Joan Gabel, currently provost at the University of South Carolina, was the sole finalist for the Minnesota job. She succeeds Eric Kaler, who steps down July 1.

Three of their children were gravely injured by a fleeing driver; a fourth was born with a life-threatening condition, all since June. Nicolle and Kyle Peltier, though, say their family is on the mend, and they've chosen love over hate.

A new poll shows more than half of Britons would support holding another Brexit referendum. Prime Minister Theresa May warned a new vote would "do irreparable damage to the integrity of our politics."

It's the season of giving, and for those who give too much, the season of debt. Financial expert Ruth Hayden shared her tips on how to have a happy holiday without draining your bank accounts.

Gov. Mark Dayton's two terms have sometimes been rocky, and they've taken a toll on his health. But he racked up significant accomplishments during his time in office.

State environmental regulators on Tuesday called for a deeper look at groundwater contamination in southeastern Minnesota as they rejected a proposed 4,800-head swine farrowing operation.

A partnership between a mental health care provider and colleges is redefining emergency mental health care on campus — helping students get needed care without losing track of their academic goals.

In a stinging rebuke, a federal judge lashed out at President Donald Trump's first national security adviser Michael Flynn during his sentencing hearing Tuesday, saying "I can't hide my disgust, my disdain" at his crime of lying to the FBI.

Penny Marshall, who starred in "Laverne & Shirley" before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, has died. She was 75.

The attorney general's working group on sexual assaults was established after reporting by the Star Tribune revealed a widespread lack of response from the criminal justice system to reports and victims of sexual assault.

Between 1999 and 2017, the state's suicide rate increased more than 50 percent, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

President Donald Trump launched the Pentagon's new Space Command Tuesday, an effort to better organize and advance the military's vast operations in space that could cost as much as $800 million over the next five years.

The Trump administration moved Tuesday to officially ban bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms, and has made them illegal to possess beginning in late March.

From twisty thrillers to sweeping family dramas, here are some of The Thread's favorite reads of the year.

The New York attorney general's office detailed what it called "a shocking pattern of illegality" and said the foundation's decision to shutter was "an important victory for the rule of law."

The White House on Tuesday appeared to inch away from forcing a partial government shutdown over funding for a southern border wall, with Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders saying there are "other ways" to secure the $5 billion in funding that President Donald Trump wants.

Black students and students with a disability are twice as likely to be suspended, according to an analysis of federal data for NPR.

If implanted medical devices fail, patients and their insurers usually have to pay for repairs. That financial responsibility falls to them even when the problems were solely with the devices.

A partial shutdown that could occur at midnight Friday risks disrupting government operations and leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay over the holiday season. Costs would be likely in the billions of dollars.