Sydney Kashiwagi

MINNEAPOLIS — A year ago, Jake Johnson, a math teacher from Rochester who had never run for elected office, entered the race to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad without much fanfare. He chose the Pizza Ranch in Fairmont, Minnesota, a solidly Repu... See more

A year ago, Jake Johnson, a math teacher from Rochester who had never run for elected office, entered the race to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad without much fanfare. He chose the Pizza Ranch in Fairmont, Minn., a solidly Republican area in Mar... See more

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's role in the state's fraud crisis is becoming a prominent issue in her campaign for the U.S. Senate, as both Republicans and her Democratic opponents seek to link her to the scandal that pushed Gov. Tim Walz to drop his reelection... See more

President Donald Trump announced the creation of a task force to fight fraud across the country Monday, March 16, following the administration's focus on Minnesota, which is grappling with widespread fraud in its social services programs . Vice President ... See more

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem refused to apologize for calling two Minnesotans domestic terrorists after they were shot and killed by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge. Those comments became a central focus of more than f... See more