School district officials say the changes were prompted in part by recent violence at other Minnesota high schools, as well as a potential local threat.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Friday named interim police Chief Bill Peterson, a 30-year veteran of the department, as his permanent choice to lead the force.
Events over the weekend and Monday offer many ways to gather, learn, dance and celebrate Indigenous culture.
The race to be Minnesota’s newest U.S. House member is playing out in the 2nd Congressional District where no incumbent is on the ballot. Either DFLer Matt Little or Republican Eric Pratt will represent the district starting in 2027. The two debated on MPR News Friday.
Secretary of State Steve Simon said he’ll stand up to the Trump administration to protect Minnesota’s voter rolls, while Republican challenger Tad Jude said Simon has politicized the office.
New figures released Friday by the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office show a surge in absentee and mail ballots completed by voters and accepted by local election officials. The total has doubled over the past week.
Previews of “Kunene and the King” at the Guthrie Theater, Theatre in the Round celebrating its 75th season and a nostalgic exhibition at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum are among this week’s picks.
Mike Ditka, who won NFL titles as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears, has died. He was 86.
Real-time crime-center software is a sometimes overlooked but powerful tool allowing police to aggregate immense amounts of data, significantly expanding their surveillance reach.
Outside spending in the race between Republican U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad and DFL challenger Jake Johnson has outpaced the statewide U.S. Senate race as a magnet for group money.
If you're using the U.S. Postal Service to return a ballot close to Election Day, officials recommend getting it postmarked at a post office to avoid getting caught up in mail processing changes.
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season was forecast to intensify rapidly and cause dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall late Friday or early Saturday.
The Department of Homeland Security says a federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Dominican man while arresting him in New York City. DHS says the shooting happened Thursday in the course of a “targeted enforcement operation."
