Dozens of people are gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol Monday for the third annual Somali Day celebration.

The bill, which passed 92-42, earmarks $24 million in extra funding in the current two-year budget to support ongoing weapons screenings at the Capitol and the State Patrol staff needed to keep that ...

As we approach the 250th Birthday of the United States this July, WCCO takes a looks back through the eyes of Minnesota over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A scuffle broke out between protesters at the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday, January 14, as tensions flared during a ...

On the first day of the Minnesota Legislature, artificial intelligence is giving visitors and lawmakers at the State Capitol a new sense of security. The new checkpoints are seamless, quick and with ...

State and local governments spent more than half a million dollars on security and other measures for the most recent No ...

The Minnesota governor signed an array of bills following the end of the legislative session. The new laws include increased ...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Earth Day is the one day a year where everyone is thinking green, but many environmental advocates and tribal leaders who rallied at the Minnesota State Capitol Wednesday say they ...

ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz took executive action on Monday, Jan. 26, to implement weapons screening at the Capitol by the start of the upcoming legislative session on Feb. 17. The question of whether to ...

On June 14, 2025, Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were assassinated at their home in Brooklyn Park. On that same night, state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, ...

Minnesota officials are recommending that lawmakers pass legislation this session for weapons screening at the state Capitol. During the last meeting of the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security ...