A top official at the Federal Reserve is saying that this month’s stunning, weaker-than-expected report on the U.S. job market is strengthening her belief that interest rates should be lower.

Antonia Aguilar Maldonado’s attorneys say she is being held at the Kandiyohi County Jail in Willmar, despite having no criminal record, an active asylum case, and a bond approved by an ...

St. Peter's food shelf renovated its space this summer to create a "Super Shelf" to provide those in need of food assistance with an experience more like that of a supermarket. The program ...

A federal judge in Minneapolis on Wednesday sentenced a key figure in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme to 28 years in prison. The Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office calls Abdiaziz Farah “one ...

In a plan presented to members of the Metropolitan Council Wednesday, Metro Transit proposed ending Northstar Commuter Rail service after the Vikings’ last regular season game in January. It ...

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.

A spokesperson said the city has hired outside experts to make sure no private information was compromised after someone in its police department clicked into a scam email.

Northern Minnesota's waters and wetlands offer ideal conditions for toxic mercury to thrive. It's a decadeslong problem that's slowly worsening. Experiments at the U using bioengineered minnows ...

Minnesota is experiencing its longest air quality alert on record — seven days. The alert will remain in effect until noon on Monday, Aug. 4. It’s the result of Canada’s second most severe ...

DFL state Sen. Heather Gustafson of Vadnais Heights joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition Tuesday to explain her request to the Office of the Legislative Auditor for a Capitol ...

Pavement buckling happens when there's changes in air temperatures from moderate to extreme heat. It can commonly occur in older pavement that's more flexible material. Here's an example of ...