Sports
Vikings acquire extra 1st-round pick at no. 23 in trade from Texas
EAGAN — The Minnesota Vikings acquired Houston’s first-round pick in a pre- draft trade Friday, giving them the 11th and 23rd overall selections as potential ...
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In a first, Vice President Harris visits Minnesota abortion clinic to blast ‘immoral’ restrictions
ST. PAUL — Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday, marking what her office said was the first time a president or ...
by Associated Press, Thursday, March 14, 2024 6:35 pm
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House GOP launches new probe of Jan. 6 and tries shifting blame for Capitol attack away from Trump
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are launching a vast reinvestigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, seeking to push the blame away from Donald ...
by Associated Press, Wednesday, March 13, 2024 6:25 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Minnesota court affirms rejection of teaching license for ex-officer who shot Philando Castile
ST. PAUL — A Minnesota board was justified when it rejected a substitute teaching license for a former police officer who fatally shot a Black ...
by Associated Press, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 6:17 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Minnesota court affirms rejection of teaching license for ex-officer who shot Philando Castile
ST. PAUL — A Minnesota board was justified when it rejected a substitute teaching license for a former police officer who fatally shot a Black ...
by Associated Press, Monday, March 11, 2024 6:26 pm
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Cousins leaves Vikings for big new contract with Falcons in QB’s latest well-timed trip to market
Kirk Cousins is leaving Minnesota for Atlanta, landing another big contract with a well-timed foray into free agency. Cousins agreed Monday to a four-year, $180 million deal with $100 ...
by Associated Press, Monday, March 11, 2024 6:23 pm
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Cannabis sales in Minnesota are likely to start later than expected. How much later isn’t clear
ST. PAUL — Minnesota probably won’t meet its goal of launching full-scale retail marijuana sales in the first quarter of 2025 because of the time ...
by Associated Press, Thursday, March 7, 2024 8:48 pm
Elections & Campaigns
Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips ends Democratic primary challenge and endorses President Joe Biden
ST. PAUL — U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota ended his long-shot 2024 Democratic presidential bid on Wednesday after failing to win a primary contest ...
by Associated Press, Wednesday, March 6, 2024 4:46 pm
Elections & Campaigns
Biden beats long-shot challenger Dean Phillips in the congressman’s home state of Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — President Joe Biden dealt challenger Dean Phillips a Super Tuesday defeat in the Minnesota congressman's home state, while former President Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley in the state's Republican primary.
by Associated Press, Tuesday, March 5, 2024 9:20 pm
Elections & Campaigns
Biden and Trump are sweeping Super Tuesday races and moving closer to a November rematch
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, were sweeping the coast-to-coast contests on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and increasing pressure ...
by Associated Press, Tuesday, March 5, 2024 8:43 pm
Elections & Campaigns
Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable ...
by Associated Press, Monday, March 4, 2024 9:29 am
Elections & Campaigns
Fear and loathing in a Super Tuesday state: Democrats angry at Biden back him anyway to stop Trump
HOPKINS — Aishah Al-Sehaim laments the 30,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza, a grim statistic from a war with Israel that she wishes President Joe Biden ...
by Associated Press, Sunday, March 3, 2024 6:21 am
Health Updates
U.S. health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19
NEW YORK — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The ...
by Associated Press, Friday, March 1, 2024 1:18 pm
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Congress approves short-term extension to avoid shutdown, buy more time for final spending agreement
WASHINGTON — Congress passed another short-term spending measure Thursday that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through ...
by Associated Press, Thursday, February 29, 2024 7:22 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Thousands expected at memorial service for 3 slain Minnesota first responders
ST. PAUL — Thousands of law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics are expected to pack a Minnesota church on Wednesday for a memorial service for ...
by Associated Press, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 9:01 am
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