Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in suing the Trump administration. The lawsuit says the federal government is illegally using billions of dollars in disaster preparedness and counterterrorism funding to pressure states into changing how they administer elections and enforce federal immigration law.

Chicago TREND has launched a crowdfunding campaign allowing community members to invest in the Heritage Crossings with investments starting at $1,000.

Vance Boelter, the man who killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, and shot Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Boelter was sentenced this morning in federal court in Minneapolis to two consecutive life terms plus 40 years for the politically motivated attacks carried out on June 14 of 2025. Boelter pled guilty to the shootings this past June in an effort to avoid the federal death penalty. The sentenc

Nearly nine years after St. Paul police killed Cordale Handy, his mother says her fight for justice isn't over. Kimberly Handy-Jones is asking the Ramsey County Attorney's Office to review evidence presented during the family's federal civil trial, arguing it warrants a fresh look at whether criminal charges should be filed.

East Side residents gather outside the Minnesota Court of Administrative Hearings following Tuesday's hearing in Northern Iron's permit revocation case. Photo: Becca Gilbuena Dozens of East Side residents and environmental advocates packed a St. Paul courtroom Tuesday morning as Northern Iron tried to convince a judge to throw out the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's effort to revoke the foundry's air permit. While the hearing focused on legal arguments, residents said th