Trump rally highlights tensions over race in Beltrami County

Trump supporters craned their necks as they tried to get a look at the runway in Bemidji on Friday as they awaited the president's arrival.

Trump supporters craned their necks as they awaited the president's arrival Friday in Bemidji, Minn.

— Alex Kormann, Star Tribune

Discussions on race are happening against a backdrop of political divisions in a swing county that backed Obama and Trump.

Minnesota congressional race delayed after candidate's death

In 2013, the Minnesota Legislature changed the state election law to delay elections rather than repeating the rushed outcome that followed the death

Adam Charles Weeks, the Legal Marijuana Now Party's candidate in the Second Congressional District, has died, prompting a special election in February.

Pence highlights Mpls. destruction in wake of George Floyd's killing

Vice President Mike Pence said goodbye to Flora Westbrook, owner of Flora’s Hair Design, a north Minneapolis hair salon destroyed during rioting. Pe

Vice President Mike Pence rallies with police and makes a surprise visit to north Minneapolis.

Protesters, police face off in downtown Minneapolis; no arrests

Minneapolis Police officers worked to extinguish a fire outside the Hennepin County Jail Thursday night.

Despite heated moments, there were no arrests.

U.S. Bank rolls out new branch formats for digital age

U.S. Bank opened a new branch in Mound, where employees help clients with banking needs without the roped-off lines and teller windows.

U.S. Bank's new metro-area branches have been retooled for the digital age.

Homeowner fatally shoots intruder in north Minneapolis

A fight between the homeowner and intruder preceded the shooting. No arrests have been made.

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