Stephen Swanson

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Stephen Swanson |Beret Leone |David Schuman |Hillary Clinton

A University of Minnesota graduate student is scheduled to appear in court on Friday in Minneapolis two weeks after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Dogukan Gunaydin, a 28-year-old Turkish citizen, is an MBA student at the Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis. Homeland Security officials say Gunaydin's visa was revoked due to a 2023 DWI arrest in Minneapolis.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Stephen Swanson

Voyageurs National Park marks 50th anniversary Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park, the only federally-designated park in the state, is celebrating its golden anniversary this week. Established on April 8, 1975, Voyageurs is located near the Canadian border and is known for its clean water, clear skies and wildlife.

4 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Stephen Swanson |Jonah Kaplan

Special election set for Justin Eichorn’s seat, and more headlines Justin Eichorn, the former Republican Minnesota state senator who resigned last week after being charged with soliciting a minor for sex, was ordered to be released from a county jail and into a halfway home on Wednesday as he waits his trial. His release is significant, especially after new revelations about his case were made public late last week after the FBI searched his home.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Stephen Swanson

Nearly 600 Iron Range steelworkers to be laid off Minnesota lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are speaking out after learning hundreds of people are losing their jobs on the Iron Range. The state confirmed this week that 597 steelworkers will be temporarily laid off due to idling at the Hibbing Taconite Company (HibTac) in Hibbing and the Minorca Mine in Virginia. The layoffs could become permanent by late May.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Stephen Swanson

Bidding is underway for dozens of Bob Dylan memorabilia items, including his earliest-known demo recording described as "a revelation."New Hampshire-based RR Auction has more than 70 items available through early Wednesday evening, including the original master of the demo Dylan recorded at The Gaslight Café in New York City's Greenwich Village on Sept. 6, 1961. Dylan was 20 at the time and had only arrived in New York from his home state of Minnesota less than eight months earlier.