Originally pledged to pay for the new Vikings stadium, electronic pulltabs are now poised to pay that mortgage and more.

Over the next nine years, St. Paul will roll out increases to the minimum wage, mirroring the Minneapolis plan but on a slower time-frame.

A new study finds that changes in land use across the country could help mitigate climate change in a bigger way than previously known, without affecting land humans need.

As the cost of a post-secondary education has grown, some students have found other avenues to a bachelor's degree without taking on large-scale debt.

Authorities reported six more fatalities from the Northern California blaze, bringing the total number of dead so far to 48. Meanwhile, firefighters made progress against a massive blaze that has killed two people and destroyed over 400 structures in Southern California.

One of the perspectives highlighted at the annual Minnesota Climate Adaptation Conference, taking place Wednesday at the University of Minnesota, is that of the Native American communities that have been adapting to Minnesota's climate for centuries.

Gov. Mark Dayton has been at Mayo Clinic since back surgery on Oct. 15. At the time, a spokesman said he was expected to stay in the hospital for several days following the surgery.

Researchers are trying to understand how exposure to trauma cases affects clinicians and how they can get the mental health care they may need. For now, there are more questions than answers.

The loss of Zup's comes at a bad time for local groceries and communities they serve. Dozens of grocery stores have closed across rural Minnesota in recent years, victims to big-box competition and other factors.

Republicans chose Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer to lead their 2020 campaign efforts as the new House minority tries to regain the majority.

The number of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases reached a record high in Minnesota last year. MPR News host Kerri Miller and two sex educators will talk about the potential sources behind the recent spike and what can be done in the classroom to help buck the trend.

The FBI is examining additional surveillance video taken from an expanded area around the Wisconsin home where a couple was shot and killed and their daughter was apparently abducted.

Richard Proudfit, the founder of Feed My Starving Children, a Minnesota-based nonprofit that has delivered billions of nutritious meals to malnourished children worldwide, has died. He was 88.

Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson, author of "The Nordic Cookbook" has completed another book of recipes featuring Nordic delights, this one focusing on baked goods -- for the most part.

Governor-elect Tim Walz and his wife, Gwen, say they're still deciding whether their 17-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son will make the move from their current home in Mankato to the governor's residence in St. Paul. When former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty was first elected to office, he and his wife Mary had to make a similar decision.

An environmental group has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to preserve federal protections for gray wolves and force the agency to develop a national recovery plan for the species.

The agency said Roberson was in "plain black clothing with no markings readily identifying him as a Security Guard." That contradicts what multiple people who say they were witnesses told the media.

Speaking at a regional summit in Singapore, the vice president called the persecution of Myanmar's Muslim minority "without excuse." He also called the jailing of two journalists "deeply troubling."

Installment plans and refunds for treatments that don't work are two options getting more attention as ultra-expensive therapies become more common. The financial strains will only grow.