In Minnesota more than other states, there's a wide gap between the mortality rates of African-American and white babies.

We haven't reached peak leaf-peeping season statewide yet but northern Minnesota is getting there.

The Legislature this year backed $70 million in new spending on three of the state's main early education programs. School districts say there's plenty of need for the cash. New opportunities for free preschool are in high demand.

Gov. Dayton and state lawmakers are waiting for a federal waiver to implement their reinsurance plan -- but an announcement this week concerning federal funding has complicated matters. Here's what you need to know.

The magnitude 7.1 quake has killed at least 245 people in central Mexico and injured over 2,000.

The extent of the damage is unknown given that dozens of municipalities remained isolated and without communication after Maria hit the island Wednesday morning as a Category 4 storm with 155 mph winds, the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in over 80 years.

President Trump said Thursday he is preparing to announce additional sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's renegade nuclear program.

Minnesota's strong credit ratings were affirmed despite ongoing feud over the Legislature's budget, which has led to a lengthy legal battle.

Tom Weber talked with journalist Evan Frost to get a sense of life at Diane Road, where only the managers pay attention to political debates, and caregivers get on with the task of helping people with disabilities live as independently as possible.

Such attacks among women and some men with an opioid addiction often go unreported because the victims fear retaliation from drug dealers or charges from police.

The executive director of Jewish Social Services of Madison said the graffiti was particularly disturbing because Wednesday was the start of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year. The graffiti has since been cleaned off.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators is seeking information from the White House related to Michael Flynn's stint as national security adviser and about the response to a meeting with a Russian lawyer that was attended by President Trump's oldest son.

The day that Equifax said millions of Americans' personal information had been exposed, lawmakers were considering legislation the industry favored. Now, some are calling for tougher regulation.

Al's Breakfast in Dinkytown has been in operation since 1950. After over three decades of consistent success, MPR reporter Dan Olson adventured into the crowded diner in 1986 to see what all the fuss was about.

The police department's spokesperson said he didn't know if officers heard witnesses yelling that the man was deaf and couldn't hear the officers' commands.

In the middle of Donald Trump's presidential run, then-campaign chair Paul Manafort said he was willing to provide "private briefings" about the campaign to a Russian billionaire the U.S. government considers close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Plus, a cabaret festival and a trip back in time to 1930s Lanesboro.

Food writer Beth Dooley joined the show to discuss the harvest and share a recipe for wild rice salad.

Marla Leaf says she wasn't speeding, but a speed camera says she was. She argues her rights were violated because Cedar Rapids delegated police powers to the private company maintaining the cameras.