Greater Minnesota

COVID-19, ethics and Trump all in the mix in 1st District rematch
Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn and DFL candidate Dan Feehan disagree on most all of the issues and even on how they should be campaigning during the pandemic. Lately, ethics charges and countercharges have dominated the race.
Where Trump went and who he met in Minnesota ahead of testing positive for COVID-19
With news that President Donald Trump and at least one staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus, there are questions about whether there was any spread during a campaign visit to Minnesota earlier this week.
Trump rakes in money, stirs up supporters in Minnesota trip
President Donald Trump returned to Minnesota on Wednesday, hoping to restock his campaign account and keep supporters motivated after a chaotic first presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Trump visit to Duluth highlights growing fight for union voters
Both Joe Biden and President Donald Trump have been working hard to appeal to working-class voters — especially those in northeastern Minnesota. Biden recently visited a union training center in Duluth; the president will hold a campaign rally at the airport there Wednesday night.
COVID-19 cases already closing some Minnesota school buildings
Just three weeks into the start of the academic year, COVID-19 is already changing learning scenarios for Minnesota students, teachers and schools. District administrators say further changes are not a matter of “if,” but “when.”
State launches ‘barrier-free’ COVID-19 testing push
State health officials are holding coronavirus mass testing events this week in Grand Rapids, Waseca, Pine City and St. Paul — the first step in a monthlong push to increase testing to try to help slow the community spread of COVID-19.
Biden, Trump pitch to voters in northern Minnesota
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who is leading in most Minnesota polls, made his economic case for president Friday during a low-key appearance at a carpenters union hall near Duluth. The president rallied his supporters at the airport in Bemidji.
Sign of the times: Politics roil Bemidji
The presidential campaign comes to Minnesota Friday with Democrat Joe Biden in Duluth and President Donald Trump headed to Bemidji. Trump is expected to draw huge crowds and probably some protesters. Bemidji is Trump country — but it’s also divided and agitated.