Politics and Government

Court records show that the leader of the Proud Boys, who was arrested in Washington shortly before the Capitol riot, previously worked undercover and cooperated with investigators after he was accused of fraud in 2012. 

Eighty percent of the mayors who responded say they believe their police budgets last year were "about right."

The bulletin did not cite any specific threat, but said that the risk of violence will persist for weeks. It warned that some extremists may be "emboldened" by the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The bill would require meat processing employers to provide paid sick time for workers to recuperate from illness, injury or to care for ill family members.

Minnesota law does not allow for additional extensions, so people whose licenses would have expired between March 13 of last year and the end of this February should plan to renew soon, according to the Department of Public Safety.

The union decried leadership's actions as a failure that led directly to the harm of its officers.

It will be months before Minnesota lawmakers approve a new state budget. But some items proposed by Gov. Tim Walz this week are time sensitive — from COVID-19 relief to security for the upcoming trials in the killing of George Floyd.

Republicans in the Minnesota Senate advanced a voter ID bill Wednesday following a sometimes contentious committee hearing.

The numbers used for divvying up U.S. congressional seats among the states won’t be ready until the end of April, a Census Bureau official said Wednesday.

The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the potential for lingering violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden's election.