Walz, a Congressman for Minnesota's first district, is in a growing field of candidates for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nomination for Governor, including State Auditor Rebecca Otto and St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman. 

Longtime Democratic state Rep. Tina Liebling is ending her campaign for governor.

Several Great Lakes communities are competing to reduce pollution by controlling the electricity they consume from the power grid.

Two Republican senators are getting behind efforts to expand background checks on gun sales at the Minnesota Legislature.