ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota leaders are celebrating civil rights pioneer Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Here in Minnesota, we have a long tradition of advocacy and policy change," Minnesota Chief Equity Officer Ashley Oolman said. "So that's what we're here to celebrate the advancements that people have made on behalf of their community and others."

The 448 voting members of the Democratic National Committee will decide Saturday who will lead the Democratic Party, still reeling from a major 2024 loss, into the future to counter President Donald Trump.

MPR News politics editor and host Brian Bakst and his guests talk about the Democratic National Committee’s election of a new party chair and the Minnesotan who’s campaigning for the job. Later, a conversation with newly elected Minnesota Republican Party Chair Alex Plechash.

A sentencing hearing has been scheduled in March for a woman who admitted murdering another homeless individual in Rochester last year. According to court documents, Miller spoke with Rochester police investigators shortly after Marcus' body was found and told them that she had strangled him with a belt.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Rep. Pete Stauber of Minnesota about congressional Republicans' role in legislating President Trump's agenda.

Martin is the longest serving chairman in Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party history, helming the state party since 2011. Under his leadership, the Minnesota DFL won every statewide election ...

The Minnesota Supreme Court could rule any day in a pair of cases that could uproot the power structure in the state House. Democrats had, until recently, controlled the entire state government.

PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Porto hired Martín Anselmi as coach with an immediate task of getting the two-time European champion into the knockout stage of the Europa League. Anselmi also will ...

Watching the Minnesota Twins in 2025 will cost fans $99.99 for the entire season or $19.99 a month. Twins games will be available via cable, satellite and streaming providers through MLB's direct ...

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland's Micheál Martin was elected prime minister for the second time by a coalition of the country's two large centre-right parties and independents on Thursday, and set ...

A Hennepin County grand jury has indicted a Minneapolis man on first and second-degree murder charges in the January 2024 murder of Reid Johnson, who was found shot to death, his body stuffed into a garbage can in the garage of a vacant home.

The three leading candidates have been battling over endorsements from the small pool of 448 Democratic National Committee voting members.