Minneapolis police posted photos of two people allegedly at the pavilion around the time the fire started and asked for the public's help identifying them. City fire officials had initially suggested a lightning strike was to blame.
The $20 million settlement in the Justine Ruszczyk killing was a record for Minnesota officer misconduct cases. Minneapolis city data, though, show these kinds of lawsuits are becoming rarer.
Minneapolis officials and their partners say the "navigation center" was a success -- though costly and not likely to be replicated by the city.
Lawmakers limped to the finish of the 2019 session Monday night knowing they will have to come back in a special session to finish work on a new two-year state budget.
Leaders pledged that the process would be more open, transparent and timely this year, but once again the 2019 session ended with unfinished business and many issues undone.
Michael Hemesath was the first layperson appointed to a full term at the 162-year-old Catholic university. The school plans to appoint an interim president while it decides how to choose a permanent replacement.
The trial of Mohamed Noor is over, but a battle over access to public information continues. One reporter explains why news organizations, including MPR News, are pushing government agencies to release evidence.
A new poll from NPR, Harvard and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation gives a glimpse into rural life in America today, finding that many people living in rural communities live on the edge financially.
It has to be approved by a 60 percent vote in the Legislature -- and this wasn't supposed to be a bonding year.
Xcel Energy said Monday it plans to shut its Minnesota coal plants, its last two in the Upper Midwest, a decade earlier than scheduled but seek a 10-year extension on its Monticello nuclear plant license.
A new feature in some 2020 models will kick in if "Teen Driver" mode is on. If a driver turns on the car without wearing a seat belt, the car will temporarily refuse to shift out of park.
Bert Lee, a second-generation Hmong-American, is part of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders' #MinneAsianStories and writes about how his parents came to Minnesota as refugees and the origin of his name.
Nearly 40 percent of the 89 CEOs who departed in 2018 left for reasons related to unethical behavior brought on from allegations of sexual misconduct or other types of ethical lapses.
"Our subpoenas are not optional," House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler said. "This committee will have no choice but to enforce the subpoena against him."
Religious and ideological opposition to vaccines has fueled the current measles outbreak. But there's another factor driving low vaccination rates in some communities: poverty.
Justice Neil Gorsuch, the only Westerner on the court, again provided the decisive vote in favor of American Indian rights.
The 16-year-old boy was found unresponsive after a routine welfare check at a facility near the U.S. border with Mexico. He was the fifth migrant child since December to die after being detained.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have chosen Ryan Saunders as their full-fledged head coach -- and the first millennial to hold the job in the NBA.
The van is about halfway done, Jason Jaques said, and the first shower will be available June 4.
About 7,000 white-collar jobs are being eliminated as part of Ford's massive organizational restructuring. The automaker says it will save $600 million per year as a result.