Minnesota Politics News

Wednesday's rain was expected to turn to snow overnight, but not enough to make for a white Thanksgiving in the metro area. The snow was expected to slack off before midnight, and an overnight low of 27 degrees was to...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement seized more than 17,000 counterfeit items from Twin Cities-area businesses last week, cracking down on the sale of fake goods before the holiday shopping season begins. Claude Arnold, special agent in charge of the ICE Office...

typically reserved for buses, taxis and emergency vehicles -- will be open to the general motoring public on Thanksgiving evening, the city announced Wednesday. Those taking advantage of the once-a-year opportunity from 6 to 10 p.m. can view the season's...

Louis-based Enterprise, the largest U.S. rental car company, is offering a 50 percent discount on daily rates for cars picked up Friday and returned Monday, company executives said. Weekend rates for an economy car are $14.99 a day; a full-sized...

Paul School board selected Valeria Silva as its final superintendent candidate Monday night, ending a search that focused heavily on local candidates...She beat out two other finalists -- Charles Hopson, deputy superintendent of the Portland (Ore.) School District, and Deborah...

Paul for the closing arguments in the Tom Petters fraud trial this morning was like getting into a posh New York City nightclub, with onlookers lining up at 6:30 a.m. for the 9 a.m. arguments...District Judge Richard Kyle's courtroom on...

A 24-year-old local Somali man was indicted this afternoon in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on charges of conspiring to provide support to terrorists. Omer Abdi Mohamed, an unemployed employment counselor and father of a two-month-old boy, also was indicted...