Republican Kendall Qualls, a businessman and Army veteran, launched his bid for Minnesota governor on Tuesday. It's not the first time Qualls has sought public office; he made a gubernatorial run in 2022 but lost the GOP nomination to Scott Jensen.

State health officials urge people in emotional distress to call or text 988 and ask for continued federal backing of the confidential support program.

A new incident command team will take over the response to the two largest fires beginning Wednesday, state officials said.

Wildfires have exploded in size across parts of northeastern Minnesota north of Lake Superior, destroying at least 40 homes and buildings, as unseasonably high temperatures and low humidity will continue to drive dangerous fire weather on Tuesday.

Leaders in the Church urge lawmakers to prevent GOP pushes to roll back MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented immigrants.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers say the law needs to change so retailers and manufacturers aren’t shut out of the key making business in Minnesota. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency supports a timely transition.

A fatal drunken-driving crash in Minneapolis allegedly caused by an Ecuadorean national has drawn indignation from the White House over his immigration status and questions from a Hennepin County judge about what took so long to file criminal vehicular homicide charges.