The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will be escorting property owners to and from their residences within the evacuation zones along and near the Fernberg Trail east of Ely.

More than a dozen wildfires are still burning in the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The BWCA remains closed until at least Friday.

Paddlers coming out of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Monday shared some of their harrowing moments as they worked to get themselves and their loved ones off the water ahead of the fires cl...

Minnesota’s lawsuit against major oil and gas companies is now facing a lawsuit of its own. The U.S. Department of Justice argues the state overstepped its authority, a case that could shape climate l...

A domestic violence advocate told MPR News that increased immigration enforcement left some domestic violence survivors afraid to leave home, cutting them off from support and forcing difficult choice...

We hit a record high Saturday afternoon, but a cold front arriving tonight will quickly bring temperatures back down to seasonal levels for Sunday.

The family’s lawyers plan to appeal the judge’s decision to deport the family to Ecuador.

Harper Moyski was one of two children shot and killed in the mass shooting. Her parents have met individually with more than a dozen lawmakers, from both parties, for conversations in their living roo...

Harper Moyski was one of two children shot and killed in the mass shooting. Her parents have met individually with more than a dozen lawmakers, from both parties, for conversations in their living roo...

Flight observer data shows a downward trend in the number of ICE detainees being transferred out of state — an indication that federal enforcement activity could be easing.

Prolific snowfall totals along Lake Superior’s North Shore region. Highs winds gusted to over 60 mph.

At “Ricky” Chandee pled guilty to assault when he was 18 and served a prison sentence in the early 1990s. Since his release, he has worked for the city of Minneapolis for nearly 30 years. His family s...

On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin

Federal immigration agents waited three minutes to call 911 after one of their officers shot Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis. After a brief medical assessment, they left her bleeding in her car. Age...

After the death of her mother, Eva Neubeck went on a mission to recover a missing family heirloom: a 200-year-old violin.

St. Paul police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian on Thursday evening.

Minneapolis mayoral candidates DeWayne Davis, Jacob Frey, Omar Fateh and Jazz Hampton — four of 15 candidates on the ranked choice ballot — meet for a debate ahead of Election Day on Nov. 4. MPR News ...

A record warm air mass for early October blows into the upcoming weekend. Next week brings a temperature shock.

An unseasonably warm air mass will linger into midday Sunday in the Twin Cities.

Fall colors are peaking now in parts of the north. Peak colors still a couple of weeks away in the Twin Cities.

Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl have accelerated overdoses for Black men ages 55 to 74 who have suffered disproportionately for decades. One Ramsey County nonprofit is working to fill the gap.

Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia or psychosis — condi...

American Public Media Group leadership announced Thursday that it will be laying off employees and making other cost reductions after state and federal funding cuts led to a $6 million budget gap.

The state’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office announced it will reward people who come forward with information in missing persons and homicide investigations.

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office partnered with federal agencies to carry out the investigation that led dozens of federal agents to surround a south Minneapolis restaurant, according to a stateme...

A major march blizzard slammed areas from Omaha, Nebraska through northwest Iowa into southeast Minnesota Wednesday. Our weather turns for the sunnier Thursday.

For the first time since 2006, the Minnesota Book Awards include a category for anthologies. One of the finalists is the story collection “Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces.”

Minnesota Now brings you a special program, highlighting a year of work from Talking Sense.

FBI agents Thursday morning searched the offices of two autism treatment centers as part of a major investigation into alleged Medicaid fraud.

The Office of Cannabis Management shared a new process for future cannabis business owners to be able to obtain a license.