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(St.Paul, MN) -- President Obama has declared a major federal disaster for five southwestern Minnesota counties affected by a...
(Cottage Grove, MN) -- The Minnesota National Guard is a leader in identifying ways to help active and reserve members of the...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is asking President Obama for a major disaster declaration after the recent winter storm. Th...
While President Obama is trying to regain momentum on gunlaw reform, the Minnesota legislature likely won't act on pendin...
(St. Paul, MN) -- While President Obama is trying to regain momentum on gun law reform, the Minnesota legislature likely won&...
Rice Memorial Hospital CEO Mike Schramm says the Willmar hospital is still waiting for answers on how President Obama's A...
Governor Dayton signs a controversial "health insuranceexchange" bill into law this morning (10am) at the Capitol. ...
(Washington, DC) -- A Minnesota native is the new the national security advisor to Vice President Joe Biden. The White House ...
In his State of the Union Address this week President Obama talked about the need to have a trained workforce. The 29th Annua...
State lawmakers spent the past week discussing several gun control proposals at the capitol. And on Monday, President Obama w...
Today (Tues 10am) kicks off three days of hearings in theMinnesota House on gun control bills, with more public input later t...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- President Obama met with law enforcement officials and youth violence prevention advocates in north Minn...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Nearly a dozen bills sponsored by over 30 different lawmakers have been introduced at the Minnesota Capitol...
President Obama's visit to Minnesota today (Mon) kicks off what's been dubbed "gun week" at the Minnesota L...
(Washington, DC) -- The son of slain Accent Signage owner Reuven Rahamim (rah-hah-meem) has been invited to President Obama&#...
State Representative Tony Cornish says he's pulling a highly controversial bill that would have permitted teachers and ot...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Congressman Keith Ellison wasn't there because he's ill, but advocates still gathered at the State ...
Congressman Keith Ellison joins community leaders at theState Capitol today (1230pm) to rally support for President Obama'...
President Obama plans to visit Minneapolis on Monday,says a White House official, but no other details are being released yet...
Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau (JUH-nayHAR-toe) and Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek were among a small group ofla...
Minnesota native Denis McDonough (MICK'-dunn-uh) wasofficially named White House chief of staff today (Fri). McDonough is...
A couple area gun dealers say all the talk about more gun control efforts from the federal government has been good for busin...
The inauguration may be over but Heather McCarthy still has more to do before coming back home to Willmar from Washington D.C...
(St. Paul, MN) -- State officials say Minnesota has received 39 million dollars from the federal government to continue devel...
Now that President Obama and Congress have averted thefiscal cliff, Democrats and Republicans are trying to come to an agreem...
Patrick Moore, the Executive Director of Montevideo-based "Clean Up the River Environment" or "CURE" anti...
Patrick Moore, the Executive Director of Montevideo-base "Clean Up the River Environment" or "CURE" says ...
A local accountant says the writing is on the wall for tax hikes next year for upper income Minnesotans. Joel Gratz, partner ...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to make another Minnesota campaign stop, likely in Saint Cloud ...
(Various) -- Vice President Joe Biden is campaigning just across Minnesota's eastern border in Beloit, Wisconsin and in S...
It's looking less and less likely Minnesota will get a visitfrom the presidential candidates before the election, with on...
-- Former President Bill Clinton campaigns for President Obama tomorrow morning (Tues) in Minneapolis and in Duluth in the af...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Hamline Political Science Professor David Schultz says Mitt Romney clearly came out on top in last night...
(Washington, DC) -- 9-19-12-- Kudos at the White House yesterday for the 2011W-N-B-A champion Minnesota Lynx. President Obama...
(Washington, D-C) -- 9-18-12--The Minnesota Lynx will be honored by President Obamalater today for winning the 2011 W-N-B-A C...
Minnesota's 5th District Representative Keith Ellison appeared on N-B-C's Meet the Press Sunday to discuss the recent...
9-5-12 Last night at the Democratic National Convention, R-TRybak brought some Minnesota to the crowd in Charlotte, North Car...
8-29-12 (Tampa, FL) -- At the Republican National Convention, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is excited about the Mitt Romney...
8-21-12 Vice President Joe Biden comes to Minnesota today for afternooncampaign rallies in Minneapolis (1230pm) and Rochester...
8-6-12 It looks like the Minnesota Legislature is planning on getting together for a one or two day special session August 24...
8-2-12 Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken along withCongressman Chip Cravaack are urging President Obama to reconsider a r...
7-12-12 (Washington, DC) -- A bill co-sponsored by Congressman Tim Walz designed to get veterans back to work sooner is heade...
7-6-12 (Washington, DC) -- President Obama has declared 13 Minnesota counties a major disaster area following recent storms a...
7-5-12 For those keeping track of former governor Tim Pawlenty'spolitical activity, he's due to make a stop near Clev...
6-29-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton sent a letter to President Obama today (Fri) requesting a major federal disaster dec...
6-28-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- The U-S Supreme Court has upheld President Obama's health care law. If the law is not repeal...
6-28-12 Some of the early reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court upholding President Obama's Health Care Initiative falls pre...
6-22-12 (Duluth, MN) -- Senators Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar and Representative Chip Cravaack (kruh-VACK') are getting a fi...
6-8-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- A couple hundred people rallied this afternoon outside the U-S Courthouse in Minneapolis, against...
6-1-12 (Golden Valley, MN) -- President Obama got an enthusiastic reception at Honeywell's Golden Valley campus today as ...
6-1-12 President Obama visits Honeywell's Golden Valleyfacility this afternoon (12pm), where he'll urge Congress to p...
5-29-12 (Washington, DC) -- Hibbing native Bob Dylan was among a diverse group receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom at...
5-25-12 (Washington, DC) -- President Obama signed legislation into law today (Fri) that ensures Minnesota National Guard mem...
3-6-12 There's excitement over the border in North Dakota -- one often states that are part of Super Tuesday. North Dakot...
3-4-12 (Stillwater, MN) -- Thanks to an unusual burst of bi-partisan cooperation, construction of a new bridge over the St. C...
3-1-12 (Fargo, ND) -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is blasting President Obama's budget proposal to reduce...
2-13-12 Two state senators from this area have sent President Obama a letter protesting a federal bill forcing people to pay ...
2-3-12 Students at St. Mary’s School in Bird Island are preparing to host Governor Mark Dayton this morning. Dayton&rsq...
2-2-12 Romney told a crowd in Eagan yesterday President Obama looks longingly toward Europe, making America like Europe. But ...
1-25-12 In his State of the Union address Tuesday night,President Obama talked about keeping the basic American promise. That...
1-4-12 Iowa Republicans held their party caucuses last night andvery narrowly chose Mitt Romney to be their candidate to run ...
1-2-12 A new poll shows Mitt Romney in the lead as Republican presidential candidates head into tomorrow's Iowa Caucus. The &...
11-29-11 Willmar Poultry's Rick Huisinga and the four Willmar High School FFA students who brought the National Thanksgiving ...
11-24-11 Yesterday's Rose Garden Ceremony where President Obama pardoned Liberty the National Thanksgiving Turkey reminded Wa...
11-23-11 The White House has released details of today's Rose Garden ceremony to pardon the National Thanksgiving Turkey. Her...
11-21-11 The Willmar turkey which will eventually be chosen to be given to President Obama in a White House Rose Garden Cerem...
11-21-11 The Willmar Presidential Turkey Delegation is in Washington D.C. A short send-off ceremony took place at Willmar Hig...
11-19-11 The head of the Minnesota Farmers' Union is not happy with the latest trade agreement signed by President Obama. MFU...
11-18-11 At the Governor's Reception Room at the State Capital yesterday afternoon,Governor Mark Dayton saw off a Minnesota t...
11-14-11 Four Willmar Senior High School students will be making a trip to WashingtonD.C. to be a part of the Rose Garden cer...
(Willmar, MN) Four Willmar Senior High School students will be making a trip to Washington D.C.,to be a part of the Rose Gard...
11-11-11 It's official...Willmar Poultry CompanyExecutive Rick Huisinga will be presenting President Obama and his family wit...
10-26-11 The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and Willmar Poultry will be presenting a program on the National Thanksgivi...
10-24-11 Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann iscalling on President Obama to reconsider his decision to pull A...
10-23-11 There's a chance that the executive of the Willmar Poultry Company will present President Obama with the 2011 Nation...
There's a chance that the executive of the Willmar Poultry Company will present President Obama with the 2011 National Thanks...
Senator Amy Klobuchar has issued a short statement about President Obama's decision to withdraw U-S troops from Iraq. The Dem...
10-17-11 If invited by the White House, Willmar Poultry Company (WPC) executive, Rick Huisinga, will present President Obama ...
10-17-11 U.S. Senator Amy Kloubuchar toured area businesses Friday and Saturday and says agriculture is keeping the west cent...
9-30-11 (St.Paul, MN) -- President Obama's roll-back of some provisions in "No Child Left Behind" is not taking the...
9-20-11 Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is among theRepublicans criticizing President Obama's debt reduction plan. Th...
9-16-11 While President Obama and congress do battle on creating a jobs bill, Willmar continues to enjoy the benefits of a st...
9-15-11 A Kerkhoven bank is getting some federal funding to be used to try and create new jobs. The U.S. Department of the Tr...
9-1-11 Sixth-district Congresswoman and Republicanpresidential hopeful Michele Bachmann addresses the American Legion'snation...
8-30-11 (Minneapolis, MN) -- President Obama at the American Legion's national convention in Minneapolis Tuesday announced pl...
8-30-11 Not everyone is welcoming President Obama to the American Legion's national convention today in Minneapolis. War prot...
8-29-11 Thousands of veterans and their families areconverging on Minnesota for the American Legion's national convention whi...
8-27-11 Minnesota 7th District Representative Collin Peterson says President Obama's plans to convert military vehicles to bi...
8-16-11 President Obama got off some political jabs at Republican presidential candidates during his remarks in Cannon Falls ...
(Cannon Falls, MN) -- President Obama says "Congress needs to move."Opening a three-day jobs tour in the Midwest, O...
8-12-11 President Obama's three-day visit starting inMinnesota next week will include an appearance in Cannon Falls. Thepresi...
8-10-11 President Obama will be in Minnesota next week as partof his three-day (8-15 thru 8-17) bus tour on the economy. The ...
8-2-11 (Washington, DC) -- "Very glad that this thing is over," said Senator Al Franken after the U-S Senate passed...
8-1-11 Electrical power co-ops and towns affected by the July 1st wind storm and tornadoes will get reimbursed for their loss...
7-29-11 President Obama at Governor Dayton's request has declared 14 Minnesota counties a disaster area following severe stor...
7-28-11 (Washington, DC) -- President Obama today (Thurs) at the request of Governor Dayton declared 14 Minnesota counties a ...
7-28-11 (Washington, DC) -- Congresswoman and Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann told the National Press Club i...
7-12-11 The Renville County Board wants President Obama to declare the county a major disaster area after the July 1st windst...
6-15-11 Among those who are not pleased with FEMA's decisionabout aid for north Minneapolis -- city Mayor R-T-Rybak. Rybak is...
(Potomac, MD) -- One more day of practice rounds get underway this morningat Congressional Country Club as the best golfers ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton has requested a federal disaster declaration for Hennepin and Anoka counties following Sund...
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty officially launched his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination today in D...
Governor Dayton says President Obamawill not agree to a special "waiver" on the federal health care law thatRepubli...
(Washington, DC) -- Confirming the death of notorious terror leader Osama bin Laden, President Obama says justice has been do...
The state senate yesterday passed a voter i.d. bill that requires voters to show a valid government-issued i.d. card to vote....
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