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.

Gov. Mark Dayton hopes a state Supreme Court review of his veto power will open the door to renegotiating legislative changes to Minnesota's estate tax. GOP leaders say they're not interested in renegotiating.

On a special MPR News show, guests discussed possible ways to reduce the risk of shootings like the one that took the life of Justine Ruszczyk.

At least two people were killed and six hurt when a car slammed into a group of people and then into a nursing home Monday in southeast South Dakota in an apparent accident, authorities said.

Only designated tobacco stores would be allowed to sell menthol tobacco under the proposal, taking the products out of local convenience stores and gas stations.

Staging "Time to Burn" was a way to "respond to the world," said its director.

NPR journalists have annotated Jared Kushner's statement saying he "did not collude... with any foreign government."

Tyler Randall Bjelland has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide after crashing his car through a Metro Transit bus Friday night in St. Paul.

Autonomous vehicles have gotten pretty good at detecting other cars and pedestrians. But "seeing" bikes and predicting what they'll do is still a challenge. The answer may lie in bikes themselves.

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.

What's the best way to get people reading comics? Hook 'em young. And comics for early readers are booming -- even big publishers like DC, famed for grim and gritty, are getting in on the action.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.