The Latest Breaking News from Minnesota

Minnesota DFLers — the DLF stands for Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party —say a new program to recruit and retain police officers "with strong moral character" will help address a statewide staffing shortage and build law enforcement agencies that look more like the communities they serve.

For the last few months, Shirley Hatfield has bought mostly generic brand foods and has gone as far as to unplug her lamps and microwave when they are not in use.

Simplicity and sustainability are the main themes running through a new cookbook, written with his niece Rita Mae.

With a new rent control law taking effect on May 1, many landlords in St. Paul, Minnesota, particularly small landlords and those who rent to low-income people, are raising rents, converting their buildings to condominiums, or selling them. The Pioneer Press reports this is exactly what critics of the measure…

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota health insurers are passing more costs of COVID care to patients as health plans start treating some expenses from pandemic illness like those with other ailments.

Our weekly summary of federal news updates you on Congressman Jim Hagedorn’s (R) recent death and the newest congressional districts in Minnesota. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap.

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kimberly Potter was sentenced Friday to a two-year term, lower than suggested by state guidelines, for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last spring.

BEIJING — There is only one sport that is being played every day of the Olympic Games, and that is curling.

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kimberly Potter was sentenced Friday to a two-year term, lower than suggested by state guidelines, for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last spring.

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer Kimberly Potter was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last year.

Both cases resulted in a white police officer being found guilty of the death of a Black man in Minnesota, writes Rachel Sharp