Minnesota tax preparers warn many people could get some bad news at tax time next year if they don't find out now how the new Republican tax law changes their tax obligation.

An administrative law judge is due to recommend whether Minnesota regulators should approve Enbridge Energy's proposal for replacing its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.

The latest report from the Nature Conservancy focuses on different locations' capacity to support a variety of species despite climate change.

This week, authorities in La Crosse and Trempealeau counties and businesses in the area have to spend their time tracking down everyone who visited several locations, because someone with measles had visited the area, the La Crosse Tribune reports today.

We're down to Minnesotans' four most-loved lakes. Vote now in the first battle: Lake Superior v Lake Pepin.

Removing pollutants from a body of water is costly, time-consuming and rare. But there are some success stories, and MPR News took a look at two of them.

The CIA director faces a narrow path through a closely divided Senate, but Republicans are confident he has the votes to win confirmation on the floor later this week.

Drivers in the Twin Cities metropolitan area will have to contend with several new construction projects on metro-area freeways starting Monday.

A federal program meant to encourage young teachers has, instead, saddled thousands of them with unexpected debts. "I was in shock," says Mikayla Rhone, a teacher in Nebraska.

The annual celebration honored everything from children's books to book arts projects.

Americans overwhelmingly believe teachers don't make enough money, and half say they'd support paying higher taxes to give educators a raise.

An intensive manhunt continued Monday for a half-naked man suspected in the slayings of four people at a Waffle House restaurant. Police in Nashville, Tennessee warned people nearby to be wary, while authorities shared reports about previous efforts to contain the gun-loving man with paranoid delusions.

The 36-year-old duchess and her husband traveled by car from their Kensington Palace home to the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in central London, royal officials said. The palace said Kate was in "the early stages of labor" with a child who will be fifth in line to the throne.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation closed Highway 93 in Sibley County Sunday due to flooding along the Rush River. The roadway was closed between Highway 169 and Henderson.

While President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron share personal chemistry, their bond may tested on issues such as strategy in Syria, the Iran nuclear deal and trade.

An FDA advisory committee last week urged approval of a drug containing cannabidiol to treat a form of epilepsy. Other scientists wonder if CBD might ease anxiety or other disorders, too.

A congressional candidate is asking the Federal Election Commission to decide whether she's allowed to use campaign funds to pay for child care while she spends her days on the trail.

It's little known that the CIA uses Amazon Web Services to store its data, and, now, it's the favorite for a big-money Pentagon contract to do the same. Amazon's tentacles go to other agencies, too.

Benefiting from this program is 787 kids on the Iron Range and 140 in Koochiching County. Buddy Backpacks will pack and distribute 30,000 meal kits this year. Packing these meal kits will take about 20 packing sessions with the help of 900 volunteers.