Sarah Mearhoff
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Sex trafficking victims helped US attorney for Minnesota convict hundreds of predators in the '50s
In the federal government's crackdown on sex trafficking in the '50s, law enforcement allied with trafficking victims, whose testimonies helped fuel the arrests of more than 100 in the Midwest. → Read More
Biden's COVID vaccine plan draws strong reaction from Minnesota representatives
President Joe Biden on Thursday, Sept. 9, announced that the federal government will now require employees at all large businesses in the country to be inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine, or subject to weekly testing. → Read More
Minnesota names its first Native American poet laureate
Gwen Nell Westerman has taught English at Minnesota State University, Mankato since 1992. A citizen of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate tribe, she is an award-winning and nationally published writer who focuses her work on Dakota history and language. → Read More
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she has been successfully treated for breast cancer
The Minnesota Democrat in a Thursday, Sept. 9 statement said that she had put off her routine mammogram during the coronavirus pandemic, and she's fortunate her cancer had not developed further. → Read More
Republican Paul Gazelka announces bid for Minnesota governor
The former Senate majority leader has garnered a reputation in St. Paul as a dealmaker and negotiator, clinching budget deals with the Democratic governor's office and state House year after year. → Read More
In August 2001, the Minneapolis FBI was on a race to stop a 9/11 conspirator
Pan Am International Flight Academy called the FBI's Minneapolis field office in Aug. 2001 to report a flight student they believed was suspect. Investigators wouldn't know the full scope of his plans until Sept. 11, 2001. → Read More
In August 2001, the Minneapolis FBI was on a race to stop a 9/11 conspirator
Pan Am International Flight Academy called the FBI's Minneapolis field office in Aug. 2001 to report a flight student they believed was suspect. Investigators wouldn't know the full scope of his plans until Sept. 11, 2001. → Read More
In August 2001, the Minneapolis FBI was on a race to stop a 9/11 conspirator
Pan Am International Flight Academy called the FBI's Minneapolis field office in Aug. 2001 to report a flight student they believed was suspect. Investigators wouldn't know the full scope of his plans until Sept. 11, 2001. → Read More
Rep. Ilhan Omar brings 'The Squad' to protest Line 3; Rep. Pete Stauber fights back
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is making her final pitch to President Joe Biden to revoke the permits for Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline replacement project, set to begin moving oil as soon as this year. → Read More
Officer Kimberly Potter's charges increased to 1st-degree manslaughter
Kimberly Potter, who was a police officer for 26 years, says she mistook her gun for her taser when she fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright, a Black man, outside of Minneapolis in April. → Read More
State Sen. Michelle Benson enters crowded GOP primary for governor
At her gubernatorial campaign launch, Republican state Sen. Michelle Benson offered a concise campaign message: Get Gov. Tim Walz out of office. → Read More
Omar, McCollum, others request Biden's 'urgent intervention' in Line 3
In their letter to President Joe Biden, 63 lawmakers cite concerns with Minnesota tribes' treaty rights and government-to-government consultation, as well as climate change. → Read More
Minnesota's 'tinderbox conditions' are exhausting firefighting resources, US Forestry officials say
U.S. Forest Service officials told Minnesota lawmakers on Thursday that firefighters have been battling flames since early spring, far earlier than usual, and their resources are growing exhausted. → Read More
Dorothy's stolen ruby slippers found years ago, but mystery remains in Minnesota town
The mystery of who stole the treasured Wizard of Oz ruby red slippers from Judy Garland's childhood home in 2005 consumed the town of Grand Rapids for more than a decade. With the slippers finally found, they still want answers. → Read More
Dorothy's stolen ruby slippers found years ago, but mystery remains in Minnesota town
The mystery of who stole the treasured Wizard of Oz ruby red slippers from Judy Garland's childhood home in 2005 consumed the town of Grand Rapids for more than a decade. With the slippers finally found, they still want answers. → Read More
Dorothy's stolen ruby slippers found years ago, but mystery remains in Minnesota town
The mystery of who stole the treasured Wizard of Oz ruby red slippers from Judy Garland's childhood home in 2005 consumed the town of Grand Rapids for more than a decade. With the slippers finally found, they still want answers. → Read More
'She wouldn't have resigned': Inside MNGOP's vote to grant $38,000 severance for Jennifer Carnahan
Members of the Minnesota Republican Party's executive committee voted 8-7 late Thursday to grant outgoing Chair Jennifer Carnahan a $38,000 severance following allegations of workplace harassment and abuse. But members of the committee said the vote is more complicated than it seems. → Read More
Minnesota GOP chair resigns with severance following reports of harassment, abuse
Members of the party's Executive Board met Thursday night, when Jennifer Carnahan tendered her resignation. → Read More
Minnesota GOP chairwoman's post on the line tonight after harassment, abuse allegations surface
Members of the party's Executive Board are set to meet Thursday night to weigh next steps and whether to remove Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan. → Read More
Minnesota GOP chairwoman resigns following reports of harassment, abuse
Members of the party's Executive Board met Thursday night, when Jennifer Carnahan tendered her resignation. → Read More