The improved outlook — a $641 million surplus through June instead of a shortfall four times as big that was projected back in May — could lead to a quicker deal on a relief package for businesses and workers coping with fallout from COVID-19 and related restrictions.

Lax states are attracting shoppers and students from stricter neighbors — and sending back COVID-19 cases. The imbalance underscores the lack of a national policy.

Keeping chickens has been on and off illegal in International Falls for the past 40 years. But a ballot measure in November put the question to rest — by a narrow margin.

Mysti Babineau, 34, is an organizer with climate change organization MN350 and an advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous people. Her work focuses on the intersectionality of climate and social justice issues.

St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell said he's taking action against at least one of the officers involved, but citing state law said he couldn't describe the action. Multiple news reports say Axtell fired the officer.

Enbridge Energy has begun construction on its Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement in Minnesota. The action Tuesday comes a day after state regulators approved the final permit for the $2.6 billion project.

Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud and has seen nothing that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state's two most Democratic counties, a longshot attempt to overturn Joe Biden's win in the battleground state he lost by nearly 20,700 votes.

UnitedHealth has debuted a lower-than-expected 2021 earnings forecast partly due to the unknown extent of COVID-19’s impact on the health care system.

How is racism preventing young Black people from connecting with culturally appropriate care? How are Black youth remaining resilient during this difficult time and amid the challenges of persistent historic and institutional racism? Join Call to Mind correspondent Alisa Roth for this in-depth, interactive virtual town hall discussion.

Not long after a metal object appeared without explanation in the Utah desert, it disappeared. Now, locals in Piatra Neamt say they have found a similar monolith, and answers remain just as scarce.

COVID-19 cases are reaching new peaks in the state, and many Minnesotans are still unemployed. The pandemic is still affecting thousands of people. If you are looking for places to donate to, or are looking for help, here is a list of nonprofits and organizations working across the state.

A new report offers the clearest picture yet of pandemic learning loss among U.S. students. But researchers warn that many of the nation's most vulnerable children aren't represented in the new data.

Christopher Krebs, who led the federal government's efforts to secure the 2020 election, called the operation near seamless despite President Donald Trump's claims to the contrary.

Joe Biden won by tapping into a diverse group of voters who were on a mission to defeat President Donald Trump. But now without Trump, Biden faces a daunting challenge to keep that coalition together.

The discovery, uncovered after analyzing blood donations from nine states, strengthens evidence that the coronavirus was quietly spreading around the world before health officials were aware.

Atlas, who was a radiologist by training, pushed fringe theories about the coronavirus, including the idea that large numbers of people should get infected in order to reach so-called "herd immunity."

Heidi Larson, the director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, has traveled the world studying vaccine misinformation. Simply put, she says, a bad vaccine is "not in anyone's interest."