Rep. Angie Craig wins 2nd District race, CBS News projects
Challenger Joe Teirab has conceded to incumbent Rep. Angie Craig in Minnesota's 2nd District race Tuesday evening.
Here's how the Electoral College works for Minnesota
The 2024 election will be decided by the Electoral College, and Minnesota's 10 votes may or may not be part of the path to victory for Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump.
Minnesota ballot measures to know before hitting the polls
While most of the Election Day attention this year will be on the presidential election, there are plenty of downballot items deserving of attention.
Fraction of Minnesota House races will determine balance of power at state capitol
All 134 seats in the chamber are on the ballot this fall. But only about a dozen — like District 48B covering all of Chanhassen and parts of Chaska — are competitive. Roughly half of those are in the Twin Cities metro.
Harris leads Trump by 4.7 points in Minnesota, polling averages show
No Republican has won Minnesota for president since 1972, but Trump narrowly lost in 2016 by 1.5 points. President Biden won in 2020 by seven points. Polling averages for Harris are somewhere in between.
MN Secretary of State praises local election officials
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon praised local election officials in Itasca County after they flagged two absentee ballots for voter fraud, which led to a 50-year-old woman being criminally charged.
Few contested judicial races in Minnesota this election
On Minnesota's ballot this election, there are the races for president, U.S. Senate, Congressional districts and state House seats. But there are also a slate of under-the-radar judicial races, too.
MN Secretary of State says unattended ballots in Edina 'unacceptable'
Minnesota's top election official is urging local governments to double-down on security in the final push to Election Day, after a driver was caught on camera in Edina leaving ballots unattended in the trunk of a car.
U of M hosts temporary early voting site
Organizers with the "Row the Vote" voter outreach campaign said they visited several classes in the weeks leading up to Tuesday, educating their peers about how to register to vote and the process.
Early voters in CD2 say economy, abortion among top issues
A steady flow of early voters on Monday morning made their way to Burnsville City Hall, one of the early voting sites in the 2nd Congressional District.
Former Minnesota congressman Rick Nolan dies at 80
Nolan, who was born in Brainerd, represented the 8th Congressional District between 2013 and 2019.
Minnesota still on track for legal market launch in 2025
Minnesota is still on track to launch its legal recreational cannabis market next year, the top official in the regulatory agency said, despite concerns from some prospective businesses that the process is moving too slowly.
Cannabis business owners frustrated by initial licensing process delay
Some looking to cash in on cannabis are frustrated now that the early business license approval is delayed until at least the end of the year, after regulators initially planned for this fall.
Minneapolis looks to transform police's 3rd Precinct building that burned into "democracy center"
The plan would renovate the building and make it a "democracy center," moving elections services from a building the city leases in northeast Minneapolis to that site and also creating 8,000 square feet of community space.
St. Paul cannot implement child care program if approved, mayor says
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said city staff cannot implement a child care subsidy program supported by a property tax levy should voters approve it this fall.