While there are some signs the current wave may be flattening, hospitalizations continue to rise — a reality that left Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm exasperated Friday after visiting a suburban Minneapolis care center.

The lawsuit alleges that authorities in Kenosha not only knew that armed vigilantes planned to patrol the protest attended by Black Lives Matter supporters, but also encouraged their participation.

Skylar Hunter, 31, and his father Jamie Hunter, 51, were found dead early Saturday morning at a rural residence north of Brookston, Minn. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says the suspect in the killings, 31-year-old Cody Pirila, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase.

Holocaust survivor and educator Benno Black died on Wednesday. Black was one of 10,000 children evacuated to Britain and other countries during the "Kindertransport," an effort to save Jewish children from what became the Holocaust.

This year's contest features nine more antique dolls from the History Center of Olmsted County’s collection. They're in various states of repair, adding to their charm or creepy quality, depending on how you see them.

The strike is scheduled to last until 7 a.m. Wednesday. That's when Allina WestHealth says it will reopen its Plymouth location.

The construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline brought a flood of workers to communities along its 340-mile route across northern Minnesota. With the pipeline complete, business is returning to normal.

We asked the aspiring mayors how they’d address housing, public safety, climate change and the local economy — plus their opinions on the three questions on the ballot this fall.

Leading up to Halloween, Jordyn Stocks of Piragis Northwoods Company in Ely, Minn., recommended the mystery novel “The Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” by Stuart Turton.

The missionary group, which included children, were on their way home from building an orphanage, according to a message from Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries.

The company had until Oct. 15 to stop the unauthorized flow of groundwater that occurred when Line 3 construction crews pierced the aquifer near the Clearbrook Terminal in late January. The breach resulted in millions of gallons of groundwater flowing out of the aquifer.

Clinton, 75, had been hospitalized at the UC Irvine Medical Center since Tuesday for a "non-COVID-related infection."

A road construction worker was killed in the eastern North Dakota community of Cooperstown when she was struck by a dump truck. 

Republicans in Texas and Florida are combatting COVID-19 mandates as a matter of personal liberty, even as the data show just how crucial vaccination — and mandates — are to beating the virus.

Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed as he jogged through a neighborhood near Brunswick, Ga., in 2020. Three white men in pickup trucks pursued him and then confronted him.

The key climate element of President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget proposal appears to be in jeopardy, threatening environmental goals and global credibility.

Speaking at the a memorial service for fallen law enforcement officers, the president acknowledged the pain that accompanies losing a loved one. He also pushed again for police reform.

Two men were found dead early Saturday outside a rural residence in Culver Township, north of Brookston, Minn. Officials say a third man, who was a suspect, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound a few miles away from the scene.