Republicans have their first contender for the 2026 governor’s race. Kendall Qualls is planning a campaign kickoff event Tuesday in St. Louis Park. It’ll be his second bid for governor after losing out on the endorsement at the GOP convention in 2022. Qualls is a former Fortune 100 executive leader and Army veteran. He also ran unsuccessfully for Congress in…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz says human services spending passed in past legislatures, by both parties, has put the state on a path to unsustainable cost growth. During his State of the State address, the governor says in just a few years, the biggest of those human services programs will eat up $1 in every $8. He is…
Gov. Tim Walz (D) MinnesotaST. PAUL (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz tonight will deliver his 2025 State of the State address to the Minnesota Legislature. Walz is slated to begin speaking in the House Chambers at 7 p.m. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections Tags: GOV. TIM WALZ, minnesota, ST. PAUL, state of the state
ST. PAUL (KVRR/CNN) — Minnesota is looking to hire some of the federal workers laid off by DOGE and the Trump Administration. The state is directing people to visit the Minnesota Careers Website to learn about available resources. That includes open jobs, in-person and online workshops, resume reviews, and networking opportunities and resources for veterans. There are also instructions to…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/AP) — Minneapolis-St. Paul, southern Minnesota and much of Iowa are dealing with a lot of fresh snow from a powerful winter storm. The storm brought the heaviest snow of the season to Minneapolis, where National Weather Service reported 7.4 inches at the airport. That easily beat the 5.5 inches that fell at the airport December 19. Other parts…
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrive at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Gov. Tim Walz says he’s open to running for president in 2028. The Democrat made the comments to editor David Remnick on the New Yorker Radio Hour podcast….
Gov. Tim Walz (D) MinnesotaST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year and is instead considering a run for a third term as governor, the Democrat’s spokesman announced Wednesday. “He loves his job as governor,” Walz’s spokesman Teddy Tschann said in a written statement. The news comes nearly two weeks after U.S. Sen….
WADENA, Minn. (KVRR) — Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the person killed in a Sunday night apartment building fire in Wadena, Minnesota as 68-year-old David Henrichs. Wadena County Sheriff’s Office says no foul play is suspected in Henrichs’ death. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order on Tuesday to activate…
Courtesy: Wadena Chamber of Commerce/FacebookST. PAUL (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz has issued an executive order to authorize the National Guard to provide temporary shelter in Wadena after an apartment building fire. One person died in the fire that started Sunday night around 10:45 at 123 Bryant Avenue Southeast. Firefighters spent the night battling the fire in the frigid weather….
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Gov. Walz is talking about the power struggle going on in the House and saying Republicans do not have a quorum. “This is a short term issue that will be corrected on the 29th that will be the will of the public and trying to use this vacancy to create a two-year majority that doesn’t exist…
