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This year's crop of seed art submissions at the Minnesota State Fair include poignant tributes to the late Rep. Melissa ...

The advisory committee on Capitol security met Wednesday, renewing debate about metal detectors and other security measures ...

Some state lawmakers have struggled to process the assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman, as well as the deaths of two senators, the resignations of two others and a tumultuous legislative session.

Minnesotans are honoring the late Rep. Melissa Hortman at the State Fair in a uniquely fair way: through crop art.

Earlier this summer, concerns were raised after police reported that Vance Boelter — the man now charged with shooting and ...

Is Governor Tim Walz running for a third consecutive term? “To be quite honest, eight years is quite a long bit of time,” said Walz Thursday. Walz says he is still planning to wait until after Labor ...

Gov. Tim Walz was among the first people to pass through the gates of the Minnesota State Fair on its opening day Thursday, where he spoke to WCCO's Heather Brown and A.J. Hilton about when he'll make ...

New Carlisle employees and elected officials may carry guns on the job if voters approve a ballot measure this November.

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The debate over whether or not to install metal detectors at the Minnesota State Capitol will come into focus again on ...