The Split Rock Wilds mountain bike trail officially opens this weekend, traversing about 20 miles of rugged terrain along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It’s just the latest among a burgeoning network of 250 miles of trails in northeastern Minnesota that’s transforming the region into a mountain biking destination.

Gov. Tim Walz has announced his plan to help farmers who were hurt by this year's drought. He wants it passed in a special session sometime next month.

The bishops’ apology is the latest expression of remorse from the Canadian arms of the Catholic Church, but falls short of calls for the pope himself to apologize in Canada. Pope Francis is preparing to meet with Indigenous leaders at the Vatican later this year.

The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd's death intends to appeal his conviction and sentence, saying the judge abused his discretion or erred during several key points in the case.

It’s not even October but Minnesota’s landscape is already flashing some big color. Corners of far northern Minnesota are already approaching their peak or are close to it. Here’s the latest from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan, a witness said Saturday, in a gruesome display that signaled a return to some of the Taliban's methods of the past.

Minnesota regulators have launched a court-ordered process for assessing the risks to clean water from waste from the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.

To wrap up September’s theme of books for kids, teens and in-between, Rosalind Casey of Books of Wonder in Manhattan recommended “Amber and Clay” by Newberry Medal-winning author Laura Amy Schlitz.

After six weeks of emotionally charged testimony, jury deliberation begins in the New York federal trial of disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly. If convicted he could spend 10 years to life in prison.

When Susana Pelayo-Woodward arrived in Minnesota 37 years ago from Mexico to study, she never imagined she'd stay. Now she is the director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Minnesota Duluth and assistant to the chancellor for inclusive excellence.

The vote is an attempt by Democrats to protect abortion rights as states set increasingly restrictive laws. But the bill faces dim prospects in the Senate.

Instead of viewing laziness as something we need to fix or overcome with caffeine or longer work hours, social psychologist Devon Price says to think of laziness as a sign you probably need a break.

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Deb Wagner, one of the 26 residents who signed the letter.

Erika Marie Rivers created the Our Black Girls website to shine a light on Black girls and women who have gone missing, a demographic that gets disproportionately less media coverage.

Finding a car to buy these days seems almost impossible. Dealer lots are emptier, prices are higher and shoppers are stressed out. Here's what to know.

The subpoenas compel four former officials to produce sought-after documents relevant to the U.S. Capitol riot by Oct. 7, and then sit for a deposition the following week.

Heading into the midterm campaign, a new Minnesota Poll shows fewer than 50 percent of Minnesota voters approve of the jobs being done by both Democratic President Joe Biden and Gov. Tim Walz.

The James Webb Space Telescope will let scientists study small, rocky planets around distant stars in more detail than ever before. After decades of work, it could head into orbit later this year.