Republican state Rep. Jim Knoblach abruptly ended his re-election campaign Friday as MPR News prepared to publish detailed accusations from his daughter of inappropriate behavior toward her since childhood. Jim Knoblach says the accusations by his daughter are false.
The Red Lake Nation and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Friday announced a new site to build a temporary shelter for residents of a homeless encampment that's swelled to an estimated 300 people near Hiawatha and Franklin avenues.
More than 25 years before Danny Heinrich finally confessed to kidnapping and killing Jacob Wetterling, he was arrested and interviewed by investigators from the FBI and Stearns County.
Breweries in Duluth tout that in the land of 10,000 lakes, the water they use, from the cold depths of Lake Superior, is a splash above all the rest. A great marketing tool — with some science to back it up.
Residents in communities across a wide swath of southern Minnesota assessed and cleaned up damage Friday after severe thunderstorms — including several tornadoes — swept across the region Thursday night.
President Trump is not on the ballot this year but seven in 10 Minnesotans say he'll still be top of mind when they head to the voting booth Nov. 6, an MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows.
The weather constantly reminds us of how one minute you can have something, and a minute later you've got nothing.
Minnesotans can vote beginning Sept. 21 for the state's next governor. Take our quiz to see which candidate with whom you most align.
A mission to rebuild the depleted wolf population at Isle Royale National Park is getting underway in Michigan and Minnesota, as specialists prepare to trap six to eight of the predators on the mainland and fly them to the Lake Superior archipelago, officials said Friday.
The 400 people seeking compensation from the Twin Cities archdiocese for clergy sex abuse have overwhelmingly voted to approve a bankruptcy reorganization plan with $210 million for victims.
Two of the more awkwardly names films of the year both provide some compelling watching.
The Prince estate released nine songs on Friday. Two guests will join host Kerri Miller to talk about the pre-Purple Rain album.
A semi-annual survey of job vacancies found a record 142,000 job openings. For every 10 openings in Minnesota there were only six people looking for work.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein denied a New York Times report Friday that he suggested that he secretly record President Donald Trump last year to expose chaos in the administration and that he floated the idea of using the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office.
"Last Stop on Market Street" for CTC is just the latest starring role for Alejandro Vega, 13.
A powerful female character can be hard to find in Western fiction, but bookseller Aaron Cance recommends a novel which delivers just that.
The leaves are running a little late this year compared to 2017, but the show's still good. Here's the latest DNR update on Minnesota's fall beauty.
The Ramsey County Attorney's Office is reopening the investigation of last year's fatal police shooting of Darren Jahnke after it was revealed that evidence was not properly handled by investigators.
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Behind the scenes of NPR's recent reporting trip to North Korea, where a government-assigned minder stymied the team at nearly every turn.