A few shelters, including Animal Allies in Duluth, have embraced a new breed classification for the homeless dogs that turn up at their door. Advocates hope it will boost adoptions. Not everyone agrees.
The move follows an NPR investigation that found thousands of teachers had grants unfairly converted to loans.
Researchers are studying whether it's possible to reintroduce the majestic animal to that region. They're finding that there is potentially both the habitat -- and the public acceptance -- that would be required to bring them back.
Some Minnesota political items in the news that you may have missed over the weekend.
Police say officers responding to reports of multiple gunshots shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday found the two victims inside a vehicle. No arrests were immediately made.
Trump is now soliciting input on at least four individuals, including Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney and Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., the chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.
What's notable about this Bible is not just its rarity, but its contents, or rather the lack of certain contents -- it excludes any portion of text that might inspire liberation or revolt.
Suggesting that special counsel Robert Mueller is tightening the net has become a fashionable take lately. But last week's developments may not mean Mueller's investigation is winding up.
The pastor says no one was in Maples United Methodist Church at the time of the Sunday night blaze. The church celebrated its 160th anniversary in September.
Meng Wanzhou was detained during a layover in Vancouver. The U.S. government says a subsidiary of Huawei violated U.S. sanctions with Iran, and that the company deceived financial institutions.
In a rematch of last February's Olympic gold medal match, the U.S. men's curling team beat Sweden on Sunday to win a Curling World Cup event in Omaha, Neb.
Top House Democrats on Sunday raised the prospect of impeachment or prison time for President Trump if it's proved that he directed illegal hush-money payments to women, adding to the legal pressure on the president over the Russia investigation and other scandals.
Minnesota is off to its best start since the '03-04 team went 15-0 and the '02-03 team went 12-0, both when first-year coach Lindsay Whalen was a player.
Former U.S. agriculture secretary and Minnesota congressman Bob Bergland has died at age 90.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick passed on running for president last week, saying the campaign process is too "cruel." He's right — there are a lot of downsides to running for president.
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has plummeted 22 cents a gallon over the past three weeks, to $2.51.
Wisconsin's Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers said Sunday he's not optimistic that outgoing governor Scott Walker will veto bills approved by the Republican-dominated Legislature that would limit the new governor's power.
A spectacle of light and sound will be traveling the rails across Minnesota this week.
Pressure is mounting on French President Emmanuel Macron to announce concrete measures to calm protests marked by violence when he addresses the nation Monday evening.
Climate change is so dramatic in northern Alaska that the effects on hunting and erosion are very real to people who've lived their whole lives there.