Day: February 1, 2025

Ken Martin, the longtime leader of the state Democratic Party organization in Minnesota, will be the new Democratic National Committee chair after winning Saturday’s election, as his party looks to turn the page and recover from a dismal 2024.

Just before a Medevac jet crashed Friday in north Philadelphia, the air traffic control tower knew something was wrong and closed the airfield.

The Nebraska spring game likely won’t be held going forward because of coach Matt Rhule’s concern about other teams poaching his players.

NewsCenter 5 spoke to former Massport CEO Tom Kinton, who said the two recent plane crashes in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia have ended “an unprecedented run of no flight accidents in decades,” but reassured travelers of the safety of flying.

The new leader for Democrats will be in charge of regrouping and unifying the party during a second Trump administration determined to reshape government.

Ken Martin, the head of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, was decisively elected chair of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, beating a crowded field in the first round of voting to become the new face of a party struggling to find its footing during the second Trump administration.

Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler finished second Saturday to Minnesota’s Ken Martin in the competition to chair the Democratic National Committee.

President Donald Trump has continued to replace key figures from the Biden administration with his allies, the latest being Rohit Chopra, the Consumer