A Minnesota Senate committee is considering a big fee increase for electric vehicles and a new fee for hybrid vehicles.

The task force cited four buildings in the Twin Cities named for former officials found to have supported discriminatory policies at the university.

Gov. Tim Walz's budget proposal mostly maintains environmental programs, but there are some changes, such as a tax credit for farmers who install buffers along waterways and new spending on strategies to reduce food waste.

Gov. Tim Walz's first budget contains lots of things that leaders from outside the Twin Cities area have been seeking -- more money for schools, local governments, highways and rural broadband to name just a few.

The twin daughters of Jerry Curry lashed out at their abuser Wednesday in written statements read aloud in a Hennepin County courtroom.

A Coast Guard lieutenant who was arrested last week is a "domestic terrorist" who drafted an email discussing biological attacks and had what appeared to be a hit list that included prominent Democrats and media figures, prosecutors said in court papers.

As far as made up holidays go, animal-themed ones are the best! Be sure to show extra love to your furry (and scaly and feathery) friends today.

Anishinaabe artist Jim Denomie says he saw parallels between the clash over the Dakota Access pipeline and the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee.

For the last three years, Blackout Improv has been using comedy to tackle tough issues. They are the state's only black improv group with the mission of changing the face of comedy.

Composer Paola Prestini says the work should have wide appeal. The opera has been in development over the last two years.

Minneapolis police start the recording of their body cameras about nine out of 10 times they're supposed to, according to the latest figures presented to the City Council Wednesday.

President Trump's former lawyer is scheduled to appear Feb. 27 before the House oversight committee. Members of Congress are expected to ask him about hush money payments ahead of Election Day 2016.

A Wisconsin high school is ending cheerleading awards given annually to girls with the largest breasts or buttocks -- dubbed "Big Booty" and "Big Boobie" -- after the American Civil Liberties Union demanded action following repeated complaints from parents and a former coach to school and district officials.

The actor had reported being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. Prosecutors say that report was not true.

An Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria won't be allowed to return to the United States with her toddler son because she is not an American citizen, the U.S. said on Wednesday.

Michigan resident Paul Whelan has been held in a Russian prison since he was arrested in December on suspicion of spying. His family says he was just attending a friend's wedding in Moscow.

Independent brokers help employers choose health benefits for their staff but are paid by the health insurance industry, creating financial incentives to sell more without regard to cost.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a GOP income tax cut bill Wednesday in an early showdown with legislative Republicans who had moved to weaken the Democrat's powers just weeks before he took office.

The Twin Cities has amassed more than 30 inches of snow this month, making it the snowiest February, with a week and two snowstorms to go. See how the record piles up against Februarys over time.