Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during Farmfest in Morgan, Minn., on Aug. 5, 2026. Credit: Bridget Bennett/MinnPost ...

WASHINGTON – A rift over the best candidate to run for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s seat involving the national Republican Party and far-right political activist Laura Loomer was on display this week at ...

Minnesota joined 21 other states in suing the Trump administration this week over sharing of public assistance data.

Plus: Minnesota's growth lags; Dawanna Witt threatened with arrest; more pillow talk with Mike Lindell; and more news in this roundup.

Republicans will need to fend off motivated challengers for the House in sprawling districts that cover both Ely and Hermantown.

Adam Schwarze, Republican-endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate, greets attendees during Farmfest in Morgan, Minn., on Aug. 5, 2026. Credit: Bridget Bennett/MinnPost ...

Republican Eric Pratt, a candidate running for Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District, speaks with attendees during Farmfest near Morgan, Minn., on Aug. 4, 2026. The three-day event draws agribusiness ...

Steve Sack is drawing again, and publishes an editorial cartoon, like this one on opposition to data centers, on MinnPost each Thursday.

State Sen. Grant Hauschild and his Republican opponent, Andrea Zupancich, fear natural disasters and a declining tourism ...

A long-shuttered prison in the Swift County town will hold up to 1,600 immigrant detainees, beginning this fall.

Based on the events of the past five years in Minnesota and elsewhere, emergency management leaders must be ready for the unthinkable.

This state really isn’t an outlier, and by at least one measures it has one of the lowest rates of public corruption.