ORTONVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz celebrating the 13th annual Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener in Ortonville and Big Stone County. That’s about two hours southeast of Fargo. His hunting party harvested two roosters Saturday morning. Walz applauded the vital conservation work being done by organizations in Big Stone County and across Minnesota’s pheasant range. “Thank you to the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — Governor Tim Walz says his administration is bracing for the possibility of President Trump sending National Guard Troops to Minnesota. Walz made the comments Tuesday at the Minnesota Star Tribune’s North Star Summit. He was joined there by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker who had troops from the Texas National Guard arrive in his state…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he won’t submit to the Trump administration as the White House blocks funding for Democratic-led states during the federal government shutdown. In an attempt to put pressure on Democrats and end the stalemate, the Trump administration cut funding to Democratic-led states. That included $8 billion in climate funding for states including…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Democrats in Minnesota release their priorities for a special session on gun control. It comes in the wake of the shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis and the killing of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband. Gov. Tim Walz and DFL leaders unveiled a list of reforms which includes bans on assault weapons, high-capacity…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Gov. Tim Walz has signed a second tribal-state cannabis compact, this time with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. The first agreement was signed with White Earth Nation which now operates a marijuana dispensary on Highway 10 in Moorhead. The agreement outlines cooperation under state law between the tribal nation and locally licensed businesses in the…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz has selected Michael Grover to become the next judge in Minnesota’s Ninth Judicial District which is chambered in Roseau. The Commission on Judicial Selection had selected Grover, assistant county attorney in Roseau County as one of three nominees along with Katie Nolting, city attorney for Bemidji and Max Schafer-LaCoursiere, an assistant public defender based…
Gov. Tim Walz spoke with reporters after meeting with legislative leaders on Sept. 9, 2025. The governor said he will call a special session on gun control. (Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Gov. Tim Walz said he will call a special legislative session to push for gun control in the wake of the mass shooting…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is taking action after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. changed recommendations to limit vaccine access. Walz has signed an executive order directing the Minnesota Department of Health to expand its efforts to safeguard vaccine access. MDH will also work with partner agencies to identify and remove barriers to access….
Law enforcement officers gather outside the Annunciation Church’s school in response to a reported mass shooting, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooter opened fire Wednesday morning during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 17 other people before killing himself, officials said. Police said 14 of the injured were children,…
Rep. Kristin Robbins presents HF14 on the House Floor Feb. 24. (Photo by Michele Jokinen/House Information Services)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — State Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, a traditional suburban Republican who has raised her profile in recent months by publicizing fraud in public programs, announced Wednesday she’s running for governor. “Over the last 8 years, (Gov.) Tim Walz…
