Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is trying to recruit more individuals or groups to collect seeds the state nursery needs to grow millions of trees each year.

Strong thunderstorms brought damaging winds, hail and torrential rain to a wide swath of southern Minnesota from late Saturday into early Sunday.

A 17-foot-tall replica of folklore hero Paul Bunyan is being auctioned off by the state. The good news? It probably won’t cost too much. But you will need lots of space.

The influx of Hmong-Americans into Walnut Grove, Minn., gave the community a boost, but two decades in, they’re facing the same challenge as other rural parts of the state: How do you give young people a reason to stay?

Of the 65 students taking part in the White Coat Ceremony on Friday to welcome the class, 18 percent are Native American. These doctors-to-be could help address a shortage of American Indian physicians nationwide that some say has reached "crisis" levels.

State economic officials say the July unemployment rate edged up to 3.4 percent. However, the rate for labor participation remained steady, suggesting that businesses are still on the lookout for employees.

Haji Yussuf attended college and raised a family in St. Cloud. He worked to ease racial and religious tensions and build a community welcoming to immigrants. But he says incidents the past few years have poisoned the place he loved.

As the baby-boomer generation ages, there’s a growing number of senior housing projects going up to meet future demand. 

The Hmong-American gymnast from St. Paul put on an impressive performance at the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Championship. She says honoring Minnesota’s Hmong community pushes her to succeed.

Parts of the Mississippi have been above flood stage for months. All of the Great Lakes are at or near record-high levels. It's halting barge traffic, damaging infrastructure and eroding shorelines.