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In Minneapolis, drivers found not at fault in an accident were still hit with penalties averaging 8 percent rate increases, according to a contested study from the Consumer Federation of America.
Minnesota launches anti-opioid ad campaign
A hard-hitting TV ad aims to heighten awareness of painkiller overdoses.
Late Monday night, the city lifted a boil water advisory that had been in effect since Sunday, when residents noticed a big drop in pressure at their taps.
AG Swanson: Minnesota will continue lawsuit against Trump
Minnesota will continue with the suit, attorney general Lori Swanson said, though she's not sure what the Trump administration will do next.
Coon Rapids cops under fire for police dog attack on elderly woman
Community leaders say the Coon Rapids police department should investigate how an 81-year-old woman was bitten by a police dog while she was cleaning out a backyard shed.
These Duluth kids asked for school bus seat belts; St. Paul heard them
Duluth third-graders inspired a bill at the Legislature to require seat belts on new Minnesota school buses. But is the $100 million price tag worth it? Even the kids want to know.
When writing about a gay detective felt 'like I was writing science fiction'
Ellen Hart published her first mystery novel in 1989, featuring a gay detective, Jane Lawless. It was such a stretch for some people that "it felt like I was writing science fiction," Hart said.
Regents question how U handles sexual assault cases through Title IX
In the first University of Minnesota Board of Regents meeting since Gopher football players briefly boycotted suspension of ten of their teammates, some members questioned the role and scope of the office that takes on sexual assault cases.
Minnesota ACLU head Samuelson resigns amid health concerns
Chuck Samuelson, the group's executive director since 1996, spoke with MPR News host Tom Crann about his work fighting for civil liberties and the difficult decision to step down.
Minnesota has a tax on viewing caskets; lawmakers want to bury it
It might be the oddest tax you've never heard of. Minnesota lawmakers are working to get rid of a levy on viewing caskets and temporary urns. One lawmaker calls it a "sales tax on dying."