Gov. Tim Walz is due to name four new members to the 12-person University of Minnesota Board of Regents soon. Those new members will face a barrage of challenging issues the university system, and higher education in general, are confronting.
Human impacts on climate and the environment affect the number of cases of mosquito- and tick-borne illnesses like West Nile virus, dengue fever and Lyme disease, experts say.
The Minneapolis City Auditor’s report highlights communication failures during the June 3 federal operation and calls for updates to the city’s separation ordinance.
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
Much of the public health agency's $9 billion budget had been in limbo but funds are finally flowing, according to CDC staffers, including for a key overdose prevention program.
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from reallocating more than $4 billion meant to help communities protect against natural disasters.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison has been suspended for three games by the NFL. The suspension is due to a violation of the league's personal conduct policy related to a drunken driving case from last year.
The 14-block stretch of road along the Mississippi River is currently named for Edmund Walton, a real estate developer who introduced racially restrictive covenants to Minnesota.
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