Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidates Jeff Johnson and Tim Pawlenty went head-to-head Friday on issues from abortion to guns to who was more critical of Donald Trump before he became president. | Watch: Jeff Johnson and Tim Pawlenty debate at MPR
Minnesota has so far missed targets it set for itself 11 years ago for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But a new study released this week by the McKnight Foundation shows the state can still meet a longer-term goal to reduce emissions by 80 percent from 2005 levels by 2050.
A controversial amendment to the Minneapolis city charter that would grant more power to the council over police policy took another step forward Friday. Members of the city council voted by a 7 to 5 margin to send the proposed language ahead to the city's charter commission.
St. Peter police are investigating homophobic hate mail targeting two lesbian couples in the area and a letter using racist language to one other person. Four of the five work at the St. Peter security hospital.
Teena LaPointe ran along the shoulder of Highway 89, about 20 miles south of Red Lake. She carried three ceremonial staves, ornamented with eagle feathers and ribbon, through the spitting rain.
Edward Muhammad Johnson was formally charged Thursday with second-degree murder in connection with the death of Stillwater prison corrections officer Joseph Gomm. Johnson, 42, was also charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
