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Four-term state Sen. Jim Abeler is a top target for Minnesota Democrats this fall. And they’re hopeful DFLer Angela Nelson can end his nearly three-decade career in the Legislature.

The state's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office says 732 Indigenous Minnesotans were reported missing in 2025. Families, allies and community gathered on Saturday in Bemidji to remember and to honor them.

Only one more hibernation until the public can see bear cubs Brooks, Dillingham and Bristol at the Minnesota Zoo. They arrived in Apple Valley earlier this month from Alaska.

It's been a deadly month for off-highway vehicle riders in Minnesota. Nineteen people have died in crashes across the state this year, including seven in October alone.

There was no immediate word on what motivated the alleged break-in, and whether the suspects caused any damage. The incident remains under investigation.

What does the state auditor do? The office watches over $56 billion in local government finances across the state. Here’s a look at who's running this year.

A Red Wing Clinic is filling prescriptions for healthy foods right in it's lobby, allowing patients to take fresh fruits and vegetables home with them.

Brooklyn Marie has been performing on stages since she was 3 years old. Now, at 14, she’s competing on "The Voice" and charting her course as an up-and-coming singer.

Kicker Luke Drzewiecki also had a 31-yard field goal and is 12 for 12 on field goals this season with a long of 51 yards. “I’m very thankful we have a kicker like that,” Coach P.J. Fleck said.

Minnesota has tied in three of its past four games. They return home to play Kansas City on Wednesday.

After their victory Saturday, the Wild head to Vancouver for another game tonight at 9 p.m.

The new Kellogg-Third Street bridge will have four lanes of vehicle traffic and space for pedestrians and cyclists. The redesign will also help support rapid transit bus traffic.

Rural hospitals are closing birthing centers at an alarming rate, often because they just can't staff them. A new U of M partnership with CentraCare will create a fellowship program to train family physicians to handle complicated deliveries of babies.

Ukraine and Russia have signaled willingness to resume peace talks and back a humanitarian mission led by U.S. First lady Melania Trump, but deep disagreements over territory and security guarantees underscore obstacles to ending the war.

A Duluth candidate forum hosted in partnership with the American Indian Community Housing Organization brought together state candidates and voters for an evening of conversation.

Eighteen people have died in all-terrain vehicle crashes in Minnesota so far this year, including six fatalities in October alone. Excessive speed and not wearing seat belts or helmets are common factors.

The Timberwolves improved to 2-0 with a 115-93 win over Orlando, dominating the boards and pulling away in the third quarter despite a cold shooting night from Anthony Edwards.

Makayla Lee Craig, 29, has been charged with forgery after allegedly trying to enroll at Maple Grove High School as a 17-year-old. Court documents say Craig is a registered sex offender who was previously convicted in a similar case in Oregon.

Andrew Zimmern reflects on 35 years of sobriety and how the Minnesota community helped him rebuild his life after addiction.

A festival of live horror performances in Minneapolis, a Moomin mini-print vending machine at Red Balloon Bookshop and a ‘Time Travel Through Arts and Letters’ event in Grand Marais are among this week’s picks.

Court documents allege Makayla Lee Craig filled out paperwork claiming to be a 17-year-old named Molly Fox. The criminal complaint said Craig is a registered sex offender from Oregon, who has been out of compliance for the past year.

Ebro Ahmed was working at one of his family’s corner stores, Ya Bricks Snacks and Tobacco, in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood of St. Paul when he saw a school bus roll slowly by, with the driver seeming to have a medical emergency, and he jumped in to help.

Federal changes to Medicaid may strip coverage from 70,000 Minnesota community health care center patients and financially cripple those centers, a new report shows.

The two women vying to be Minnesota’s next governor said they won’t try to roll back Minnesota’s law guaranteeing the right to abortion access after the issue caused sparks in their only televised debate. But they still come at it from far different vantage points.

Unlabeled, a Twin Cities-based theater company, is staging the U.S. premiere of “Jellyfish,” a British drama about a young woman with Down syndrome navigating her first romance. The play explores issues of consent and independence.

This year, watchers say the open board seats are less contested and less expensive than in years past, but partisan and labor groups are still releasing dueling lists of endorsements, hoping to guide voters to throw their support behind their preferred candidates.

“I didn’t know that this day would ever come, and I appreciate every single one of you that has stood by me,” said Jana Williams, Allison Lussier's aunt. “This never would have happened if we didn’t have everybody standing together.”

“The primary thing that federal monitors are doing when they go to observe elections taking place at polling places is to make sure that civil rights laws are being enforced,” said Andrew Garber, senior counsel at the Brennan Center's Voting Rights and Elections Program.

An 11-foot-wide metallic object found in a western Minnesota cornfield may be debris from a Chinese rocket launched in September, according to space experts. The object was discovered near Morris in Stevens County.

The Art Hounds recommend spooky art in Moorhead, life advice from Minneapolis comedians and free concerts celebrating a beloved piano in Worthington.

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she feels unsafe at her DC house after last week's raid by federal agents. Authorities are investigating potential fraud in her family's immigration paperwork. Omar says she did nothing wrong and the probe is politically motivated.

Months after training thousands of Minnesota residents to observe ICE operations, local group Monarca has shifted to training voters in what they call democracy defense. Trainers aim is to prepare voters to respond if federal officials interfere with people’s ability to vote next month.

In the video that amassed over 1.5 million views, a blonde woman is seen approaching the student center with a group and saying “Go back to your country, b—” to someone off-camera. That woman, a former University of St. Thomas student, has since withdrawn from the school and apologized.

In an email Tuesday, Judge Patrick Schiltz said he is unable to comment on the status of the ethics complaint because the proceedings at the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals are confidential. But Schiltz is continuing to speak out about threats to the rule of law during Operation Metro Surge.

Stellis Health shareholders have already voted to move forward with the merger. The organizations said they are working to finalize agreements and to gain regulators’ approval of the plan. In Minnesota, the attorney general’s office and the state Department of Health review healthcare mergers.

Starting in 2019, a handful of neighbors got together to team up on displays and The Haunted Oaks was born. The big night for The Haunted Oaks is, of course, All Hallows’ Eve. In 2025 about 2,200 trick-or-treaters came, but they expect to beat that number this year.

Avivo opened its newest homeless shelter in St. Cloud earlier this month, similar to the one it’s operated in Minneapolis’ North Loop neighborhood for about six years. It has 48 private units that provide privacy, security and solitude.