Republican state Rep. Jim Knoblach abruptly ended his re-election campaign Friday as MPR News prepared to publish detailed accusations from his daughter of inappropriate behavior toward her since childhood. Jim Knoblach says the accusations by his daughter are false.
The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a decades-old sexual assault has accepted a Senate committee's request to tell her side next week — but Christine Blasey Ford wants to resume negotiations over the exact terms of her appearance, her lawyers said Saturday.
The National Weather Service says at least five tornadoes touched down in southern Minnesota on Thursday evening as severe storms raced across the region.
Gray muck was flowing into the Cape Fear River on Saturday from the site of a dam breach at a North Carolina power plant where an old coal ash dump had been inundated by Florence's floodwaters.
More than 25 years before Danny Heinrich finally confessed to kidnapping and killing Jacob Wetterling, he was arrested and interviewed by investigators from the FBI and Stearns County.
The city of Hastings, Minn., issued a boil water advisory for parts of the city on Saturday after E. coli bacteria was detected in a section of the water system.
Dozens of volunteers gathered at a north Minneapolis elementary school Saturday to build a new playground, just a few months after a tragedy at a playground in an adjacent park.
Breweries in Duluth tout that in the land of 10,000 lakes, the water they use, from the cold depths of Lake Superior, is a splash above all the rest. A great marketing tool — with some science to back it up.
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Shame. Guilt. Embarrassment. Denial. Disgust. There are myriad reasons why survivors of sexual assault wait years to come forward — if at all.
The 400 people seeking compensation from the Twin Cities archdiocese for clergy sex abuse have overwhelmingly voted to approve a bankruptcy reorganization plan with $210 million for victims.
Electric currents will run through concrete aprons and immobilize fish, allowing the water's current to push them back downstream.
"Last Stop on Market Street" for CTC is just the latest starring role for Alejandro Vega, 13.
A powerful female character can be hard to find in Western fiction, but bookseller Aaron Cance recommends a novel which delivers just that.
"The language of type can be immensely clarifying," says author Merve Emre. In The Personality Brokers she describes how a mother-daughter duo started a multi-million dollar "people sorting" industry.
Freshman Anthony McFarland ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns, Tre Watson returned an interception for a score and Maryland breezed past previously undefeated Minnesota 42-13 on Saturday.
The Federal Aviation Administration would be required to set new minimum requirements for seats on airplanes under legislation to be considered in the House this week, possibly giving passengers a break from ever-shrinking legroom and cramped quarters.
North Dakota Republican Senate candidate Kevin Cramer said a sexual assault accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is "even more absurd" than Anita Hill's 1991 sexual harassment allegations against Clarence Thomas.
"Blue Boy" is getting a long-awaited makeover, and the public can watch as one of the world's most recognizable paintings gets some splashes of fresh paint just in time for its 250th birthday.
The 76-year-old singer isn't retiring, and hasn't ruled out occasional future performances. But he's said this is his last time out on the road.