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WILLMAR -- With only limited support from the state party in 2010, Bruce Vogel of rural Willmar upset a heavily favored incumbent to become the first Republican to represent Kandiyohi...

news / local / state Wed, Oct 31, 2012 - 12:00am

Sawatzky building trust

WILLMAR -- Minnesota needs to work together again, says Mary Sawatzky, 51, of Willmar, the DFL-endorsed candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives District 17B. She said voters want an...

news / local / state Wed, Oct 31, 2012 - 12:00am

Former President Bill Clinton rallies 1,800 Democrats in Minneapolis Tuesday, Oct. 30, a week before the election. He spoke in depth about President Barack Obama.(Forum Communications photo by Don Davis)

Clinton rallies Democrats to get out the vote

MINNEAPOLIS -- Former President Bill Clinton rallied the Democratic faithful today on behalf of President Barack Obama, and the campaign used events in Minneapolis and Duluth to snare volunteers for...

news Tue, Oct 30, 2012 - 12:30pm

Clinton plans Minnesota campaign stops

ST. PAUL -- Former President Bill Clinton plans campaign stops in Minnesota Tuesday after appearing in Fargo, N.D., tonight. President Barack Obama's campaign said details about Clinton's visit would be...

news Mon, Oct 29, 2012 - 11:28am

In this undated photo, a state trooper, left, looks on as demonstrators on both sides of the gay marriage issue gather outside the Minnesota House in St. Paul. Tribune file photo

Gay marriage debate not likely to go away, even if amendment passes

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news Mon, Oct 29, 2012 - 12:00am

Wctrib.com: View our online Election Guide 2012

Wctrib.com has introduced its Voters Guide 2012. Readers may click here to view the Voters Guide .

news Sat, Oct 27, 2012 - 9:29pm

Byberg believes his second campaign could send him to Congress

WILLMAR -- The health of the U.S. free enterprise system is a number one priority of Lee Byberg in his second run for the U.S. House. Republican Byberg lost to...

news Sat, Oct 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Peterson continues to push for Farm Bill as rural economy remains healthy

WILLMAR -- U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson said his constituents ask him how he stands the partisan infighting in Washington, but he doesn't hear many complaints about the mostly healthy farm...

news Sat, Oct 27, 2012 - 12:00am

For the past two years, Minnesota's Legislature has been controlled by Republicans for the first time in nearly four decade. That could change this year with all 201 state House and Senate seats listed Nov. 6. AP Photo

Minn. races, sure to have big impact on who controls Legislature, slip under radar

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota voters tune in to presidential debates, discuss constitutional amendments and follow eight U.S. House races. But the biggest impact on state residents could be decided lower...

news Sat, Oct 27, 2012 - 12:00am

Letter: A new low in politics

Wow. A new low in politics. The attack on Sen. Joe Gimse by Steve Marquardt's Oct. 23 letter to the editor went too far. Marquardt's letter was mean, ruthless and...

opinion / letters Fri, Oct 26, 2012 - 8:58pm

District 16 candidates are familiar with Minn. Legislature

Residents in Minnesota Senate District 16 will choose this fall between a Republican elected to the Senate two years ago and a retired superintendent who is a former DFL legislator...

news Thu, Oct 25, 2012 - 12:00am

Koenen looks to serve in west central Minn.'s new Senate district

WILLMAR -- Lyle Koenen finds himself on familiar ground these days as he campaigns for the Minnesota Senate in District 17. Born in Willmar and raised on a farm near...

news / local Wed, Oct 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Political frenzy followed crash that killed Wellstone

ST. PAUL -- A decision Paul Wellstone made 10 years ago may have cost him his life, but it was typical for the U.S. senator. While running for his third...

news Mon, Oct 22, 2012 - 12:00am

People at the 2002 Minnesota State Fair lined up to talk to Sen. Paul Wellstone, who welcomed the chance to chat. It would be his last State Fair; he died in an airplane crash two months later. (Don Davis, Forum Communications file)

Wellstone son launching nonprofit to advocate for mental health, addiction treatment

ST. PAUL -- Paul Wellstone lives on. A decade after he died in a northeastern Minnesota airplane crash, the U.S. senator's legacy remains strong and his namesake son is looking...

news Mon, Oct 22, 2012 - 12:00am

Different backgrounds, ideas from Minn. House 12B candidates

WILMAR -- The DFL and GOP candidates vying for the House 12B seat both say their experience gives them the edge and makes them the better candidate for the job...

news / region Mon, Oct 22, 2012 - 12:00am

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