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State Rep. Kurt Bills looks over the crowd during a Wednesday U.S. Senate candidate forum at Farmfest. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Glen Menze joined sit on either side of him.

Klobuchar, Bills show ag policy differences

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. -- Minnesota's endorsed Republican U.S. Senate candidate says American farmers should be left alone, with less federal support, much like oil producers in western North Dakota. "My...

news Wed, Aug 08, 2012 - 3:46pm

House candidates strive to please farmers

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. -- It is no surprise that U.S. House candidates speaking to farmers will say they support agriculture, but on Tuesday, six of them delivered subtle signs of...

news Wed, Aug 08, 2012 - 9:59am

Capitol Chatter: Are you ready for a recount?

ST. PAUL - Minnesota election officials say a recount is possible in Aug. 14 primary election state Supreme Court races. Four years ago, Minnesotans endured a lengthy U.S. Senate recount...

news / government Sun, Aug 05, 2012 - 5:00am

Absentee ballot period for state primary open until August 13

SAINT PAUL -- The absentee voting period for the state primary election is open until Aug. 13. Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Richie anticipates that almost 300,000 Minnesotans will vote...

news Wed, Aug 01, 2012 - 4:37pm

Gov. Tim Pawlenty

Capitol Chatter: As running mate, Pawlenty would face issues

ST. PAUL -- Tim Pawlenty could get his wish to join a national ticket in the next few days. Although Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he has not decided...

news / government Sun, Jul 29, 2012 - 5:00am

Morris Legion to play for district title

MONTEVIDEO -- Morris Legion pitcher Jacob Torgerson threw a three-hit shutout as Post 29 downed Montevideo 6-0 on Thursday night in winners' bracket final of the District 7, Division II...

sports Fri, Jul 27, 2012 - 12:22am

Capitol Chatter: Critics make Franson more determined

ST. PAUL -- Death threats, demands to resign and other attacks to have only made state Rep. Mary Franson more determined to stay in office, she says. A Democratic-Farmer-Laborite campaign...

news / government Sun, Jul 22, 2012 - 5:00am

Republicans question Ritchie's dealing with amendment

ST. PAUL -- Republicans say Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie may be breaking state campaign laws by speaking out against a proposed constitutional amendment to be on Minnesotans' ballots...

news / government Sat, Jul 21, 2012 - 5:00am

Chief justice takes sides

news / government Wed, Jul 18, 2012 - 9:27am

Is photo ID ballot question misleading?

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Supreme Court justices are considering whether a question about voter photo identification on the Nov. 6 ballot is misleading. More fundamentally, they are asking themselves if...

news / government Wed, Jul 18, 2012 - 9:25am

Same Bible, but views on marriage differ

ST. PAUL -- It's a story 2,000 years old: People read the same words in the Bible, but come up with different conclusions. That is center to a debate about...

news / government Tue, Jul 17, 2012 - 5:00am

Capitol Chatter: Bakk suggests House OK disaster aid, then leave

ST. PAUL -- The question on everyone's mind during a news conference about a special disaster aid legislative session was whether Republican leaders could keep their members from bringing up...

news / government Sun, Jul 15, 2012 - 5:00am

Capitol Chatter: Health care dispute keeps on giving

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota House minority leader declared that the U.S. Supreme Court settled "once and for all" the federal health-care law dispute. The state's senior U.S. senator said...

news / government Mon, Jul 02, 2012 - 8:54am

State Fair Competition Entry Deadlines Announced

ST. PAUL, MINN. -- The state's best in art, education and agriculture will be on display at the 2012 Minnesota State Fair, Thursday, Aug. 23 through Labor Day, Sept. 3.

news Sun, Jul 01, 2012 - 12:04am

Health-care debate will continue after ruling

ST. PAUL -- A U.S. Supreme Court ruling is the law of the land. Until it isn't. That is the message Republicans are spreading and Democrats dreading in light of...

news / government Thu, Jun 28, 2012 - 3:00pm

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