Streets.mn held an event called “One Last Ride” on Dec. 26, inviting people to take the Northstar Commuter Rail ahead of its final scheduled run on Jan. 4. Northstar is Minnesota’s first and only commuter line. Opened in 2009, the 40-mile line stretches between downtown Minneapolis and Big Lake, a northwestern Twin Cities suburb. In August, the Metropolitan Council voted to discontinue train service and transition to commuter buses. Metro Transit reports the Northstar corridor will increase from

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz abruptly reversed course Monday and ended his campaign for a third term. He defended his administration’s work to fight fraud and attacked Republicans in Minnesota and Washington for “political gamesmanship” that he said hurt that effort. Walz was seeking an unprecedented third four-year term but in recent months has dealt with staggering reports of fraud in state-run social service programs. While the governor had frozen some at-risk funding and stepped up efforts to det

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz abruptly reversed course Monday and ended his campaign for a third term, a humbling political crash from his meteoric rise to the national Democratic presidential ticket in 2024. Walz announced his intention to leave the race ahead of a scheduled 11 a.m. Capitol news conference, after having private conversations with leading Democratic figures in recent days. He said he wants to spend the last year of his term rooting out fraud in state programs — and he said another cam