A Minnesota Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter on a “maintenance test flight” crashed Thursday afternoon in Stearns County, killing the crew of three. “They paid the ultimate price in service to Minnesota,” Gov. Tim Walz said. An investigation is underway.

Unless the city of Duluth agrees to provide Spirit Mountain with a $235,000 subsidy, the ski hill will have only about enough money left in its coffers to meet payroll next Friday.

Organizers of the British Arrows TV Awards say political uncertainty in the U.K. led to a different approach to making commercials.

From the politics to the presidents' counternarratives, there are a number of similarities between the events of December 1998 and the proceedings underway now against President Trump.

The state unveiled a plan this week to add chronic pain and an eye disease to a list of qualifying conditions. Here’s what you need to know about how the medical marijuana program has evolved — and where it might be headed.

A mysterious die-off of freshwater mussels has scientists scrambling to find a cause. Freshwater mussels clean water and provide habitat to countless other species.

The base remains locked down amid a huge law enforcement response. Friday's was the second fatal shooting at a U.S. naval base this week.

As part of our ongoing series, we explore how well you can get around the state in an electric vehicle.

Plus a budget surplus and a growing urban coyote population.

The U.S. economy is still growing, but trade tensions have taken a toll — especially on factories and farms. The trade war's impact on the overall economy is being debated.

The state financial forecast released Thursday delivered good news for lawmakers, who’ll open the 2020 legislative session with the state in good economic health. Debates over new spending and tax cuts are likely to follow.

University of Minnesota student Taoheed Bayo won a Nike design challenge this fall and set about creating a shoe inspired by his African heritage. His creation, the Afro-Yute Air Max 1, is doing more than selling. It’s teaching.

More than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during U.S. Uber rides in 2018, the company said in a long-awaited safety report.

The largest beet sugar producer in the U.S. expects payments for the weather-damaged 2019 crop to fall more than $300 million under last year.

The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak.

The urban coyote population is growing, but the animals generally pose little risk — and there are ways pet owners can keep their animals safe.

Have you ever driven past or hiked along a Minnesota river and wondered what gives it that particular color? One MPR News listener did. She asked, "Why is the Mississippi River so muddy when compared to other rivers like the St. Croix? Has it always been this way?"

The comet, 2I/Borisov, looks surprisingly like comets closer to home. It's a sign that the processes that formed the sun and planets are at work elsewhere in the universe.