Minnesota - the Best State in the Country For Kids
Duluth, Minn. -- Governor Tim Walz visited a classroom at Laura McArthur elementary today. Walz had been a teacher for nearly 20 years, and a state legislator for 12 He talked about his…
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Biden, McCarthy, Once Breakfast Mates, Wrangle Over US Debt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Not so long ago, Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy used to talk things over at breakfast in Biden’s vice presidential home at the Naval Observatory. Biden was intent in those days on “keeping up relations with the opposition party,”…
Durenberger, Former US Senator From Minnesota, Dies At 88
(AP) -- Former U.S. Senator David Durenberger, a Minnesota Republican who espoused a progressive brand of politics and criticized the GOP after his political career, died Tuesday at age 88. Durenberger’s health had declined in recent months, his longtime spokesperson…
Senator Jen McEwen Reacts to Passage of Abortion Bill
Duluth, Minn. -- Jen McEwen the DFL Senator from Duluth was the author of the bill. After the bill passed in the Senate, she said this, "Today (Saturday), the Minnesota Senate demonstrated that we will not simply put our faith…
Abortion Bill Passes Minnesota Senate
Duluth, Minn. -- After 15 hours of debate, the Minnesota Senate passed the Protect Reproduction Options bill, known as the PRO bill. It wasn't until about 3 AM Saturday morning that the Senate voted. The…
Minnesota Senate Debates More Protection For Abortion Rights
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate began debate Friday on a bill to write broad protections for abortion rights into state statutes, which would make it difficult for future courts to roll back. Democratic legislative leaders have fast-tracked the…
Video Shows Struggle For Hammer During Pelosi Attack
(AP) -- Video released publicly Friday shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fighting with his assailant for control of a hammer moments before he was struck in the head during a brutal attack in the couple’s…
Stauber Talks About U.S. Connection To Congo Child Labor For Mining After Order To Protect BWCAW
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Republican Representative Pete Stauber (MN-08) said on Thursday that the Biden administration's decision to section off 350-square miles of the Superior National Forest from mining projects for 20 years means…
Abortion Front And Center In Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal judge running in a pivotal race to determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court touts her support for abortion rights in the first two television ads of the closely watched race launched Thursday. The winner…
Classified Documents At Pence’s Home, Too, His Lawyer Says
NEW YORK (AP) — Documents with classified markings were discovered in former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home last week, his lawyer told the National Archives in a letter — the latest in a string of discoveries of confidential information…
Veteran Robert Schieve Running For Duluth Mayor
DULUTH, Minn. - As of Monday, there are three candidates who have confirmed their run: Current Mayor Emily Larson, former Duluth lawmaker Roger Reinert and Robert Schieve, a veteran who is retired. Shieve is the latest person to announce he’s…
Question To Duluth City Councilors: Are You Running For Mayor?
DULUTH, Minn. - As a third candidate says he’s running for Duluth’s next mayor, FOX 21 is confirming if anyone on the Duluth city council – current and former – is up for…
Four Oath Keepers Convicted Of Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack in the second major trial of far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power. The…
FBI Searched Biden Home, Found Items Marked Classified
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday and located additional documents with classified markings and also took possession of some of his handwritten notes, the president’s lawyer said Saturday. The president voluntarily…
Minnesota House Passes Abortion Rights Bill, Sending It To Senate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota House Democrats passed an abortion bill during a floor vote Thursday night as the U.S. health and human services secretary visited the state to promote the move. The bill was passed on a 69-65 vote,…
