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Senate Republicans head to the White House in a show of unity as the shutdown enters its fourth week

Senate Republicans head to the White House in a show of unity as the shutdown enters its fourth week

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they refuse to negotiate on any Democratic demands. 
by The Associated Press

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The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump’s ballroom

The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump’s ballroom

Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom.
by The Associated Press

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Controversial northern Minnesota data center proposal advances despite opposition

Controversial northern Minnesota data center proposal advances despite opposition

After an hourslong meeting, the Hermantown City Council approved a needed zoning change to advance the proposed data center that’s being developed by an unnamed Fortune 50 company.
by Dan Kraker

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'Cancer doesn't care': Patients pushed past divisive politics to lobby Congress

'Cancer doesn't care': Patients pushed past divisive politics to lobby Congress

Hundreds of volunteer advocates put partisan differences aside and pressed Congress to help people with cancer. The advocacy came just before the stalemate that has shut down the federal government.
by Noam Levey

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Main Street grants boost many downtown Rochester businesses, but some still struggle

Main Street grants boost many downtown Rochester businesses, but some still struggle

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is doling out a final round of grants that were designed to keep businesses afloat during the retail doldrums of the pandemic. For Rochester recipients, it’s been a matter of surviving messy construction, too.
by Catharine Richert

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A Minnesota woman who cast her dead mother's ballot for Trump in 2024 must write an essay on voting

A Minnesota woman who cast her dead mother's ballot for Trump in 2024 must write an essay on voting

A Minnesota woman was convicted of filling out and submitting a mail-in ballot for her deceased mother in support of Republican Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential election.
by The Associated Press

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State signs cannabis agreement with third tribal nation

State signs cannabis agreement with third tribal nation

A Dakota nation in southeast Minnesota has become the third tribal nation in the state to sign an agreement regulating the sale of cannabis outside tribal land.  
by Melissa Olson and Leah Lemm

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Curious about cannabis for back pain? New European research shows it may help

Curious about cannabis for back pain? New European research shows it may help

Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be effective for low back pain, on par with opioids.
by Will Stone

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