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GOP’s midterm convention aims to galvanize party but some Republicans are steering clear
Updated at 10:37 AMElection 2026Republicans are staging a rare midterm national convention this week in Dallas featuring party leaders, including President Donald Trump. It's an attempt to rally the party ahead of November's election. But not every Republican wants to be part of what some are calling Trumpapalooza.
Should Minnesota let schools start whenever they want? Late Labor Day rekindles debate
9:00 AMEducation NewsFor 40 years, Minnesota’s required schools to start after Labor Day. Lawmakers gave districts flexibility this year and next given the late holiday. It could open the door to a wider discussion about what’s best for schools, kids and families.
‘Where is our friend?’ ICE surge trauma lingers for preschool kids, teachers
9:00 AMEarly ChildhoodThe flood of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into Minnesota last winter had a lasting impact on some of the youngest Minnesotans. Classmates disappeared, teachers were tense and families scared. Those effects persist into the fall childcare season.
In Duluth, advocates say wider access to anti-overdose drug is saving lives
9:00 AMUpper Midwest NewsroomNaloxone is saving opioid users in northeastern Minnesota who otherwise might have died. Getting the opioid antidote in the hands of people who need it most has been key. In Duluth, Harm Reduction Sisters are handing it out for free.
GoFundMe campaigns created to help victims of Minneapolis apartment building shooting
9:00 AMCrime, Law and JusticeMinnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension superintendent Drew Evans called the incident an act of domestic violence and identified Carlton Neal Johnson II, 35, as the shooter. The fundraising sites say they are in support of the victims and their families.
Rising diesel prices burn through school and bus operator budgets
9:00 AMEducation NewsAs diesel prices reach all time highs, school districts and their bus operators are looking for ways to stretch every cent to keep the wheels turning.
The U.S. tariff on Canadian imports could send already soaring hockey gear prices even higher
1:51 PMMoneyHockey families in the U.S. are feeling the pinch from rising equipment costs. Kelly Rand, whose teenage sons play in Minnesota, says gear prices have skyrocketed.
Photos: As the State Fair winds down attendees revel in the last moments of summer
YesterdayState FairAs the fair wraps up Minnesotans spend their last moments of summer on the grounds.
Should Apostle Islands be a national park? Some say proposal lacks community buy-in
YesterdayUpper Midwest NewsroomWhile supporters see proposal as an economic boost, local and tribal officials say infrastructure is lacking.
Meet Trapper, the dog helping Minnesota's DNR sniff out invasive zebra mussels
YesterdayEnvironmental NewsInvasive zebra mussels have infested five percent of Minnesota’s treasured lakes, rivers and waterways, where they gobble up nutrients that native fish and plants need. So to keep them from spreading, the state’s Department of Natural Resources is using specially trained K-9s to sniff them out.
Millions of older Americans don't have enough to eat, as food prices rise beyond fixed incomes
YesterdayBusiness and Economic NewsInflation in food prices can hit even harder for people in their 60s and older as they also juggle fixed incomes, health problems and changes in federal law. Experts say the age group is a “forgotten population” when it comes to food insecurity.
At the Great Minnesota Get-Together, sanitation workers spearhead trash awareness, composting
2 days agoState FairThere has to be somewhere all that waste goes at the fair. Cue: the unsung hero of sanitation workers. Two workers say that working in sustainability, especially composting, has transformed how they look at the fair.
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