Thousands of reproductive rights supporters are gathering Saturday at rallies across the country in protest of the Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

Part fishing, part carnival, the annual spring smelt run always brings hordes of anglers to the shore of Lake Superior, hoping to fill buckets and coolers full of the small, silvery fish. But state officials recommend eating only one meal of smelt a month because of concerns over PFOS pollution. 

Despite many cases going unreported due to at-home testing and asymptomatic cases, official reported case counts generally continue to rise, although at a slower pace than in recent weeks.

Nyawuor Chuol told family members on April 25 that she was going for a walk, but she never returned home.

Kay Lacher went back to finish her degree at the University of Minnesota after being only five credits short in 1980.

After a slow start Friday morning, thousands of Minnesota Republicans meeting in Rochester selected candidates for attorney general and secretary of state before going into recess.

As Minnesota Republicans gather in Rochester for their two-day state convention, candidates and delegates share a belief that stricter voting security measures are needed, even though there's no evidence of widespread voter fraud.

More than 70,000 homes and businesses remained without power across the region early Friday as damage assessment and cleanup continued after a second night of storms ripped through eastern South Dakota and much of western and central Minnesota.

Planting for most Minnesota crops is well behind average because of wet conditions and cold soil temperatures. Warmer weather over the past week is helping to dry fields, but widespread rains continue and in many parts of the state farmers are waiting as prime planting time slips past.

The city of St. Paul is closing Water Street beginning on Monday, in anticipation of rising waters on the Mississippi River.

The victims of Saturday's racially motivated shooting in Buffalo, New York, include retired police officer Aaron Salter. Officials credit the security guard at Tops Friendly Market with saving lives.

A flood warning is in effect for many communities in far northern Minnesota as the National Weather Service expects rivers and creeks to remain high.

Andrés Giménez ripped a go-ahead double in the 10th inning and scored an insurance run after a collision on the bases, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2. 

This averages out to about 10 such attacks a week.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are being caught up in the storm impacting all kinds of markets, including stocks. The plunge in a type of crypto called TerraUSD is raising special concern.

Kalush Orchestra's Oleh Psiuk told NPR that representing Ukraine on the world stage was a huge responsibility. He hopes people will continue to support his country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the visit a signal of bipartisan support from the U.S. Congress. The meeting took place as Ukraine said it had forced Russian troops away from Kharkiv.

The U.S. promised to slash its emissions and send tens of billions of dollars to low-lying and less well-off nations. The war in Ukraine is delaying that even as the toll from climate change rises.