Local Government

Minnesota Democrats have reclaimed full control of state government, securing the governorship and winning majorities in both the House and Senate to reestablish a Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) trifecta in St. Paul. FOX 9

Democrats in Minnesota have regained full control of state government, securing majorities in both the House and Senate while holding the governor's office, a trifecta that clears the way for an aggressive DFL policy agenda in St. Paul. FOX 9

Live vote counts are coming in Tuesday night for Minnesota Senate Districts 51 through 60, a key stretch of suburban and outstate seats that could decide whether Democrats keep or lose their one-seat majority at the Capitol. FOX 9

Minnesota voters are deciding Tuesday whether to change the state constitution to increase annual withdrawals from the $2.3 billion Permanent School Fund, a move that could send tens of millions of additional dollars to public schools each year. FOX 9

Live vote counting is set to begin Tuesday night in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District, where Democrat Matt Little and Republican state Sen. Eric Pratt are competing for an open US House seat in the south metro suburbs. FOX 9

Minnesota voters are deciding Tuesday whether to give Democratic Secretary of State Steve Simon a fourth term or turn the office over to Republican challenger Tad Jude, with FOX 9 posting live, AP-powered results once polls close at 8 p.m. statewide. FOX 9

Minnesota set a new record for turnout in a non-presidential election year Tuesday, with nearly 1 million ballots already accepted statewide by 7 a.m. on Election Day and more votes still coming in. FOX 9

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

Hennepin County officials denied a U.S. Department of Justice request to allow federal election monitors inside polling places for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election in Minnesota. FOX 9

MnDOT reopened eastbound I-394 between Highway 100 and downtown Minneapolis on Monday, several weeks ahead of schedule after a months-long closure. FOX 9

A federal judge on Sunday, November 1, 2026, ordered the U.S. government to return Nicaraguan national Kenis Gonzalez to Minnesota at government expense and found federal agents had no reason to detain him. 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

St. Paul will invest $300,000 to secure nearly 200 leased vehicles from the Evie carshare fleet and seek a new vendor, Mayor Kaohly Her announced Oct. 29, 2026. FOX 9

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) will end off-leash use at the Minnehaha Regional Park dog area on December 21, 2026. FOX 9 The board issued a closure directive requiring the off-leash area to be closed for that use by no later than December 31, after which dogs must be leashed under standard park rules. FOX 9

Nicollet Avenue at Lake Street in Minneapolis is scheduled to reopen to traffic on November 24, 2026, pending weather, restoring a key downtown arterial ahead of Thanksgiving. FOX 9

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison led 18 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief on Oct. 26 to preserve Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals. FOX 9

A Minneapolis City Council committee advanced an ordinance to dissolve the Office of Community Safety on a 9-3 vote with one abstention. FOX 9

Alex Pretti's parents held a news conference in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Oct. 27, saying they have received no direct communication or explanation from the federal government since their son was killed. Minnesota Reformer