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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly considered deploying an elite Army unit to Portland, Oregon, to address protests President Donald Trump called “lawless mayhem,” according to text messages

Anthony Salisbury displayed chat about deployment of 82nd airborne division on cell phone while in Minnesota

From high school halls to Capitol Hill and the Minnesota governor’s mansion, Nebraska native Tim Walz has been weaving a political path tinged with schoolteacher sensibilities since 2006 – and the next stop could be the White House. His family life has figured prominently through all of it, writes Sheila…

Minnesota governor spent decades as a teacher and football coach before entering politics

The current governor of Minnesota recently called the Trump-Vance ticket "weird."

The abusive father was released hours before he killed the boy, even though prosecutors argued he posed an ongoing threat to the boy’s mother

Prosecutors plan to dismiss murder and manslaughter charges against a Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot a motorist as he tried to pull away from a traffic stop

Uber and Lyft say they’ll keep operating in Minnesota after the state Legislature passed a compromise driver pay package

The Star Tribune's Ben Goessling reveals the terms of David Quessenbery's contract as he re-signs with the Minnesota Vikings