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State lawmakers want MnDOT to study toll roads. It's an idea that seems in line with President Donald Trump's vision for transportation, but some state leaders say toll roads aren't the answer for Minnesota.

The toymaker rolled out 15 new dolls Tuesday with an array of body types, hairstyles and skin tones.

This year's 31 new menu items range from sweet to savory to somewhat questionable. One of the new sandwiches was quickly renamed after backlash over it's anti-Semitic connotations.

MnDOT's Twin Cities and statewide weekend road construction maps aren't that terrible. Still, maybe dad should let someone else drive. Here's your guide.

A comedian and author shares field-notes from several years of experiments on happiness.

MPR News has compiled this guide for staying safe in warm-weather storms.

A new study finds dog owners on average walk 22 more minutes more per day compared to people without dogs. The benefits of walking include a lower risk of heart disease and premature death.

Nearly 200 people will gather Saturday to paddle segments of the Minnesota River.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation's construction map adds only a few hassles this weekend. But the road and ramp closures mushroom after that. Here's your guide.

We humans think we don't have a very good sense of smell. But psychologist Alexandra Horowitz says dogs can show us how to train our noses so they give us a window into a secret world.

Suddenly aware of repetitive feedback loops in his life, Max Hawkins created apps that decided where he should go, what strangers' parties he should attend, even how he should spend Christmas.

The Department of Natural Resources is waiving admission fees for all 75 state parks for National Get Outdoors Day.

The downtown St. Paul museum was redesigned with a new philosophy of play in mind.

The climber scaled the granite wall in under four hours, in what Alpinist magazine says "is indisputably the greatest free solo of all time."

A coalition of organizations have partnered to create the Paddleshare program. You don't need any of your own equipment. Just stop by the Paddleshare website, make a reservation and off you go.

Volunteers have fully cleared fallen timber from a portion of Boundary Waters trail hit by a wildfire six years ago.

Mille Lacs Lake has long been known for its great walleye fishing. But with walleye numbers in decline and a catch-and-release limit in effect, state and local officials are trying to promote the lake's smallmouth bass population.

On this day 150 years ago, the Minneapolis Daily Tribune published issue No. 1. Newspapers have changed a little bit in the meantime.

The proposal calls for skyways to close at midnight instead of 2 a.m. this summer. Building owners would be mandated to lock their doors and do security sweeps.