Hourcar’s board of directors announced Thursday that it will stop operating the carshare programs next week on Oct. 15. The board voted Tuesday to end operations due to rising insurance cost and loss ...

According to the charges, Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud was still in high school when he started messaging an unidentified person, saying he supported the terrorist group ISIS.

Food stamps have a direct link to other critical resources, such as free breakfast and lunch at school. Now, experts say they're starting to see that link break.

As the Trump administration enacts policy changes restricting student visas, many of the students from foreign countries here are feeling anxious about the future or their studies and whether they’ll ...

The dogs are rescued from shelters and are trained to serve those who served their country and suffer from wounds such as post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injuries and military sexual trauma — c...

Over the last month, MSP Airport installed special maps outside every bathroom throughout the facility designed to improve accessibility for travelers who are blind. They hope to share their designs t...

State Highway 280 is set to reopen Friday morning after months of reconstruction, weather permitting.

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has built a brand as a politician willing to put her head down and work across the aisle to get things done. In her bid for Minnesota governor, she’s working to distinguish her...

Think it's too late to learn a new language? It’s not! MPR News host Angela Davis talks about adults learning a new language to connect with their heritage, their neighbors, for work or just for fun.

A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis suggests remote work has remained steady nationally, despite rising return-to-work mandates.

Back for its 10th year in the Twin Cities, the event sees speedrunners push video games to the absolute brink, for a good cause.

The flood of federal immigration agents into the Twin Cities faded slowly over the spring. But in suburban Columbia Heights, educators, students and community members say the trauma lingers.

Minnesota is swapping comfortable summer weather for several days of dangerous heat and humidity. Even after the sun goes down, temperatures will remain unusually warm overnight, offering little relie...

Colleagues remember Lori Naumann, the longtime Minnesota DNR specialist who helped connect thousands of people with eagles, loons and other wildlife.

Target Field concessions workers are striking during Monday’s Twins-Dodgers game, demanding higher wages and affordable health insurance while asking fans not to buy food or drinks at the stadium.

A new grant program approved by state legislators last year is helping more Minnesota students get out of the classroom and into the wild to study science and nature up close and in person. For one gr...

A new grant program approved by state legislators last year is helping more Minnesota students get out of the classroom and into the wild to study science and nature up close and in person. For one gr...

A line of severe thunderstorms raced across Minnesota overnight, bringing wind gusts of more than 80 mph and knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses.

MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with Will Owen, communications director at the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, a nonprofit that advocates for stronger privacy laws, about Flock cameras and...

Frey announced at an evening news conference he had accepted O’Hara’s resignation.

U.S. Magistrate Judge John Docherty denied requests in February for five separate search warrants, including for YouTube information of independent journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon. The judge sa...

The county board extended its local emergency for the Flanders fire and is working to assess the cost of damages. The investigation continues into who is responsible for causing the blaze, which is no...

Meghan Wolff and Maria Bartholdi have turned their love for a nerdy pastime into a professional podcast and content creation business in Minnesota. They’ve also brought new enthusiasts into the popula...

After more than a decade in northeast Minneapolis, Bauhaus Brew Labs says it’ll close at the end of June, citing financial headwinds.

The U.S. Forest Service says more than 40 percent of permit reservations for May 1 through Sept. 30 of last year were never used.

We’ll have scattered showers and thunderstorms through Monday night. Some sun should appear Tuesday with cooler midweek temperatures.

ALT: a man with a beard and blood on his face is standing in front of a wall and the words `` good '' .

Authorities say a suspect is in custody after one person was found dead and another person was injured at a home in Mankato on Sunday afternoon.

At least 50 Minnesota group home clients have died since late 2022 under circumstances serious enough to trigger state maltreatment investigations. But many penalties amounted to fines of $5,000 or le...

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to take up a resolution that would reverse a 20-year mining ban on land just south of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

The atmosphere is setting the stage for strong to severe thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, with the highest risk south of a line from Redwood Falls through the Twin Cities to Eau Claire, Wis...

Ethics complaints are being filed by each party over the behavior of members of the other party to start the second half of the Minnesota legislative session.

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Chris Tungseth, a blue-collar construction worker from Fergus Falls, takes the stage in Hawaii Monday night hoping to vault to the next round of competition on the reality show “American Idol.”

The Minnesota Legislature faces Friday deadlines to move bills without a price tag. Those that don’t make it will likely get funneled out for the year.

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Driver and Vehicle Services is asking the public to vote on which of the four tunes will have the honor of being the next song callers hear on hold.

Oil prices have spiked near $120 a barrel as the Iran war disrupts oil production and shipping in the Middle East. Gas prices continued to climb over the weekend in Minnesota and across the U.S.

While the surge of federal agents in the Twin Cities grabbed much of the attention the past few months, stories of children hiding at home, crying in class and being detained have quietly gripped some...