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Texts, calls from political campaigns increase as Election Day nears — KSTP 5 — Gopher

Texts, calls from political campaigns increase as Election Day nears

@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } Texts, calls from political campaigns increase as Election Day nears Voters across Minnesota are receiving an influx of text messages and calls as Election Day nears. The outreach is only expected to intensify...

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Free Air Time: Secretary of State candidate Chip Tangen — KSTP 5 — Gopher

Free Air Time: Secretary of State candidate Chip Tangen

@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } Free Air Time: Secretary of State candidate Chip Tangen This election season, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is giving candidates in Minnesota’s biggest races a chance to speak directly to you to help you make an informed...

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Free Air Time: Gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar — KSTP 5 — Gopher

Free Air Time: Gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar

@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } Free Air Time: Gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar This election season, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is giving candidates in Minnesota’s biggest races a chance to speak directly to you to help you make an informed...

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What Minnesota's early voting surge does and doesn't mean yet — FOX 9 News — Gopher

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What Minnesota's early voting surge does and doesn't mean yet

Minnesota is seeing a sharp rise in early voting, and the trend may give clues as to the final vote, but it’s not at all definitive.

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Minneapolis sets early voting record for non-presidential election year, officials say — WCCO — Gopher

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Minneapolis sets early voting record for non-presidential election year, officials say

Minneapolis officials say the city has set an early voting record for a non-presidential election this year. Minneapolis Elections and Voters Services has accepted 52,661 ballots as of close of business Wednesday. That includes both early voters and absentee ballots. The previous record was set in...

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Minneapolis residents set early voting record — KARE 11 Local — Gopher

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Minneapolis residents set early voting record

This year shows a 79.8% increase in early vote turnout as compared to 2022.

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Juvenile justice drives debate in race for Hennepin County Attorney — MinnPost — Gopher

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Juvenile justice drives debate in race for Hennepin County Attorney

Whether under the stage lights of PBS’s “Almanac,” crammed into small debate venues or knocking on the front doors of homes across Minneapolis and its suburbs, Hennepin County Attorney candidates Cedrick Frazier and Anders Folk invariably face questions about juvenile justice. Could a recent...

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Sunshine returns to Minnesota Thursday, but soaking rain could last through Election Day — WCCO — Gopher

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Sunshine returns to Minnesota Thursday, but soaking rain could last through Election Day

Weather Forecast Sunshine returns to Minnesota Thursday, but soaking rain could last through Election Day By Joseph Dames Joseph Dames Meteorologist Joseph Dames joined the WCCO team during the winter of 2022. He is currently the weekday morning meteorologist. You can also catch him putting...

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Dozens of Minnesota school districts ask taxpayers for more funding this election — WCCO — Gopher

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Dozens of Minnesota school districts ask taxpayers for more funding this election

Minnesota voters will decide some big races this election, from governor to U.S. Senate. But down-ballot races and questions could reshape school districts across the state. There are more than 80 ballot questions across 63 districts, large and small. Those requests range from support for new...

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School districts look to voters as rising costs strain budgets — KSTP 5 — Gopher

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School districts look to voters as rising costs strain budgets

It s an unusual year for school referenda. That s what one political analyst told 5 Eyewitness News as we dug through the tax questions schools are asking you to approve this year. “This is an unusual year because there are just more requests by school boards for increased school property taxes,”...

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Hermantown City Council meeting with protesters holding signs

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Protesters again keep Hermantown council from Google data center vote: "Shut it down"

In a tense Hermantown City Council meeting, protesters once again halted a crucial vote on a Google data center, chanting 'shut it down' as officials faced mounting pressure from the community. This interruption reflects a growing sentiment among residents who feel their voices are finally being...

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Sunny Friday in Twin Cities with mostly dry Halloween weekend — WCCO — Gopher

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Sunny Friday in Twin Cities with mostly dry Halloween weekend

Minnesota weather: Bright, seasonable Friday before a damp Halloween — FOX 9 News — Gopher

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Minnesota weather: Bright, seasonable Friday before a damp Halloween

Projecting Twins' 2027 Opening Day starting rotation with players currently on roster — Puckett's Pond (Twins)

Projecting Twins' 2027 Opening Day starting rotation with players currently on roster

LaMelo Ball must be better for the Timberwolves to survive without Anthony Edwards — Dunking With Wolves (T-Wolves)

LaMelo Ball must be better for the Timberwolves to survive without Anthony Edwards

Sal Vulcano gives Northrop Auditorium crowd a comic relief for homecoming — Minnesota Daily (U of M)

Sal Vulcano gives Northrop Auditorium crowd a comic relief for homecoming

Why does Minnesota have such high voter turnout? — WCCO — Gopher

Why does Minnesota have such high voter turnout?

Free Air Time: Secretary of State candidate Steve Simon — KSTP 5 — Gopher

Free Air Time: Secretary of State candidate Steve Simon

Free Air Time: Secretary of State candidate Seth Kuhl-Stennes — KSTP 5 — Gopher

Free Air Time: Secretary of State candidate Seth Kuhl-Stennes

Minneapolis City Hall building with a clear sky, symbolizing civic decision-making.

Minneapolis Office of Community Safety dissolution advances on 9-3 vote

Israeli voters casting ballots in a bustling polling station during a national election.

Israel's unprecedented voter turnout in historic election could reshape Middle East policy and relations with U.S.

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