Here are the details on which athletes are competing Wednesday, plus a summary of what happened for Minnesota athletes on Tuesday.

The CDC wants vaccinated people to wear masks indoors if the coronavirus is spreading widely where they live. Find out the level of virus transmission in your county.

As a legislative panel began considering how to divide $250 million in premium pay for those who had to work in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, some suggested the pot of money isn’t big enough.

When Annie Qaiser discovered that too many lotions, creams and oils contain products Muslims are forbidden to ingest, she made her own, which follow religious guidelines.

The suspect who is charged in the killing of Red Lake tribal police officer Ryan Bialke made his first appearance in federal court Wednesday afternoon. 

Council members will ask to have the attorney general take up the case for potential hate crime charges and establish a committee to address racism.

The change gives health workers more time to use millions of doses, rather than discarding them. Expiration dates are based on data from drugmakers on how long the shots stay at the right strength. 

A man accused of killing eight people, mostly women of Asian descent, at Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday in four of the killings and was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Rules on testosterone levels for women athletes have kept star runner Caster Semenya out of the Tokyo Olympics. At the heart of this heated debate: Who should be considered a woman in sport?

Researchers from Minnesota and Wisconsin are trying to figure out precisely what has caused the recent spike in blue-green algae blooms in Lake Superior. Six algae blooms have been discovered in the past decade between Duluth and the Apostle Islands, including one scientists just confirmed this summer.

A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday found probable cause to charge a police officer in the slaying of a Black man who was sitting in a parked car. Prosecutors had declined to charge the officer.

Hours after bipartisan Senate negotiators reached a deal on an infrastructure package, the chamber voted to advance it, setting in motion a final vote on the bill in the coming days.

The family of the then five-year-old boy says the Mall of America should have done more to keep track of the assailant that day.

The beloved PBS Kids show will wrap in early 2022 after its 25th and final season.

Critics are outraged, saying the anti-doping agency for the games is turning a blind eye for the white athlete on the heels of suspending the Black sprinter earlier this month.

The Wisconsin Court of Appeal has rejected a request by "Making a Murderer" subject Steven Avery for a new trial. Avery is serving a life sentence for the 2005 killing of photographer Teresa Halbach.

The first monthly enhanced child tax credit payment has landed, but some families are now opting out. Here's how to decide whether it makes sense for you.

The first House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection featured raw and emotional testimony from four law enforcement officers. Here's what you need to know.