MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, has won her primary race in Minnesota. Omar successfully defended her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a repeat challenge from former Minneapolis City Council … Read more
Democratic US representative Ilhan Omar, defended her primary race in Minnesota‘s 5th District against former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels. Omar who is a well-known critic of Israel‘s actions in Gaza, won the primary leading Samuels by 56.2%-42.9% after 216 of the total 217 precints reported their results.Earlier, Omar, who is also a member … Read more
Royce White, a former NBA player and current devotee of ex-President Donald Trump, won the Minnesota Republican Party’s Senate primary on Tuesday. White had secured an eyebrow-raising endorsement from the Minnesota GOP back in May, although he was certain to face formidable odds if he managed to challenge Democratic incumbent Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Nov. … Read more
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz walk as they prepare to depart at Chippewa Airport in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., August 7, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters Six years before Tim Walz was tapped to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, he was … Read more
The brother of George Floyd, whose murder by Minneapolis police sparked nationwide protests in 2020, has reportedly endorsed the Democratic ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota. On Friday, Philonise Floyd shared his support for Walz, saying he “showed what unity was” by attending the funeral of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old … Read more
By Emma Tucker and Sarah Dewberry | CNN Six people, including two police officers, were injured in a shooting in Minneapolis on Thursday evening, authorities said. Officers responded to “an active incident” in the city’s Whittier neighborhood, where multiple people had been injured, the Minneapolis Police Department said. The incident was a shooting, according to … Read more
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By Steve Karnowski | Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Former President Donald Trump will head to Minnesota on a day off from his hush money trial for a Republican fundraiser Friday night in a traditionally Democratic state that he boasts he can carry in November. Trump will headline the state GOP’s annual Lincoln Reagan … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz,” according to an indictment made public Sunday. Jerry Hal Saliterman, 76, of Crystal, Minnesota, was charged with theft of a major artwork and … Read more
By John Hanna | Associated Press A man who died after fatally shooting two police officers and a firefighter in a wooded Minneapolis-area neighborhood wasn’t legally allowed to have guns and was entangled in a yearslong dispute over the custody and financial support of his three oldest children, court records show. Authorities on Monday identified … Read more