Minnesota voters will elect a new governor and new senator Tuesday, and all seats in both chambers of the Minnesota state Legislature are on the ballot. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and they close at 8 p.m. If you are in line before 8 p.m., you can stay in line to vote.
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Millions of dollars have poured into a select few races as Republicans and DFLers jockey for control of the Legislature. Both chambers were at stake, which will also determine how the new governor’s agenda fares in 2027.
Amy Klobuchar and Lisa Demuth vied to be the first woman to be Minnesota’s governor. Their race focused on the direction of the state and the country. Both women have broken barriers during their political careers.
Federal authorities charged an Oklahoma man with sending hundreds of letters containing nonhazardous white powder to public officials. The FBI says in a court filing made public Tuesday that the powders turned out to be yeast or flour, though not all letters have been fully tested.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Adam Rasmussen built a play structure for his son. He didn’t think it was the beginning of a full-time opportunity, until people started to bring their kids over. “They’re like, ‘You need to build this for other families!’ And I was like, ‘You know what? I could,’” he recalled.
Democrat Peggy Flanagan and Republican Michele Tafoya didn’t see the national attention of other Senate races, but the outcome fed into the seat-by-seat contest for chamber control. Both also had a chance to make history.
Attorney General Keith Ellison and GOP challenger Ron Schutz engaged in a bitter, expensive race. It’s just one of several statewide contests that proved more competitive than prior years.
One southern Minnesota congressional seat and another that extends south from the Twin Cities suburbs are getting the most attention out of the state’s eight U.S. House districts.
The river crossing at Lansing, Iowa, is the only bridge across the Mississippi in a 60-mile stretch — between La Crescent in Minnesota, and Prairie du Chien in Wisconsin.
Disease in trees can spread quickly throughout a whole forest — and make those trees more vulnerable to wildfire. But conservationists across the globe are working to prevent it. This series was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
The author of “Home/World: A Circumnavigation of Our Shared Earth” attempts to circumnavigate the world.
Shirley Morales faces kidnapping and conspiracy charges in connection with the death of Sam Nordquist. Morales pleaded not guilty during her arraignment on Monday in Ontario County, N.Y.
Minnesota’s secretary of state says in addition to election monitors sent by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. House Democrats are sending election observers to Hennepin and Olmsted counties.
