Minnesota Legislative Exchange Program Building Bipartisan Bridges
DULUTH, Minn. -- A new Legislative exchange program has been pairing up legislators across the aisle to learn more about each other and the districts they serve.…
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What we know about the Northern Minnesota immigration raids
DULUTH, Min.- There were at least three likely immigration-related actions around Northern Minnesota on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Here is what we…
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers hosts healthcare roundtable discussion in Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers stopped by Superior on Wednesday to host a roundtable discussion. Governor Evers, alongside Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary…
SNAP Text scams showing up in Minnesota
COOK COUNTY, Min. - The Cook County Public Health department says there are SNAP text message scams going around. They say the Minnesota Department of Children Youth and Families has been alerted of the scam. This scam claims that all…
Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific…
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin resumed scheduling abortions on Monday after a nearly monthlong pause due to federal Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill that took…
Minnesota cigarette sales tax to jump more than 6%
DULUTH, Min. & ST. PAUL, Min. - Starting in 2026 the sales tax on a 20-pack of cigarettes will go up more than 6%. In 2025 the tax on a 20-pack of cigarettes is 78.6…
Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1
(AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown…
Former Rep. Angie Sapik Announces State Senate Run
SUPERIOR, Wisc. -- Former Wisconsin Representative Angie Sapik announced her campaign for District 25 in the Wisconsin State Senate. Some of her platform includes funding public education and mental health, expanding insurance to cover 3-D mammograms, providing better protections for…
Minnesota Supreme Court sends transgender powerlifter's legal challenge back to lower court
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday sent the case of a transgender athlete who wants to compete in the women’s division at weightlifting events back to a lower court to determine whether USA Powerlifting has a “legitimate…
Man charged with stalking, accused of sending Wisconsin's chief justice intimidating emails
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin man with stalking after he allegedly sent liberal state Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky a series of intimidating emails. Ryan Thornton, 37, of Racine was…
Minnesota Attorney General to run for re-election
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Attorney General has announced that he plans to run for re-election. Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Tuesday…
Thousands Attend 'No Kings' Protests in Duluth, Cities Across Northland
NORTHLAND -- Thousands of protesters gathered at rallies in the Northland Saturday for the "No Kings" demonstrations against what they see as the government turning into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump. In Duluth,…
Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud…
