GRAND MARAIS, Minn. – Former Cook County Commissioner Sue Hakes announced she formed a Congressional Exploratory Committee to look into running for Minnesota's 8th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.…
Duluth, Minn. An at large candidate has put her name on the ballot to possibly become part of the Duluth City Council. Jan Swanson kicked off her campaign tonight at the Incline Station.…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Attorneys for more than 700 residents of Minnesota's sex offender treatment program are taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The attorneys filed a petition Friday asking the nation's highest court to review their case. They…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton have resumed negotiations aimed at settling the state budget. The two sides were back in talks Friday…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesotans will be able to get a REAL ID compliant driver's license and ID card next year, under a law signed by Governor Dayton, Thursday. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services (DPS-…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Some members of Minnesota's immigrant and refugee communities are opposing legislation that would impose stiff penalties for parents involved in female genital mutilation, slowing the bill's momentum in the Legislature. The Star Tribune reports that…
DULUTH, Minn. - The deadline is Monday for this year's Minnesota legislative session to adjourn, and with no budget agreement in place yet, elected officials from all over Minnesota have been in…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Governor Mark Dayton has vetoed a bill that would have overhauled the way Minnesota licenses teachers. The proposal, which passed both chambers with bipartisan support, would have created a new licensing board and a four-tiered…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) - Minnesota lawmakers have reached a deal to get the state in compliance with the federal REAL ID law. The compromise bill passed the House on a 120-11 vote late Wednesday afternoon, then passed the Senate…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The ex-fiancé of former Superior city councilor Graham Garfield broke her silence first to FOX 21’s Dan Hanger Wednesday. Kara Schmidt talked about the…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic lawmakers from Madison and Milwaukee want to set statewide standards for when and how law enforcement officers should use deadly force. Representatives Chris Taylor, Evan Goyke, and David Bowen and Senator LaTonya Johnson held a…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota legislators finally appear to have a deal on Real ID, the enhanced identification that'll eventually be required to pass airport security. Minnesota Public Radio reports the deal to bring the state's driver's licenses and…
SUPERIOR, Wis - The City of Superior Common Council has announced it will be holding a Special Election on April 3, 2018 to fill the vacant 6th District Aldermanic position, formerly held by Graham Garfield who stepped down earlier this…
Superior, Wis. - Superior city councilors convened Tuesday to move forward with the resignation of councilor Graham Garfield who is facing four charges of domestic abuse. Councilors officially accepted Garfield’s resignation…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's legislative leaders are back to the negotiating table in search of a budget deal. The Legislature has less than a week to finalize a new, two-year budget. But first Gov. Mark Dayton and Republicans…
