9+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1705+ words) Put your eating pants on, The Minnesota State Fair's official 2026 new foods list has been released. When the Fair opens on Aug. 27, there will be 36 official new foods and eight new vendors. The theme this year, as every year, is…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1037+ words) After a two-year process, the Diocese of Duluth awaits word from the Vatican on whether Monsignor Joseph Buh " a Slovenian immigrant to the region " could be Minnesota's first saint, and the nation's 12th. In Duluth, the body of the union founder,…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (827+ words) A St. Paul Public Schools board member recently made national headlines for her comment on the Minnehaha off-leash dog park, though she said they were taken out of context. Chauntyll Allen posted in the Facebook group "We Love Our Dog…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (481+ words) One of four priests consecrated as bishops Wednesday against the will of Pope Leo XIV was the Rev. Michael Goldade, a Williston, N. D. , native who was ordained in Winona, Minn. , in 2004. The ordination in Switzerland represented a major act of defiance…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (474+ words) Minnesota won't enforce a new law mandating pop-up mental health warnings on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok until a legal challenge is resolved in court. A requirement for platforms to display a "conspicuous mental health warning…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (738+ words) A requirement for anonymous school threat reporting systems, funding for security measures at the Capitol, and a social media health warning requirement are among new laws that take effect on Wednesday, July 1. Minnesota's House Public Information Services will often publish…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (661+ words) From tighter Capitol security to social media warning labels, several new laws are set to go into effect Wednesday, July 1. Some of the laws were prompted by events that shaped 2025 and discussions at the Capitol in 2026 " the Minnesota lawmaker shootings,…...

2+ week, 51+ min ago  (794+ words) Starting Friday the first ballots can be cast in Minnesota's 2026 elections as early voting begins ahead of the Aug. 11 primary. Voters will pick party nominees for offices including U. S. Senate and governor for the November general election. With ongoing efforts by…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (199+ words) Access to and from Minnesota 36 at Lake Elmo Avenue will soon close for two years as crews work on a $43 million grade-separated interchange with buttonhook-style ramps that officials say will improve safety and reduce congestion. Starting around 2 a. m. Monday, drivers on…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (169+ words) WILLMAR, Minn. " The Eighth Judicial District judges have elected Judge Rodney Clay Hanson to serve as chief judge. He will replace Judge Stephanie Beckman, who has held the title since 2021. The duties of a chief judge include representing the Eighth…...