Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is the DFL-endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate after winning support from delegates in Rochester.

Clay is widely used as a treatment method in other countries, but it hasn’t gotten much attention in the U.S. Researchers from the University of Minnesota and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are proposing to test its use in Minneapolis stormwater ponds with a history of algal blooms.

The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone celebrated Rio the ocelot’s 27th birthday last week. She is believed to be the oldest of her species of wildcat living in human care.

Mural artist Saype is bringing his “Beyond Walls” project to Minneapolis. It’s the mural’s first home in the U.S.

On July 24, organizers aim to break the world record for the most people of the same name to consecutively ride a roller coaster.

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation award will laud the people of the Twin Cities “for risking their lives to protect their neighbors and immigrant communities” during Operation Metro Surge.