Duluth City Council President to Step Down
DULUTH, Minn. - There's going to be a changeup at the Duluth City Council as the current President, Elissa Hansen, announced she'll be stepping down next month. Hansen became emotional when breaking…
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GOP House Majority Leader to Leave Legislature
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - One of the most powerful state lawmakers in Minnesota is leaving the Legislature. Republican House Majority Leader Joyce Peppin announced Wednesday she would retire to take a private sector job. Peppin is a seven-term lawmaker…
Trump Announces new Tariffs on Chinese Technology
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is announcing that it will impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods containing "industrially significant technology.'' The White House said Tuesday that the tariff will cover goods related to the…
GOP Rep. Jeff Howe to Seek Fischbach's Minnesota Senate Seat
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Republican state Rep. Jeff Howe of Rockville is the first candidate to enter the race for the Minnesota Senate seat being vacated by Michelle Fischbach of Paynesville. Howe entered a race Tuesday that will determine…
Trump Said to be 'Actively Preparing' for Summit
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Donald Trump "continues to actively prepare'' for the president's "expected summit'' with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump will meet with…
Lawmakers Fail to Resolve Dispute Over Muskie Stocking
NISSWA, Minn. (AP) - Lawmakers left St. Paul without resolving a long-running dispute over the stocking of Minnesota lakes with muskies. Opponents of introducing the big predator fish to more lakes weren't able to pass legislation this session to limit…
Emails Show Collaboration Among EPA, Climate-Change Deniers
WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly released emails show senior Environmental Protection Agency officials collaborating with a conservative group that dismisses climate change to rally like-minded people for public hearings on science and global warming, counter negative news coverage and tout Administrator…
Dakota County Judge is Confirmed as Minnesota US Attorney
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The U.S. Senate has confirmed a Minnesota judge as the state's next U.S. Attorney. Erica MacDonald was confirmed as the state's top federal prosecutor on Thursday. MacDonald has been a judge in Dakota County since 2010, and…
In Turnabout, Fischbach to Take Oath as Lieutenant Governor
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Sen. Michelle Fischbach is set to take an oath of office as lieutenant governor after months of resisting the role. Gov. Mark Dayton's office says Fischbach will be sworn in Friday morning to serve as…
Groups Urge Vetoes Over Environmental Trust Fund 'Raid'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Environmental and conservation groups urge Gov. Mark Dayton to use his line-item veto power to cancel $98 million in projects funded by what they consider an improper raid on a trust fund that depends on state lottery…
Duluth Mayor Emily Larson Announces Support for Metsa
VIRGINIA, Minn. – Duluth Mayor Emily Larson has announced her support for Jason Metsa’s congressional campaign this afternoon. Larson has joined a growing list of elected officials throughout the state that have shown their support for Metsa’s campaign. In a…
Trump Suggests NFL Players who Kneel Shouldn’t be in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump praised an NFL policy banning kneeling during the “The Star-Spangled Banner,” saying that “maybe you shouldn’t be in the country” if you don’t stand for the anthem. Trump spoke to “Fox & Friends” in…
Trump Cancels North Korean Summit, Citing `Tremendous Anger'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is canceling the planned June 12 summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, citing the “tremendous anger and open hostility'' in a recent statement from North Korea. Trump says in a letter to Kim…
North Korea Demolishes Nuclear Site Ahead of, now Canceled, Trump Summit
PUNGGYE-RI, North Korea (AP) — Just weeks ahead of a planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un made good on his promise to demolish North Korea’s nuclear test site, which was formally closed in a series of…
Judge Says President Can’t Block Critics on Twitter
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump violates the First Amendment when he blocks critics on Twitter for political speech, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan stopped short in her written decision of ordering…
