Minnesota’s oftentimes progressive politics and blue-leaning nature differ from that of the rest of the Upper Midwest. Neighboring Wisconsin is one of several key battleground states, which ...

Red Flag warning. The NWS issued a red flag warning due to an "extreme fire danger" for areas in the southwest, west central, and south central regions of Minnesota.

Jeff Wagner joined the WCCO-TV team in November 2016 as a general assignment reporter, and now anchors WCCO's Saturday evening newscasts. Although he's new to Minnesota, he's called the Midwest ...

ST.PAUL — A total of 14 new Republicans — compared to eight new DFL members — were elected to the Minnesota House in last week’s election, where historically blue seats turned red for the ...

Minnesota and Illinois were the only states in the Midwest neighbors to stay blue. Wisconsin and Michigan flipped red after voting for Biden in 2020. Minnesota sends mix to U.S. House, DFLers to ...

Still, the margins were razor-thin in the four counties that Trump flipped red this year. He won all of those counties by 2,000 votes or fewer, and in Nicollet County — which borders Blue Earth ...

Contra. This year’s blue and red mirages might be less prominent as fewer voters cast absentee ballots compared to 2020 and more Republicans are voting early. Several states have also updated ...

Minnesota is also home to the headquarters of more than a dozen well-known Fortune 500 companies, including Target, United Health, U.S. Bank, General Mills, and Xcel Energy.