Xcel Energy said Monday it plans to shut its Minnesota coal plants, its last two in the Upper Midwest, a decade earlier than scheduled but seek a 10-year extension on its Monticello nuclear plant license.

The trial of Mohamed Noor is over, but a battle over access to public information continues. One reporter explains why news organizations, including MPR News, are pushing government agencies to release evidence.

The Legislature will need a special session to pass a budget agreement top leaders reached Sunday, and Republicans in the House say they weren't included in the deal-making.

Lawmakers limped to the finish of the 2019 session Monday night knowing they will have to come back in a special session to finish work on a new two-year state budget.

Religious and ideological opposition to vaccines has fueled the current measles outbreak. But there's another factor driving low vaccination rates in some communities: poverty.

Health care providers are increasingly turning to specially trained paramedics to help people take better care of themselves after leaving the hospital. Minnesota is a leader in what's called "community paramedicine," which helps people better manage expensive chronic health conditions at home.

Bert Lee, a second-generation Hmong-American, is part of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders' #MinneAsianStories and writes about how his parents came to Minnesota as refugees and the origin of his name.

Justice Neil Gorsuch, the only Westerner on the court, again provided the decisive vote in favor of American Indian rights.

The 16-year-old boy was found unresponsive after a routine welfare check at a facility near the U.S. border with Mexico. He was the fifth migrant child since December to die after being detained.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have chosen Ryan Saunders as their full-fledged head coach -- and the first millennial to hold the job in the NBA.

A taxi driver has turned to the ancient art of knot tying on a remote island off the north coast of Great Britain. He's part of a global movement to rid the sea of garbage by recycling ocean debris.

Republicans and Democrats landed blows and counterblows in the high-stakes political and legal slugfest. President Trump is keeping his former counsel off the Hill, but Democrats won in court.

Porter will read from his new book Monday in Minneapolis, in conversation with Graywolf publisher Fiona McCrae. He describes the small, Minnesota-based press as a mighty, mighty force.

U.S. unemployment is at a nearly 50-year low. The jobless rate for Hispanics has never been lower. The past two years have been the best job market ever for African Americans. Shouldn't we be excited?

The van is about halfway done, Jason Jaques said, and the first shower will be available June 4.

About 7,000 white-collar jobs are being eliminated as part of Ford's massive organizational restructuring. The automaker says it will save $600 million per year as a result.

The incident happened at about 6:30 a.m. north of 85th Avenue. Northstar trains were delayed.

Americans like trade, in bigger numbers than ever. But they also believe China doesn't play fair in trade.

Aerial treatments to control invasive gypsy moths are set to begin in the coming days in parts of the Twin Cities metro area.