Arts and social service agencies in the Twin Cities are learning that the foundation may withdraw its support.

Harmony's 2018 rain total would have been common for a Gulf Coast city, not Minnesota. But massive rainfalls are the new normal as the climate changes. A state climatologist expects Minnesota's precipitation record to be broken again soon.

A study also finds that the unauthorized population from Mexico has declined by 1.3 million people since 2010.

The House has passed a Democratic measure to reopen the government through Feb. 8 and provide $14 billion in emergency spending for recent hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters.

The grandfather of a Wisconsin girl who was kidnapped after her parents were killed in October said Wednesday that he appreciates the sympathy being expressed by the suspect's father.

The Rooster brand, ubiquitous in the U.S., is now being exported to Thailand, where Sriracha was born. But many Thais who taste the U.S. version are not impressed. "I wanted to gag," says one.

Following podcasters' advice, officers try spreading the word through beauty salons to recruit more female African-American police officers.

Whether it's exercise or housework, older Americans who move their bodies regularly may preserve more of their memory and thinking skills, even if they have brain lesions and other signs of dementia.

The cold is good news for ash trees who are under attack from the emerald ash borer. But climate change in Minnesota is making temperatures like minus 40 up north and minus 20 in the Twin Cities less frequent.

The University of Minnesota's Bell Museum is planning a year of activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing -- and it kicks off this weekend with a treat for nighttime skywatchers.

Federal prosecutors charged Brett Palkowitsch on Wednesday with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law, which carries a maximum 10 years in prison.

Minnesota's state-run health insurance exchange has achieved a record number of sign-ups in its sixth open enrollment period.

Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour party, had called for the vote in parliament after the resounding defeat of the Brexit deal that the prime minister had negotiated with the EU.

The Inspector General for the General Services Administration, said that agency lawyers decided to ignore the constitutional issues when they reviewed the lease after Trump won the 2016 election.

The Republican proposals include a tweak in state law that would allow patients to go directly to a primary care physician without an insurance company involved.

A judge sentenced a Watertown man to a year in jail and 10 years' probation for running over his girlfriend in 2017.

Michael McWhorter and Joe Morris have pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges. A change of plea hearing typically means that the defendants plan to enter a guilty plea before the court.

Medtronic attorney Lola Velazquez-Aguili will lead the Commission on Judicial Selection under Gov. Tim Walz. It's deemed the hiring committee for potential judges.

White House officials reportedly say that each week of the shutdown will subtract 0.1 percentage point from growth -- double the administration's original estimate.