Minnesota Appeals Court Limits Coverage in Law Firm Malpractice Dispute Over Policy Clause

In Smith Jadin Johnson PLLC v. Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co., the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision that required Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. to defend a legal malpractice claim against a law firm...

Minnesota fishermen who found car in river likely solved 1967 cold case

A pair of fishermen who stumbled upon a sunken vehicle on the Mississippi River in Minnesota may have inadvertently helped solve a missing person cold case from the 1960s, authorities say. Brody Loch and James Ham, the fisherman who found the...

Minnesota judge strikes down law making “binary trigger” illegal

Minnesota Rep. Cedrick Frazier announces campaign for Hennepin County attorney

ST. PAUL — Minnesota Rep. Cedrick Frazier, a Democrat from New Hope, on Monday, Aug. 18, announced his campaign for Hennepin County attorney. In a Monday morning press release, Frazier confirmed his intention to run for the seat following current...

Fateh slams Walz for picking ‘wealthy’ and ‘politically connected’ University of Minnesota regents

Daily Newsletter | MinnPost's top stories delivered to your inbox Monday through Saturday. It is probably no surprise Republicans are upset with who Gov. Tim Walz picked for the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. A little more surprising?...

Socialist Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Has Rally With Almost No English

A small rally for Minneapolis Democratic Socialist Mayoral Candidate Omar Fateh was held mostly in Somali on Sunday night. Fateh, who currently serves as a Minnesota state senator, announced his mayoral candidacy last year and was recently...

Hearing held after challenge by Frey to Minneapolis DFL endorsement process

A Minnesota DFL committee says they will deliver a decision as soon as possible but no later than seven days after the hearing. MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — The Minnesota DFL Constitution, Bylaws and Rules Committee (CBRC) held a hearing Sunday...

Important Scam Warning Issued By Police Department In Minnesota

Phone scams appear to be a significant issue in many parts of the United States, with a majority of U.S. adults, 68%, reporting getting scam phone calls at least weekly. Minnesota continues to see the number of reported phone scams increase...

Taco John's moves headquarters to Minnesota

The West-Mex chain opened its first restaurant in Wyoming's capital city back in 1969. ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. — Potato Olés can now be looked at as a local delicacy. Taco John's moved its corporate headquarters from Cheyenne, Wyoming, to St. Louis...

Judge strikes down Minnesota trigger ban, warns that spending bills have grown too sprawling

A Minnesota District Court judge on Monday struck down a state law that bans what are known as binary triggers on guns, ruling the way legislators tucked the change inside a massive budget bill was unconstitutional. Binary triggers allow two...

Judge strikes down Minnesota binary trigger ban

ST. PAUL — A Ramsey County judge has struck down a law banning binary triggers in Minnesota. On Monday, Aug. 18, Ramsey County Judge Leonardo Castro sided with the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus in a lawsuit that said the inclusion of the ban in a...

“Fagg*t of the Day”: Antonio Brown makes new homophobic post about Minnesota Vikings’ male cheerleaders but it completely backfired

Antonio Brown's homophobic post sparks outrage.(Image via Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) Antonio Brown, the former NFL player, has been involved in a few legal scandals this year but he recently took a jab at the Minnesota Vikings’ male...

How Texans’ international lineman Haggai Ndubuisi’s game is growing: ‘Just grateful, I love being here’

HOUSTON – When Texans international defensive tackle Haggai Ndubuisi sacked Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Rypien in the fourth quarter of a preseason game, he didn’t celebrate for long. Ndubuisi hustled back to the huddle for the next play,...

Joe Biden threw open the border to rig the census — and elections for Democrats

We know that the Biden administration deliberately broke the border and ushered in over 20 million illegal aliens, at a huge cost to the nation’s social welfare system, and with a reckless disregard for potential criminality and terrorism. Exactly...

People of Life’ awards honor 4 pro-life advocates including Minnesotan for leadership legacy

Bishop Chad W. Zielinski of New Ulm, Minn., third from left, Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, chairman of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., are pictured with the...

John Lewis ‘Good Trouble Lives On’ Commemoration Action in Minneapolis MN

On July 17, 2025, there was a nationwide call to action to commemorate the life and legacy of John Lewis, where many put emphasis on how his philosophy of getting in “good trouble” inspired them. Good trouble was Lewis’s coined phrase inspired by...

Ohio governor says sending National Guard to D.C. 'the right thing to do'

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Mike DeWine says it's the "right thing to do" to send 150 Ohio National Guard members to Washington, D.C., as President Donald Trump deploys troops and seizes control of the city's Metropolitan Police Department. Trump...

Caves, roads and fields flooded in southern Minnesota after heavy weekend rains

In the Twin Cities metro, 3 to 5 inches fell in a line from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport through Minneapolis to the University of Minnesota area, said NWS meteorologist Joe Strus.“Where it rained, it poured,” he said.Waseca may...

Federal Court Grants Minnesota’s Motion to Dismiss Challenge to Its PFAS Ban in Cookware

On August 11, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota granted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) motion to dismiss the Cookware Sustainability Alliance’s (CSA) suit for failure to state a claim. CSA v. Kessler (No....

Government events this week in Southeast Minnesota: Aug. 17-23

Scott Sherman, Mayor of City Of Winona | City Of Winona website Scott Sherman, Mayor of City Of Winona | City Of Winona website The following events are scheduled to take place in Southeast Minnesota this week. Monday, Aug. 18 Open Public Comment...