The Minneapolis mayor’s race will advance to ranked choice voting after none of the candidates received at least 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s election

Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey led challenger Omar Fateh as the 15-candidate race moved to a second round of counting set for Wednesday after no candidate secured an outright majority.

The main focus in the Twin Cities is on the mayoral elections in Minneapolis and St. Paul, where Mayors Jacob Frey and Melvin Carter respectively are facing challenges as they seek their third terms in office.

In 2026, Minneapolis will have at least three new city council members. Jeremiah Ellison announced earlier this year he wouldn't run for reelection in Ward 5. Since then, he has taken a step back from his duties on the council, including dropping all of his committee assignments.

Voters at Marcy Arts Elementary School in Minneapolis found more than ballot boxes on Election Day — they also found cookies, cocoa and a crowd of parent volunteers raising money for classrooms and school programs.

An anti-child-porn vigilante’s trap has led to a guilty plea from a onetime Minneapolis teacher who went to a park near his school seeking to swap sexually explicit images of children.

Arlonzo Williams Jr., 26, was charged with one count of second-degree murder, three counts of second-degree attempted murder and one count of possessing ammunition/firearm.

Voters on Tuesday will decide who will succeed New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) in one of the year’s most hotly contested elections. Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill is looking to beat Republican former state Rep. Jack Ciattarelli, with polls showing a nail-biter of a race in the Garden State. Murphy is term-limited. He succeeded Republican…

Former Minneapolis Public Works Director Robin Hutcheson will take over as chair of the Metropolitan Council in December, filling the vacancy created this fall when Charlie Zelle stepped down, Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday.