Residents of Somalia’s capital will vote Thursday in the country’s first-ever one-person, one-vote poll election since 1969.

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Fateh, who lost to incumbent Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey in November's mayoral election, is ethnically Somalian but was born in the United States.

In a wide-ranging interview, Carter talks about his two terms in office and what he learned about the city and its residents.

Emily Koski and her successor-elect, Jamison Whiting, have sought protection in court. Other officials have similar stories.

Luger-Nikolai, a labor lawyer who had the DFL endorsement, had nearly 30% of the vote in a six-candidate contest, according ...

In advance of its heated mayoral election, we visited Minneapolis’ Somali neighborhood to ask its residents about Omar Fateh ...

Behind the scenes, Mayor Jacob Frey and the council have been negotiating for weeks over several sticking points.

We don’t do ourselves a favor by getting panicked in advance, but we also need to be ready," said Pastor Jay Bergen, a leader ...

The tension between the Trump administration and the Somali community has been simmering since Donald Trump started attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar last month. He also stated that Somali gangs are ...

Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis told a group of Somalis that he hoped to visit Somalia. The video was posted to social media Thursday night. United States Immigration and Customs ...

Ranked-choice voting has ensured majority winners, eliminated low-turnout primaries and led to a broader field of candidates.