Tonight is precinct caucus night in Minnesota. Political parties will be meeting, precinct by precinct — the smallest political subdivision. Neighbors will get together with like-minded neighbors to discuss issues, offer resolutions, consider candidates and elect delegates to represent them ...

On Sunday North Korea launched an intermediate range ballistic missile, capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam. It is the seventh launch North Korea has made in January alone. This follows a long North Korean history of ignoring weapons agreements in its drive to develop its nuclear ...

New ownership THUMBS UP: The Lord moves in mysterious ways, it is said, but there’s not a lot of mysery in the move that Grace Community Church is making into the former United Church of Christ. It’s just a matter of good people putting their heads together to do something good. When the ...

There used to be a saying that indicated approval of someone’s successful efforts — “Now you’re cooking with GAS!” We suppose it was a reference to the old wood-fired cook stoves, which were much more difficult to use than the new-fangled gas-fired ranges and ovens. But today, ...

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring sometime this year, according to numerous sources, giving President Joe Biden his first chance to nominate a replacement with a majority, however slim, in the Senate to confirm his choice. A year from now, he might have a tougher time as the ...

Gov. Tim Walz revealed another part of his spending plans for the coming budget season. He knows one thing is true — if you are going to propose billions of dollars in spending, it’s best to propose spending it on schools, education and our kids’ future. Walz’s spending proposal, which ...