Keith Ellison
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
EXPLAINER: Is Minnesota doing enough to limit evictions?

By Steve Karnowski Jun. 25, 2021 12:22 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, right, addresses reporters outside the Hennepin County Family Justice Center in Minneapolis. Ellison resisted calls for weeks to take over the prosecution of the white suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot Black motorist Daunte Wright. He finally did so last week after one county prosecutor quit the case and a second asked him to step in. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
In Minnesota, move to sidestep locals in prosecuting police

By Steve Karnowski And Amy Forliti May. 26, 2021 02:17 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Minnesota

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2021 01:59 AM EDT
Minnesota Star Tribune. April 4, 2021. Editorial: Emergency powers strengthened Minnesota Resolve differences with...

This file photo provided by the Ramsey County, Minn., Sheriff's Office shows former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, who was arrested Friday, May 29, 2020, in the Memorial Day death of George Floyd. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter and jury selection in his trial begins Monday, March 8, 2021. (Ramsey County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
Key players in trial of ex-officer charged in Floyd's death

By Amy Forliti Mar. 28, 2021 09:48 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, May 25, 2020, file frame from video provided by Darnella Frazier, then-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneels on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed man who was pleading that he could not breathe. As the trial approaches for Chauvin, who is charged with murder in Floyd's death, prosecutors are putting the time Chauvin's knee was on Floyd's neck at about nine minutes. The time has fluctuated before. (Darnella Frazier via AP, File)
Key events since George Floyd's arrest and death

Mar. 07, 2021 11:52 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2020 file photo, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, right, addresses reporters outside the Hennepin County Family Justice Center in Minneapolis. Jury selection begins Monday, March 8, 2021, for Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death. Ellison is the lead prosecutor in the case. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Key players in trial of ex-officer charged in Floyd's death

By Amy Forliti Mar. 07, 2021 10:53 AM EST

FILE - In this Monday, May 25, 2020, file frame from video provided by Darnella Frazier, then-Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneels on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed man who was pleading that he could not breathe. As the trial approaches for Chauvin, who is charged with murder in Floyd's death, prosecutors are putting the time Chauvin's knee was on Floyd's neck at about nine minutes. The time has fluctuated before. (Darnella Frazier via AP, File)
Key events since George Floyd's arrest and death

Mar. 06, 2021 11:05 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2018 file photo, Doug Wardlow, an attorney general candidate greets supporters during a campaign stop in St. Cloud, Minn. Republican Doug Wardlow announced Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, he's running again for Minnesota attorney general. Wardlow lost the 2018 race to Democrat Keith Ellison by about 4 percentage points. (Dave Schwarz/The St. Cloud Times via AP File)
Republican Doug Wardlow runs for Minnesota attorney general

By Steve Karnowski Feb. 17, 2021 12:46 PM EST

Minnesota urges teens made jobless by pandemic to seek aid

By Mohamed Ibrahim Dec. 21, 2020 01:31 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota state officials are encouraging high school students who lost their jobs due to the pandemic to apply for unemployment assistance,...

Minnesota's top attorney sues bars that defied restrictions

By Mohamed Ibrahim Dec. 17, 2020 01:34 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesota bars are facing lawsuits from the state attorney general's office and suspensions of their liquor licenses after serving...

Walz to reopen Minnesota elementary schools amid shutdown

By Mohamed Ibrahim Dec. 16, 2020 07:26 AM EST
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced plans Wednesday to get children back into elementary schools and ease some restrictions on fitness...

FILE - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks from the Governor's Reception room at the State Capitol, to discuss the latest steps in his response to COVID-19, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. Faulting inaction in Washington, governors and state lawmakers are racing to get needed pandemic relief to small businesses, the unemployed, renters and others affected by the widening coronavirus outbreak. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
Walz indicates bipartisan COVID relief could come next week

Nov. 25, 2020 09:14 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Nov. 18, 2020 04:32 PM EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 17 The Minneapolis Star...

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak at a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
The Latest: Biden: I've learned from Clinton campaign errors

Oct. 30, 2020 07:38 AM EDT

President Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
As virus surges, Trump rallies keep packing in thousands

By Deb Riechmann Oct. 30, 2020 12:09 AM EDT

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Oakland County International Airport, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, at Waterford Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump pitches 'back to normal' as Biden warns of tough days

By Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe And Kevin Freking Oct. 30, 2020 12:01 AM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, to attend a drive-in rally at Broward College in Coconut Creek, Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Trump moves Minnesota rally while Biden announces visit

By Steve Karnowski Oct. 29, 2020 05:24 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2015, file photo, Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate oath to Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., as Coons' wife, Annie Coons, watches during a ceremonial re-enactment swearing-in, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. When Coons speaks to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 20, before Biden’s speech accepting the party’s presidential nomination, his remarks will focus on faith — attesting in highly personal fashion to his longtime friend’s belief in God. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Biden friend Sen. Coons to elevate faith on convention stage

By Elana Schor Aug. 20, 2020 01:06 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, April 5, 2020 file photo, a distance is measured as worshippers line up to take communion on Palm Sunday outside of Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Newbury Park, Calif. Churches in California and Minnesota, backed by a conservative legal group, have file lawsuits in August 2020 against the governors of their states challenging restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak that they contend are violations of religious liberty. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
More US churches sue to challenge COVID-19 restrictions

By David Crary Aug. 13, 2020 06:08 PM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint video press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace Monday, May 18, 2020 in Paris. France and Germany discussed Europe's economic recovery plans to respond to the virus crisis. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool)
The Latest: Japan governor touts gargling product for virus

By The Associated Press Aug. 04, 2020 12:54 AM EDT