Minnesota gubernatorial debate airs tonight

MOORHEAD - Minnesota's three major-party governor candidates go on stage tonight to answer greater Minnesota and general state government questions.
Voters may attend the 7 p.m. event at Hansen Theatre on the Minnesota State University Moorhead campus. The 90-minute debate sponsored by Forum News Service will be shown live on Forum Communications Co. Websites serving Minnesota and aired live on WDAY’Z Xtra channels in northwestern Minnesota (channel 6.3 over the air on WDAY and 8.3 on WDAZ).
A recorded video of the debate will be available on Forum Communications Websites Thursday afternoon and Minnesota Public Radio will air a shortened version at noon Thursday.
The debate will include Republican Jeff Johnson, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Hannah Nicollet of the Independence Party.
Questions, to be asked by Dana Mogck of WDAY and Don Davis of Forum News Service, will include some emailed in advance as well as those picked up from Twitter during the debate from people using hashtag #mngov.