Since Duluth Minnesota became a city, it’s had 39 mayors. In January, Roger Reinert will become the 40th leader of the Zenith city. The former Duluth city council member and DFL state lawmaker handily beat incumbent mayor Emily Larson Tuesday evening by a wide margin of 60 to 40 percent.

After a hard-fought campaign he told supporters it's time for the city to unite.

Duluth mayor elect Roger Reinert joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about his win and his vision for the future of Duluth.

Minnesota Now is following historic results in mayoral races around the state. In Golden Valley, the race is still too close to call. Roslyn Harmon led Gillian Rosenquist by just 26 votes when the polls closed Tuesday night. If she wins, Harmon will be the city's first Black mayor.

In Duluth, Roger Reinert pulled off a rare win against a two-term incumbent. Reinert won nearly 60% of the vote. At a celebration Tuesday night at Clyde Iron Works, he told supporters he wanted to have a "smooth transition."

In St. Louis Park, voters chose Nadia Mohamed to be their next mayor. She is the city's first Somali city council member and at 27 years old, its youngest. Now she appears to be the first elected Somali mayor in the country. She received more than 58% of first-choice votes compared to opponent Dale Anderson's 41%.

Mayor elect Nadia Mohamed joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about her win.

So far this November, the Twin Cities have had mild weather, but the north shore has been looking more and more like winter. MPR News Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner joined Cathy Wurzer to talk about winter snowfall trends, an unseasonably warm week coming up, and forecasts across the state.

The political makeup of the Minneapolis City Council will become more liberal after election results Wednesday show some progressive candidates likely gaining an edge in the body.

MPR’s Jon Collins joined Minnesota Now host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the nail biters and election results across the city.

According to the 2020 agricultural census, 99% of Minnesota farmers are white. And across the whole state, the census counted only 39 Black farmers. A history of discrimination in loan programs and other policies that led to a precipitous drop in Black-owned farms throughout the last century. State lawmakers created the Emerging Farmers office in 2021 and expanded it last session. Wednesday is Lilian Otieno’s first official day as its director. She joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about it.

Results from election day rolled in throughout Wednesday. Minnesota Now covered the latest results in some of the close races and what that means for the balance of power on the Minneapolis city council.

Election day has also brought historic wins across the state. St. Louis Park Mayor-Elect Nadia Mohamed joined the show after becoming the country's first elected Somali-American Mayor.

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke to Duluth Mayor-Elect Roger Reinert after he beat out a two-term incumbent.

Plus, Wednesday is the first day on the job for the director of the Emerging Farmer's office, which looks to make farming more accessible.

Voting is underway across Minnesota in various local races for mayor, city council, school board and other positions. Off-year, local elections tend to see much lower turnout than presidential and statewide races. But their results still have a big impact on Minnesotan’s lives. Polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday night and MPR News will have coverage of the results of a few key races. In the meantime, reporter Kyra Miles was at the polls in Ward 12 in Minneapolis and joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer over the phone to talk about what’s happening.

Tuesday marks one month since Hamas crossed into southern Israel killing more than 1,400 people and triggering a war. Hamas has also taken 240 hostages. Today Israelis observed a moment of silence. The 30th day is a milestone in Jewish mourning and memorial events are planned in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 10,300. According to the Health Ministry of the Hamas-run Gaza strip, two-thirds of the dead are women and children. Another 2,300 are missing and believed to buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings.

To bring context for this war, professor Eric Schwartz joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer. Schwartz is the chair of the University of Minnesota Humphrey School's global policy area and formerly worked with the state department.

A group of women in St. Paul are celebrating a big anniversary Tuesday. It’s the 50th anniversary of the Cairn Lassies, a curling club that started in 1973. Judy Jytyla is a founding member who still plays on the team 50 years later. She joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to share the legacy and impact the curling club has had over the last 50 years.

It's election day in Minnesota. Our reporters are out at the polls all across the state talking to voters. We had a live report from a Minneapolis polling place.

Tuesday marks one month of a gruesome war between Israel and Hamas. We'll talk to a local expert about a path towards peace.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara joined the show as he marks one year on the job.

We got a behind the scenes look at the importance of the restoration of a mural at the Minneapolis American Indian Center.

A local all women's curling league is celebrating 50 years- we heard from a founding member.