Federal prosecutors say that an Illinois man accused of firebombing a suburban Twin Cities mosque tried to escape from custody while being transported to Minnesota.

The Wyoming toad is one of the rarest toads in the world. It has been the focus of a nationwide breeding program -- including at the Como Zoo in St. Paul. It's one of just a handful of other breeding facilities.

The record number headlined the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' annual "Global Trends" report published Wednesday, just a day before World Refugee Day.

This steer isn't much different from other Texas longhorns except it holds a world record. Poncho Via's horns were measured at nearly 11 feet wide; that's bigger than the Statue of Liberty's face.

Threats to Minnesota's lakes and rivers, and how to best combat them, brought people from around the state together in Walker this week.

At the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., Trump reminisced about his 2016 campaign, describing it is as a "great political movement" and "a defining moment in American history."

U.S. authorities seized 33,000 pounds of cocaine from a ship at Philadelphia's port in what they described as one of the largest drug busts in American history. The haul could have been worth more than $1 billion on the street.

On Jan. 23 at 7 a.m., Minneapolis police Officer Dean Milner and his partner were dispatched to a home where an infant was reported to be not breathing. The baby survived. Officer Milner was one of nearly a dozen officers recognized for preserving the lives of others.

Districts are supposed to tell the government how often students are held or detained. But a new report says those numbers are so inaccurate, there's no way of knowing the prevalence of these methods.

William Davis, the party’s deputy communications director, is facing criticism for calling the newly christened Navy ship USS Minneapolis-St. Paul a “murder boat.” He has since deleted the tweet.

The commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources told a group of lake advocates on Tuesday that it's her personal mission to connect more people with the outdoors.

Red Lake Nation hopes to grow enough healthy, organic food to feed the entire tribe. It has plenty of land and abundant natural fertilizer. The only thing it doesn't have is enough equipment.

Beverly Burrell is already serving prison time in the deaths of three men. Her attorney says the deal will not keep her locked up longer than her scheduled release in 2031.

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson came to Minneapolis Tuesday, visiting a low-income housing development and rebuffing critiques of the Trump administration's affordable housing efforts.

Enbridge's proposed Line 3 oil pipeline replacement likely could see more delays, after two state agencies involved in the project said Tuesday that the permitting schedule for the pipeline needs to be revised.

Minnesota lawmakers rushed to help Argosy University students stunned by school's sudden closure. Now a broader examination of for-profit college regulations has begun.

A University of Minnesota survey indicates sexually transmitted infections among Minnesota youth hit record levels in 2018.

Dr. Kaz Nelson, a psychiatrist at the University of Minnesota, discusses intrusive thoughts for our weekly health chat.

It's time to start planning how you'll eat your way through the Great Minnesota Get-Together. The new lineup includes waffles with warm Reese's chocolate peanut butter cups, cheesy Sriracha funnel cake bites and battered duck wings.