A woman who admitted recruiting and grooming high school girls for a one-time Minnesota Republican Party operative said in trial testimony Thursday that Anton “Tony” Lazzaro gave her cash and expensive gifts in exchange for finding younger sex partners.

Good news for Twin Cities drivers still trying to navigate cratered roads in this epic pothole season: City crews now have access to some “hot mix” asphalt to patch pavement.

For the first time in years, legislation to restrict guns has cleared a key Minnesota Senate committee. It’s just a first step because it’s unclear if the slim DFL Senate majority backs the bills. 

The University of Minnesota is hosting a Queer and Trans Ecologies Symposium beginning March 23 and ending March 25. It will include panels and discussions, as well as showcase the national touring Queer Ecology Hanky Project.

Mosques and community groups across Minnesota are hosting several events to celebrate Ramadan, including interfaith dinners and special events for women and girls.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a pair of laws restricting the bathrooms transgender students can use and banning gender-affirming medical care amid a flood of legislation nationwide targeting the trans community.

Minnesota pollution and health officials are making the case at the State Capitol to restrict nonessential uses of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. And they're touting the $45.6 million that Gov. Tim Walz has requested in his budget to prevent, manage and clean up the ubiquitous compounds.

A new episode from APM's mental health initiative “Call to Mind" explores how loneliness affects mental and physical health, and how meeting an online community offline can help.

Invasive carp compete with native species and pose a threat to Minnesota’s rivers and lakes. DNR officials said Thursday that while there’s no “silver bullet” remedy, they’re using “proven methods” to minimize the risk of spread.

A 17-year-old student who shot two administrators at East High School on Wednesday has been found dead in a nearby county, local authorities said. One victim remains in critical condition.

A total of 295 types of drugs — everything from sedatives to children's flu medicine — were in short supply in 2022, according to a new report from the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 22 points in his long-awaited return from a strained right calf and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 125-124. 

Powerful artificial intelligence tools that can create video, audio, text, and pictures are raising fears the technology will supercharge disinformation and propaganda by bad actors.

It's President Joe Biden's first trip to Canada as president. He and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss their concerns about the security crisis in Haiti.

As a Manhattan grand jury hears evidence about the former president's involvement in a hush-money arrangement, he also faces scrutiny in other probes that could come with potential charges.

The “Keystone Characters” created by Layl McDill range in size from massive and tiny in her exhibit at the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids. Plus, two Twin Cities dance theater companies have shows. Collide Theatrical Dance Company’s “SKOL!” tells the story of a female Viking warrior, and Out on a Limb Dance Theater Company and School perform a new adaptation of Dr. Dolittle.

Voters hate bank bailouts. But letting them fail without a safety net for customers could have been even worse for President Joe Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential race.

On Monday and Tuesday, you may be able to catch a glimpse of Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars all at once.