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Shelly and Jacob Sales have racked up awards in the home brewing competition at the Minnesota State Fair, including four winning beers in 2026.

Minnesota officials say Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is refusing to extradite an ICE agent charged with shooting and wounding a man during Operation Metro Surge.

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit seeking Minnesota voter rolls. The Department of Justice is now 0-23 in its effort to obtain voter information maintained by the stat...

Documents show the agents infiltrated protester meetings and investigated union financial records for evidence of domestic terrorist financing.

Flights have been halted since 2:30 p.m. Thursday.

Years before 2005 are distributed in PDF format and are available through the new laws main page.

Willi Rondon was arrested in his apartment parking lot by immigration agents nearly six months ago. His wife, Genesis Mendoza, was in the passenger seat and their 2-year-old son in the back.  Rondon d...

Double Elbow Beer founder Niko Tonks won a World Beer Cup medal, but the brewer gives Little Thistle some credit as well.

A Hayfield woman says she's receiving threats after a Facebook post by Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose accused an "agitator" of scaring ICE away from apprehending a wanted murderer.

An attorney representing Javier Abreu-Vasquez confirmed Thursday he was released on bond Wednesday night and is flying back to Minnesota Thursday.

An analysis of 64 people listed as DHS's "worst of the worst" shows most of those taken into custody in Rochester were federal prisoners transferred from border states to the FMC.

View Geraldine Margaret "Gerri" Kustelski's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

The goal of the week, Sept. 29 to Oct. 5, is to raise awareness about the challenges faced by non-drivers, including people with disabilities, seniors and people without access to a vehicle.

Plus rejected fair art, annoying U of M guests, and fair facts galore in today's Flyover news roundup.

In 1882, city leaders hoped a good impression would lead to the fair making Rochester its permanent home.

Environmental groups and concerned well owners in southeast Minnesota hope a lawsuit against the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Agriculture will open up the rulemaking proces...