Speaking publicly for the first time about the night he shot 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk, ex-Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor described hearing a bang and reacting to his partner's fear as he moved to shoot the figure next to the squad.

Boarding houses, once regarded as urban blight, are gaining traction as a way to solve shortages of affordable housing in Minnesota and across the country.

There are 20 candidates vying to take on President Trump in the 2020 Democratic primary, and all the big names are now in. So what does each of them need to do to survive?

Newly revealed court testimony suggests the Boy Scouts of America had considerably more leaders involved in the sexual abuse of minors than previously thought.

There are several native groups that call Minnesota home, including Dakota and Ojibwe. But fewer and fewer people can speak the languages of those groups fluently. Bdote charter school in Minneapolis is trying to change that.

New regulations that would have taken effect on May 3 would deny federal funds for low-income patients to clinics that make abortion referrals. The Title X rules are on hold while lawsuits proceed.

The private event inside the Arden Hills Armory featured National Guard members who are survivors of sexual assault who shared their stories with a crowd of hundreds of fellow members.

Work will soon start on the Southwest light rail line, kicking off four years of construction on the $2 billion project. The Cedar Lake and Kenilworth trails will be closed in some areas for at least two years, Metro Transit officials said.

North Korea reportedly insisted the U.S. agree to pay $2 million in medical costs in 2017 before it released detained American college student Otto Warmbier while he was in a coma, according to a report published Thursday.

Joe Radinovich said his intent is to refocus the public’s attention on the agency’s important mission. He informed Commissioner Mark Phillips that his last day will be April 30.

"In some ways we're better," says activist Melissa Mays. "In other ways, we're forever poisoned, damaged, traumatized ... that's not gonna ever be better."

Many Minnesotans are running for seats on their local electric co-op boards with the aim of making a bigger impact on greenhouse gas reductions.

A parent's life insurance policy will mean a more than $400,000 payout for Nikolas Cruz. The public defender's office can only represent people who can't afford representation on their own.

The Minnesota House voted to amend a large health and human services bill with a statewide ban on conversion therapy.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revisit a 1993 study on hydrofluoric acid in the wake of an explosion and series of fires at the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior last year.

According to a new NPR/Ipsos opioid poll, 71 percent of Americans surveyed also say the government should do more to curb the epidemic.

Minnesota's spring flooding season is nearly (hopefully) over. Now it's time for cleanup and recovery.

It's the only repellent that drives mosquitoes away when they come in contact with it. A new study has a theory about why that is.

Minnesota's latest job vacancy survey shows the state's labor market remains very tight. Openings significantly outnumber job hunters.