Biden wins Minnesota; Smith keeps Senate seat; Peterson out

By STEVE KARNOWSKINovember 4, 2020 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Biden carried Minnesota on Tuesday, dashing President Donald Trump's hopes of becoming the first Republican to carry the state since Richard Nixon in 1972, while Sen...

Surgery successful for GOP US Senate candidate Jason Lewis

By STEVE KARNOWSKIOctober 26, 2020 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis of Minnesota underwent successful emergency surgery for a severe internal hernia on Monday, just eight days before Election Day, his campaign announced...

Absentee and early voting surges for Minnesota primary

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MOHAMED IBRAHIMAugust 10, 2020 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota experienced a surge in absentee and early voting ahead of Tuesday’s primary, and the results of some races may not be immediately known because officials must count mail-in ballots that trickle in later under safety rules imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic...

Republican launches Minnesota Senate bid, slams ‘resistance’

By STEVE KARNOWSKIAugust 22, 2019 GMT

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Republican Jason Lewis jumped into Minnesota's Senate race Thursday, using a YouTube video and State Fair appearance to make it clear that he'll try to tie Democratic incumbent Tina Smith to the state's freshman Rep...

West Virginia mom sues alleged pill mill over fatal overdose

July 6, 2018 GMT

BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — The mother of a man who overdosed in West Virginia is suing a pain management clinic that federal prosecutors say was run as a pill mill...