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Trump administration builds first-ever national citizenship database to check voter rolls
The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans.
After Trump campaign bill goes unpaid, St. Cloud changes policy for charging event fees
The city is looking to recover staff time for providing police officers and setting up barriers at festivals, parades and other events. The action was spurred in part by an unpaid bill for security and other services St. Cloud provided for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign rally last summer.
Archaeologists unearth remnants of historic tram at Split Rock Lighthouse
Archaeologists working at Split Rock Lighthouse along the North Shore of Lake Superior have unearthed remnants of a historic tramway that once carried supplies from the lake up the steep cliff to build the facility.
Thousands without power in wake of severe storms; tornadoes cause damage in west metro
Severe storms swept across much of central and southern Minnesota from Saturday evening into early Sunday, prompting tornado warnings and knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses.
Hundreds of thousands mourn top Iranian military commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes
Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Tehran for the funeral of top Iranian commanders and scientists killed in a 12-day war with Israel. The caskets of Revolutionary Guard chief Gen. Hossein Salami and missile program head Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh were paraded Saturday through the city.
At least 60 people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as ceasefire prospects inch closer
Palestinian health workers say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 60 people in Gaza. Strikes on Friday and Saturday hit areas sheltering displaced people, with dozens of bodies taken to Gaza hospitals.