St. Paul's ARPA‑backed Medical Debt Reset erased $15.4M for about 14,000 residents — far short of the city's $100M pledge. The council reclassified the remaining money in June after hospitals declined further sales.

Xcel’s voluntary Time of Use option offers very cheap overnight power but steeper evening peaks; some Minnesotans will save while others may see higher summer bills.

Eric Tostrud took over as chief judge of Minnesota’s federal court on July 1, inheriting a bench strained by immigration litigation.

ICE withdrew a detainer for a Minnesota man with a cancer diagnosis and placed him on remote monitoring, a move that complicates the agency’s "worst of the worst" claims. Local officials and trackers say the case exposes gaps between federal messaging and the records.

Absentee voting for Minnesota's Aug. 11 primary opened in late June. Maple Grove voters can request mail ballots or vote early in person.

Karen Clark, Minnesota’s first openly lesbian legislator and a longtime champion of marriage equality and environmental justice, died on Tuesday at 80 after a brief illness.

A new AP-NORC poll finds most Black Americans report never flying the U.S. flag, and views about Old Glory split sharply by race, age and party.

Qualls defended his running mate after reporting placed Brian Nicholson on the Capitol lawn on Jan. 6. Democrats demanded disavowal as the GOP primary nears.

Minnesota law makes police report any warrantless drone flights; the BCA posted its 2025 annual compilation on June 29, 2026. The filings show when and why agencies fly drones without warrants.

The Attorney General's office will host a Minneapolis forum next Tuesday to gather public input on Sanford Health's proposed merger with North Memorial.

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari says he now expects one rate hike this year as AI-driven demand and persistent inflation complicate the outlook. The shift tightens the odds that borrowing costs will stay higher.

The Justice Department asked a federal judge to compel Minnesota to hand over five years of SNAP applicant records, joining three other states in a federal push to access benefits data.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer told a D.C. crowd Somalis who "don't assimilate" should go back where they came from, drawing sharp rebukes from Minnesota leaders.