new MN program, costs to be $80M more...
Minnesota’s new universal school meals program has proved more popular than originally expected, with more than 2.2 million additional lunches and breakfasts served in the first month of the school...
View ArticleFormer House Speaker Kurt Daudt to resign from Minnesota Legislature
Former Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt will resign a day before the legislative session starts next month. Daudt, R-Crown, did not state the reason for his resignation, slated for Feb. 11. Daudt,...
View ArticleChris Christie ends his Republican presidential bid, criticizing his rivals...
WINDHAM, N.H. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday suspended his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, ceding to growing pressure to drop out of the race...
View ArticleDonald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New...
NEW YORK — Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump wrested an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Thursday, unleashing a barrage of...
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Minnesota Republican Party goes on record opposing new state flag
Minnesota Republicans have come out swinging against the new state flag finalized late last year by the State Emblems Redesign Commission. Republican Party of Minnesota chairman David Hann and deputy...
View ArticleAhead of tribal transfer, Minnesota DNR to close Upper Sioux Agency State...
Leadership in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that the agency will be closing the Upper Sioux Agency State Park on Feb. 16, with intentions of transferring the...
View ArticleG. Barry Anderson, last GOP-appointed Minnesota Supreme Court justice, will...
All seven justices of Minnesota’s Supreme Court will soon be Democratic-Farmer-Labor governor appointees. Associate Justice G. Barry Anderson, the last Republican appointee to the state’s highest...
View ArticleWhy does Iowa launch the presidential campaign?
By WILL WEISSERT and STEVE PEOPLES (Associated Press) Iowa assumed its position as the state that votes first for a presidential nominee more than 50 years ago. But its 1972 caucuses didn’t feel very...
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Iowa campaign events are falling as fast as the snow as the state readies for...
By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Campaign events are falling as swiftly as the Iowa snow as wintry weather hampers both Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis as they clamor for support...
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Iowa caucuses: What to watch as voters weigh in on the Republican campaign’s...
By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press As frigid temperatures scour the Midwest, the Republican presidential nominating process will officially start Monday with Iowa’s caucuses. The quadrennial...
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Republican caucuses live updates: Trump wins Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, while...
Former President Donald Trump has won Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis coming in second. Trump’s victory on Monday night gives him a strong start in the race for the...
View ArticleDonald Trump wins Iowa caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump scored a decisive win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that sent a resounding message that the GOP’s...
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