Search
Sections

Weather Forecast

Close

election

    April 23, 2019
    File photo by Michael Brun
    Hearing set to fill Allen's County Board seat ahead of special election
    Residents will have a chance to give input and offer their candidacy Monday night, May 13, on filling the Goodhue County Board seat left vacant...
    news/government-and-politicsApril 23, 2019 - 12:48pm
    November 7, 2018
    Assembly District 93: Petryk tops Warner
    Rep. Warren Petryk captured a fifth term in office Tuesday in a comfortable win in Assembly District 93. The Eleva Republican topped Charlene...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 7, 2018 - 12:12am
    November 6, 2018
    Hove wins re-election for Pierce County Sheriff
    Incumbent Pierce County Sheriff Nancy Hove will almost certainly win a fourth term, as she ran unopposed aside from a late push by a write-in...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 6, 2018 - 10:55pm
    October 26, 2018
    Zumbrota-Mazeppa School Board candidates took questions and gave responses to a wide array of topics as part of a forum on Oct. 24 at the Z-M Middle/High School. Pictured here (from left to right) is Stephanie Miller, incumbent Jean Roth, Amanda Peters, incumbent James Wendt, and Cindy Bauer who was sitting in for her husband Shannon Bauer who was unable to attend. There are three school board spots open. Matthew Lambert / RiverTown Multimedia
    Questions put to Z-M candidates
    With the Nov. 6 election just around the corner, the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle/High School held a forum giving candidates a chance to introduce...
    news/educationOctober 26, 2018 - 9:41pm
    July 12, 2018
    George Hintz. Submitted photo
    Hintz ready to shift to public service
    George Hintz is hoping to unseat longtime City Council member Dean Hove and represent combined Wards 1 and 2. Hintz aims to restore decorum...
    news/government-and-politicsJuly 12, 2018 - 1:08pm
    June 5, 2018
    Christopher Nelson running At-large for City Council. Submitted photo
    Christopher Nelson running At-large for City Council
    Christopher Nelson has entered the race as an At-large candidate for Red Wing City Council. Nelson said a commitment to community and country...
    news/government-and-politicsJune 5, 2018 - 4:40pm
    February 6, 2018
    This precinct caucus in East Grand Forks, Minn., attracted far fewer Democrats than two years ago, when records were set statewide. Sam Easter / Forum News Service
    Johnson, Walz win governor caucus polls, but is Pawlenty running?
    ST. PAUL -- Second-time Minnesota governor candidate Jeff Johnson easily won a Tuesday, Feb. 6 straw poll, but could face a bigger obstacle...
    newsFebruary 6, 2018 - 10:40pm
    Tim Pawlenty talks to a 2011 Ottumwa, Iowa, campaign stop. He was running for president; in 2017, there is talk abot him running for the U.S. Senate. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Pawlenty quits lobbying job. Will he run for governor?
    ST. PAUL—Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty stole the spotlight from Republican candidates in the governor's race Tuesday, Feb. 6, hours before...
    news/government-and-politicsFebruary 6, 2018 - 11:53am
    November 10, 2017
    Referendum fails; district eyes 2018 vote
    School officials got the message. They are going back to the classroom in hopes of educating the public so a 2018 referendum passes. The two-part...
    news/educationNovember 10, 2017 - 6:50pm
    November 8, 2017
    Prairie Island Indian Community elects new leaders
    Prairie Island Indian Community's newly elected Tribal Council will feature four women — two of them newcomers to office. The community...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 8, 2017 - 3:04pm
    November 7, 2017
    2017 story: Referendum results: No, No
    Editor's note: This story is from 2017.
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 7, 2017 - 9:05pm
    November 3, 2017
    Red Wing School District operating levy vote is Tuesday
    When polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, Red Wing voters will have decided one of three outcomes: yes/yes, yes/no or no/no. The Red Wing School...
    news/educationNovember 3, 2017 - 1:38pm
    October 10, 2017
    Operating levy referendum approaches
    On Nov. 7, the Red Wing School District will ask two questions of Red Wing residents to help shore up the district's operating expenses. After...
    news/educationOctober 10, 2017 - 3:33pm
    August 30, 2017
    Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon talks to Becker County election officials at a meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Becker County Courthouse. Nathan Bowe / Forum News Service
    Are our elections secure? Minnesota's in better shape than most states
    DETROIT LAKES, Minn.—With the CIA and the FBI agreeing that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump, many...
    newsAugust 30, 2017 - 2:20pm
    May 24, 2017
    Jeff Erdmann. Submitted photo
    Rosemount teacher announces 2018 congressional run
    Rosemount High School teacher and head football coach Jeff Erdmann has announced his run for Minnesota's 2nd District. Erdmann will run as a...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 24, 2017 - 5:11pm
    PageOlder »
    randomness