Following a court case, the DFL Party says it will allow people without full voting rights to participate in precinct caucuses.

Health care workers in about half the states, including Minnesota, face a Thursday deadline to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine under a Biden administration mandate that will be rolled out across the rest of the country in the coming weeks.

The Metropolitan Council has approved a $200 million settlement to finalize costs and a schedule for the long-running Southwest Light Rail Transit project.

Behind the scenes, Breyer pushed and prodded his fellow justices for consensus. His decision gives President Joe Biden his first opportunity to name a new justice to the court.

Majority Republicans in the Minnesota Senate say permanent tax cuts, longer prison sentences for violent crimes, and a focus on education basics will be their top priorities for the legislative session that starts next week. Gov. Tim Walz proposed an anti-crime initiative Wednesday, focused on grants to local governments and neighborhood groups.

A third day of testimony concluded Wednesday in the federal trial of three ex-Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's constitutional rights, with prosecutors calling to the stand the paramedic who arrived on the scene and thought Floyd was already dead.

As the state Health Department’s director of infectious disease, Kris Ehresmann has become a familiar face to Minnesotans during the COVID-19 pandemic. She gave an exit interview to MPR News ahead of her February retirement.

Over the next 10 days, the Great Northern Festival’s events will encourage Minnesotans to celebrate winter culture, while especially considering climate change and the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd.

Canoeists eager to take a summer trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness can start making reservations Wednesday. But competition for those permits could be more intense this year after the Forest Service slashed the number of available slots.

Environmental groups and an Indigenous band filed lawsuits challenging federal agencies over their approval of a land exchange with PolyMet.

According to a person with knowledge of the process, the Minnesota Vikings have hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their general manager. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Vikings had not yet announced the decision. 

Mayor Jacob Frey’s order requires eating and drinking establishments check patrons’ vaccination status or COVID-19 test results. Seven bar and restaurant owners sued to suspend the mayor’s edict.

It appears federal officials are prepared to open the door wider to boosters. The Food and Drug Administration this week is expected to announce an emergency authorization for all adults to get the Pfizer booster shot.

Art Hounds recommend fighting cabin fever by taking in the colorful visual arts exhibit “Vivid Survival” in Red Wing. Or, tour the varied and moving multimedia show “Like Me, Like You” by the Twin Ports APIDA Collective in Duluth. There’s also the classic steampunk film “Filibus,” complete with live, original piano accompaniment by Katie Condon.

Demand has picked up for COVID-19-related rental assistance, so state officials have set this Friday at 9 p.m. as the deadline for people to apply for help.

The production, which runs about 45 minutes and is made up of a series of sketches, looks at issues that longtime residents may not see as problems for newcomers.

The Federal Reserve is preparing to raise interest rates sooner and — perhaps — more aggressively after inflation reached the highest in nearly 40 years.

Save the Redwoods League purchased and donated the 523-acre area to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wildnerness Council, a group of 10 tribes that have been connected to the land for thousands of years.