ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Democrats and Republicans are still hard at work in St. Paul even though the regular session ended at 11:59 p.m. on Monday. They are discussing House and Senate offers on the taxes bill during this working group. Leaders wanted the groups to wrap up the work on numerous budget bills by this evening. Budgets for commerce,…
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
Justin Esparza/GoFundMeHALLOCK, Minn. (KVRR) — The family of Justin Esparza has started a GoFundMe account to bring the murder victim’s body back to St. Paul. They say the 43-year-old man was murdered in Hallock, Minnesota on Thursday where he lived alone. 23-year-old Jordan Hanson of Kennedy was arrested shortly after the incident and taken to Kittson County jail. She is…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Attempts to legalize sports betting in Minnesota have been proposed in the state Legislature every year since a Supreme Court ruling in 2018 paved the way for states to decide. But in the end the proposals ultimately failed to gain lawmaker’s approval. But lawmakers are about to get another proposal. So will this be the year…
WILKIN CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man 11 miles northeast of Breckenridge. The man was found pinned in a vehicle Wednesday afternoon. The car was on its side when deputies got to the scene at about 3:30. The man’s body was taken to Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office in St. Paul….
ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — A Senate Ethics committee holds another hearing on Minnesota DFL State Senator Nicole Mitchell in St. Paul. Mitchell did not appear at the brief hearing. Many in the Minnesota DFL party, including Gov. Tim Walz, have called for her resignation after her arrest for burglary at her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes in April. Mitchell told…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The Minnesota Legislative session came to a chaotic end overnight, yet one local lawmaker in encouraged with what came out of this year’s session. District 4 DFL State Senator Rob Kupec described the end of the session Sunday night as a “45 minute screaming fest by Minnesota Republicans”. He says it was “not a dignified…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — The clock is nearing zero at the Minnesota Legislature, as lawmakers work to pass bills ahead of a midnight deadline. The 2024 session is set to end tonight and lawmakers have worked all week to get bills done on time. Lawmakers reached a deal Saturday night on a pay raise for ride-hailing app drivers after an…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX) — Minnesota’s Republican Party has tossed its support behind Royce White in his bid to oust Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar. White is a former NBA player and Black Lives Matter protest leader. At Saturday’s GOP convention in St. Paul, White received 67 percent of the vote on the first ballot to receive the endorsement. White is one…
Dozens of supporters and opponents of the Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment legislation held signs – green in support, red in opposition – outside the Minnesota House chamber in the State Capitol building in St. Paul, Minn., on Monday, May 13, 2024, ahead of a crucial House floor vote on the legislation. The amendment would guarantee some of the country’s most…
