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plus: “Purple Rain” among Vanity Fair’s top movies in the ’80s; North High community seeks solution to gun violence; renovation of historic St. Paul theatre; Shania Twain coming to town…

While attorneys general usually focus on key duties like representing state agencies in court and handling consumer protection cases, police reform has in many ways defined Ellison’s first term in office and become a major flashpoint in what polls show is a hotly contested reelection campaign….

The conversation held at Sabathani Community Center in south Minneapolis focused on the fact that populations of color in Minnesota face higher rates of food insecurity compared to white folks….

plus: Emmer fights with Tucker Carlson, Omar and other progressives on Ukraine…

plus: Already, legal challenges to the election are emerging; Granite Falls power plant collapsed; lion cubs of Ukraine are heading to Minnesota; and many other things….

Plus: My Pillow guy enjoys growing platform, looking out for homeless ahead of winter, political shift in the Iron Range and celebrating powerful female Minnesotans….

Police departments in the Twin Cities Metro Area continue to face the same problems with retention officers despite increased demand for their services from more criminal activity….

The state’s new legislation, which is quite surprising, will bring a change of reality to its long-struggling hemp farmers. …

Urban voters tend to be reliably Democratic, while rural voters are becoming more Republican. There are still votes to be won in suburban districts and there are legislative seats that can be claimed by both sides….

Ventura is a former Navy Seal who was formerly a professional wrestler and called his endorsement for any major party candidate unusual. The one-term governor, however, cited Walz’s response to COVID-19 as well as the threat to abortion rights to be reasons to change tactics….