Rural Minnesota sees population growth as urban counties shrink
Rural Minnesota counties are seeing population growth post-pandemic, while Hennepin and Ramsey counties lost more than 87,000 ...
Ramsey County Judge Patrick Diamond, who ruled on Data Practices violations, transgender discrimination cases, dies at 64
Diamond argued a case before the United States Supreme Court in 2007, Danforth v. Minnesota, involving a convicted sex ...
St. Paul investigates possible second exposure death; Salvation Army opens daytime warming centers
A man was found dead in downtown St. Paul Wednesday morning and the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office is looking into ...
Arctic air sweeping south over Plains shatters record temperatures in North Dakota
The biggest batch of record-setting cold temperatures are likely to hit early Thursday and Friday, Orrison said. But North ...
Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is giving America’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity ...
Ramsey County: Garrison McMurtrey wins special election for District 3 board seat
With approximately 88% of the votes, Garrison McMurtrey is the winner of Tuesday’s special election for Ramsey County ...
Mike Pence emerges as one of the few Republicans willing to challenge Trump 2.0
An unlikely figure has emerged as one of the few Republican voices willing to publicly criticize Donald Trump.
‘Waste, fraud and abuse’ is a political fight older than the nation. Here’s what to know
Pinpointing the genesis of “waste, fraud and abuse” as political rhetoric is difficult. But the concept and resulting battles ...
Nonprofit born out of son’s addiction among first to receive Washington County opioid settlement funds
When he was 13, he brought a backpack full of pills from his parents’ medicine chest — Benadryl, Tylenol, prescription ...
Nevada judge reschedules trial for the suspect in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing for next year
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge on Tuesday postponed the murder trial of the only suspect ever charged in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur for nearly a year, saying she had little choice ...
Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here’s what you need to know
The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday, and eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with measles. Public health officials in New ...