The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is conducting studies as part of an effort to document and monitor all 80 of Minnesota's major watersheds. The work has produced a wealth of data about the health of Minnesota's rivers, lakes and streams.

The parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard dropped their legal bid Monday to send him to the United States for an experimental treatment after new medical tests showed that the window of opportunity to help him had closed.

The Minneapolis City Council could begin discussing as soon as this week what happens next with mayor Betsy Hodges' choice to run the Minneapolis police department. If approved, Medaria Arradondo will become the city's first black police chief.

Kushner plans to deliver the statement during closed-door meetings with investigators on the Senate and House intelligence panels this week.

Former Minnesota Republican Party Chair Keith Downey throws his name into the crowded mix for governor, saying his background and skills give him unique appeal in the 2018 race.

Born six weeks premature, Fiona's odds didn't look good. Now the baby hippo is celebrating her six-month birthday alongside all of her followers, who cheer her on through social media.

Minneapolis City Council member Abdi Warsame said it's dangerous and divisive to focus on the ethnicity and religion of the officer involved in a recent shooting that killed a woman in Minneapolis.

Authorities called the crash "horrific" and "surreal" on Friday night after a speeding car in St. Paul punched through a bus, throwing one of the passengers into the street and killing him instantly.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission heard arguments over whether future energy decisions should consider a larger price tag for climate impacts.

Authorities say officers responded to a 911 call early Monday from a man who said he had struggled with his girlfriend over a handgun.

Even though President Donald Trump promised to pull the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, Al Gore still sees an "excellent chance" of meeting the accord's commitments to reduce global warming.

A man armed with a chainsaw wounded five people Monday at an office building in the northern Swiss city of Schaffhausen and then fled, police said. A manhunt was on for him.

The death toll climbed to 10 in the case of a broiling tractor-trailer found packed with immigrants, federal authorities said Monday as a suspect in the smuggling case awaited a court appearance.

Former Twins players are gathering in Minnesota this weekend to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their World Series victory in 1987. But they will be missing their on-field leader.

Officers responding to a call of a suicidal male shot the suspect who was allegedly holding a gun.

Nomadic herders in Kenya's northwest are having to move farther afield as sustained drought fundamentally changes the landscape. The result: no grasses for their herds.

A 5-year-old girl whose sidewalk lemonade stand brought a $195 fine in London has been invited to set up shop elsewhere. Her dad says, "Now she feels less sour about the experience."

Snooty was the oldest manatee in captivity -- and he was believed to be the oldest on record, according to the South Florida Museum in Bradenton.

Democrats have led in the generic ballot since Trump took office. That may be encouraging, but the 2018 midterm outlook isn't entirely rosy for them. Here's why.