Brian Lambert

Plus: Minnesota State Fair to install metal detectors for 2020; hundreds of crashes and spinouts reported along Minnesota highways; governor challenges legislators to come up with new way to pay for roads and bridges; and more.

Plus: presidential primary party preference requirement rankles some voters; flu-related illness deaths in Minnesota climb to 25; Gophers all-Big Ten guard Destiny Pitts announces transfer; and more.

Plus: Walz unveils details of $2 billion state bonding package; 30,000 Comcast Xfinity customers to get refunds; Minnesotans now have right to use electronic monitoring devices in most senior care facilities; and more.

Plus: storm expected to dump snow across Minnesota; Wisconsin appeals court puts hold on removing 209,000 names from the state’s voters from rolls; Twins sign former AL MVP Josh Donaldson; and more.

Plus: Walz proposes $447 million in borrowing for higher ed projects; Ellison wades into Bremer dispute; pregnant woman driving stolen car crashes on I-94; and more.

Plus: St. Louis County snowplow drivers ready to strike after rejecting final contract offer; drop in sales of XC-ski passes in Minnesota means delays in trail-grooming grants; early voting for Minnesota’s presidential primary stars Friday; and more.

Plus: Walz unveils first phase of 2020 bonding proposal; Alexandria health care company says it was the victim of a data breach; Moorhead residents worry about turkey takeover; and more.

Plus: Edina ends agreement with Lime scooters; Bloomberg visits farm in southern Minnesota; teachers union opposes changing Minnesota Constitution to address achievement gap; and more.

Plus: wild temperature swings in store for much of Minnesota; state officials say those low-income neighborhoods more likely to be exposed to radon; remains discovered in Wisconsin woods identified as White Bear Lake man; and more.

Plus: questions raised about legislator’s role as aide to St. Paul Mayor Carter; Elk River couple wins $1 million Powerball prize; police arrest a 13-year-old girl for allegedly stabbing boy at St. Paul school; and more.

Plus: man dies in northern Minnesota county jail; organizers of Minneapolis’ World Cup cross-country ski race stockpile snow; U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar introduces War Powers resolution; and more.

Plus: International Eelpout Festival in Walker canceled; officials unable to pinpoint cause of Francis Drake Hotel fire; Tu Dance cofounder steps down from leadership amid allegations of sexual harassment; and more.

Plus: St. Louis County snowplow drivers give notice that they intend to strike; St. Paul wants to take kindler, gentler approach to fining residents; Wild to host 2021 Winter Classic at Target Field; Klobuchar tees off on Trump over golf; and more.

Plus: Metro Transit bets on expanding BRT; former state Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle to lead Metropolitan Council; anti-smoking advocates want tougher standards for Minnesota; and more.

Plus: one dead, seven injured in Spring Lake Park shootout; Minnesota voter challenges Republican primary ballot; Klobuchar commends SNL portrayal of her; and more.