U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota has introduced legislation to permanently ban mining for copper, nickel and precious metals ...

Cole Ragans struck out 11 in six crisp innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the sloppy Minnesota Twins 2-1. Kansas City ...

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a doctor and a state epidemiologist about the recent ...

Some Democratic-led states and cities are pushing back on a Trump administration threat to cut education funding over ...

Starting May 7, travelers will need a Real ID or approved alternative to get through airport security. Officials say about 40 ...

Keystone oil pipeline was shut down Tuesday morning after it ruptured in North Dakota, halting the flow of millions of ...

The nearly two-year-old Mr. Pugsley Addams of Orono recently earned the Guinness World Records title for the world’s longest ...

A federal judge has rejected requests for new trials for two men convicted on human smuggling charges in the deaths of four members of a family from India who froze to death while trying to cross the ...

Electric vehicle sales in Minnesota hit a record last year. But sales have slowed, and the vehicles are expected to face new ...

Regular-season defeats don’t get much more brutal than the one the Minnesota Timberwolves suffered Tuesday. The wide-open nature of the Western Conference playoff race doesn’t give them much time to ...

MPR News found problems tied to inspections and local political pressures that leave low-income renters in potential danger ...

President Trump has said tariffs will counter imbalance in the country’s trade partnerships, but experts have warned this ...