Lottery proceeds benefitting environmental projects could come before voters next year

Minnesotans could vote on allowing lottery profits to help protect drinking water sources, and the water quality of lakes, rivers, and streams throughout the state next year.

House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends

House Republicans have passed a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers.

Major Minnesota gun control legislation nearing Capitol finish line

Minnesota Democrats are on the verge of getting major gun control legislation passed into law. A red flag law and universal background checks on gun sales passed through the conference committee last Wednesday night.

Minnesota gun control legislation nears finish
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Minnesota Democrats are on the verge of getting major gun control legislation passed into law. A red flag law and universal background checks on gun sales passed through the conference committee last Wednesday�night.

Orono mayor meeting erupts into face-to-face confrontation
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Orono Mayor Dennis Walsh?s meeting with residents on Wednesday morning did not go as planned. As one person recorded, the conversation turned into a confrontation and Mayor Walsh called the meeting off.

Odds improve for legalized sports betting in Minnesota

A bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota was thought to be dead this session, but the odds may be changing amid a late-session push.

Minnesota advances deepfakes bill to criminalize people sharing altered sexual, political content

Minnesota Senate lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would criminalize people who non-consensually share deepfake sexual images of others, and people who share deepfakes to hurt a political candidate or influence an election.

Title 42 immigration policy set to expire Thursday
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Title 42 is set to expire Thursday and officials are expecting to see thousands of people attempting to enter the country each day. FOX?s Caroline Shively explains what to expect.

Sports betting bill under negotiation in Minnesota
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FOX 9?s Corin Hoggard explains the latest ongoing negotiation for the sports betting bill in Minnesota.

Amir Locke’s father pushes no-knock warrant ban through legislature

A ban on almost all no-knock warrants is inching towards the Governor Tim Walz's desk with a push from the family of a man killed during the service of one.

No-knock warrant ban closer to law
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A ban on almost all no-knock warrants is inching towards the Governor Tim Walz's desk with a push from the family of a man killed during the service of one.

Minnesota prepares for near-total ban on ‘forever chemicals’

Minnesota is on the verge of banning non-essential uses of “forever chemicals.” And lawmakers say they are naming the legislation after a woman who spent the last months of her life campaigning for restrictions that will be some of the toughest in the country.

Free college tuition: Minnesota lawmakers reach deal on bill

Tuition at Minnesota’s public colleges would be free to residents whose families earn less than $80,000 annually, starting in the 2024-2025 academic year, under an agreement reached by legislative negotiators.

'Poison pill' bill passed by Minnesota House could doom Fairview-Sanford Health merger

A poison pill bill passed in the Minnesota House late Monday afternoon could give the state attorney general the power to kill the massive healthcare merger between Fairview and Sanford Health.

Joe Biden, GOP must decide what’s on the table in debt limit meeting

As the deadline for raising the debt ceiling approaches, President Joe Biden and Republicans must come to an agreement on what measures to take to avoid defaulting on the national debt.