Business & Economy

Minnesota Democrats cemented full control of state government as final counts in all 67 Senate races showed the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party expanding its majority to 39-28, locking in a DFL trifecta with the House and governor's office. FOX 9

Minnesota Democrats cemented full control of state government on Wednesday, as the DFL clinched a 77-57 majority in the Minnesota House, completing a governing trifecta with the governor's office and state Senate. FOX 9

Peggy Flanagan secured Minnesota's open U.S. Senate seat over Republican Michele Tafoya, powered by lopsided margins in the Twin Cities metro and a handful of regional strongholds, according to nearly complete results. FOX 9

Democrat Amy Klobuchar was elected Minnesota's first female governor Tuesday, defeating Republican Lisa Demuth in a race that highlighted sharp political divides between the Twin Cities metro and much of greater Minnesota. FOX 9

Voters in the Robbinsdale Area Schools district narrowly approved a sweeping building referendum worth up to about $360 million, authorizing a major high school and middle school consolidation even as the district confronts a roughly $20-21 million budget deficit linked to an accounting error. FOX 9

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport's high-profile effort to revamp dozens of restaurants, shops and coffee outlets has stalled after nearly half of the concession packages failed to attract viable bids, forcing officials to shift into direct negotiations with operators to fill the gaps. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

St. Paul Downtown Airport officials have rolled out a $105 million redevelopment plan that would close one of Holman Field's three runways to make room for new hangars and future electric aircraft operations on the city's riverfront. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

Marathon Petroleum agreed to sell its St. Paul Park refinery to Texas-based CVR Energy as part of a $4.2 billion package of refineries. Bizjournals

John Nguyen Lutgen of St. Paul was charged in Hennepin County Monday with theft by swindle and check forgery for allegedly stealing about $28,000 from Minnesota Cannabis Services. FOX 9

A fight at St. Paul's Union Depot forced thousands of people to evacuate the station. FOX 9

The W Minneapolis - Foshay hotel is slated for a foreclosure sale in December after a Hennepin County judge this summer found its owner owes more than $42.3 million tied to a loan. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal

Shareef Shaheed, owner of the Soul4Life food truck, was severely burned in an explosion during a test run at his St. Paul truck and faces a long recovery. FOX 9

The St. Paul school board approved a budget plan on Oct. 30, 2026, to close a nearly $5 million gap without immediate layoffs, voting 6-1 to adopt the approach. FOX 9

Senior Trump administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and FBI Director Kash Patel, traveled to St. Cloud on Friday, October 30, 2026, to announce arrests of allegedly fraudulent Medicaid providers. Minnesota Reformer

Two brothers from Waller, Texas, were sentenced to federal prison for kidnapping a Minnesota family and forcing the transfer of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency. FOX 9

Federal prosecutors asked a U.S. District Court in Minneapolis to sentence Feeding Our Future ringleader Salim Said to 40 years in prison. FOX 9