WASHINGTON. D.C. — The comment period closed on Nov. 29 for the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule on the 2020 Renewable Volume Obligations for biofuels under the Renewable Fuels Standard. Lawmakers and the biofuels industry asked EPA to uphold the RFS and the deal they cut with…
ST. PAUL — Woodbury native Brennan Menell grew up idolizing Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon, and the connections between the two players aren’t lost on those who have been paying attention.
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Despite a lingering injury to his collarbone area that forced him out of Minnesota’s previous game, Dalvin Cook never hesitated when asked if he’d be able to play against Detroit.
WASHINGTON. D.C. — The comment period closed on Nov. 29 for the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule on the 2020 Renewable Volume Obligations for biofuels under the Renewable Fuels Standard. Lawmakers and the biofuels industry asked EPA to uphold the RFS and the deal they cut with…
Many U.S. agriculturalists are looking for additional ways to earn money, and a new federal government analysis confirms that agritourism is a growing source of income for farmers and ranchers, though much of North Dakota and Minnesota are identified as “cold spots” for agritourism.
Through a federal grant, state and local agencies are hoping to tackle an older inventory of untested sexual assault kits.
It was in July 2017 that two young cops were dispatched to southwest Minneapolis on reports of a possible assault. The 911 caller, Justine Ruszczyk, approached the police SUV in the alley behind her home. The officer in the passenger seat, Mohamed Noor, shot her through the open driver’s sid…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Farmers don’t want to get help for their mental health from the Internet or phone hotlines, new research shows. Instead, face-to-face conversations are what matters most, with family, friends and others, recent research indicates.
Rob Gronkowski is enjoying life in retirement — one piece at a time.
Ten years ago, when the Minnesota National Guard opened a Black Hawk helicopter base next to the St. Cloud Regional Airport, it was a big deal for the community.
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved a 5.8% interim rate increase for CenterPoint Energy natural gas customers.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins and starting pitcher Michael Pineda agreed Thursday to a two-year, $20 million contract to bring the right-hander back after a suspension for a banned diuretic, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
TAMPA, Fla. — The Minnesota Wild kept rolling along with a pair of lightning-quick responses against Tampa Bay.
Minnesota’s medical marijuana program was approved by the state Legislature in 2014 as one of the most restrictive programs in the country. Minnesota is one of 33 states with a law allowing medical marijuana, even though federal law still classifies marijuana as a Schedule I substance.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A company that claims to have the first drug to slow mental decline from Alzheimer’s disease made its case to scientists Thursday but left them sharply divided over whether there’s enough evidence of effectiveness for the medicine to warrant federal approval.
As doctors began shying away from prescribing opioid painkillers due to their potential for addiction and abuse, other drugs began filling that void.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Three soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard were killed Thursday when the Black Hawk helicopter they were riding in for a routine maintenance test flight crashed in a farm field in central Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz confirmed.
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Every month, 20-year-old Meghan Mateuszczyk has to figure out how she will pay $500 for five pens of insulin.
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks showed Wednesday night they are much more than Luka Doncic.
Minnesota United will kick off its second season at Allianz Field on March 15, 2020, against the New York Red Bulls, the club announced Thursday.
MINNEAPOLIS — When Mason Jobst and Dakota Joshua gave a stick salute to the Ohio State pep band and skated off the ice of Scheels Arena in Fargo in March, it was clear that an important era in Buckeyes hockey had come to a quiet end.
EAGAN, Minn. — Mike Zimmer is not used to having a middle-of-the-pack defense.
Mr. Moose was outside for his morning bathroom routine one recent Saturday when the band of four coyotes appeared.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota budget officials projected a $1.332 billion surplus in the current two-year budget period on Thursday, setting up contentious debates for the 2020 legislative session on whether to save the extra money or spend it, possibly to cover tax cuts.
Years before he thought of opening his own brewpub and taproom, Ramsey Louder knew maybe one other black person who was into craft beer.
When life gives you concrete, make a holiday out of it.
Mayo Clinic on Wednesday announced it will close facilities in Springfield and Lamberton in southwestern Minnesota early next year, continuing a trend of closures and service cuts in rural areas.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that the House is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
SUNRISE, Fla. — It seems like just yesterday that pretty much everyone left the Minnesota Wild for dead.
EAGAN, Minn. -- It’s still unclear whether Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook will play in Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions.
“A lot of schools and families and communities are all sort of a bit demoralized.”
ST. PAUL — The road to breaking e-cigarette addictions can be tough, especially for kids and teens in Minnesota.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture officials stressed the importance of the “dignity of work” while announcing a final rule that they estimate will kick 688,000 people off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has a theory about white supremacists.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Clare Murphy mentioned the phrase “hit the hay” in her Chinese language exchange class, some were confused and others were amused.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Hennepin County District Court against Juul Labs, the nation’s leading maker of electronic cigarettes.
Health officials say Minnesotans soon will experience the full punch of flu season, and it’s not too late to get vaccinated. The process of acquiring a vaccine against a virus connected to thousands of hospitalizations in the state every year has not varied much over the years.
The Golden Gophers lost two of their last three games, including getting axed Saturday by border rival Wisconsin, 38-17. But their regular season ended with a 10-2 record and a share of the Big Ten West Division title with the Badgers. Prior to the season Minnesota was a popular media pick t…
According to a release sent to the media on Tuesday, University of Minnesota football coach, PJ Fleck, has been named the Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year in the Big Ten Conference.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Ron Rivera era has come to an abrupt end in Carolina.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins agreed Monday with backup infielder Ehire Adrianza and new reliever Matt Wisler on one-year contracts to avoid salary arbitration, and decided not to tender deals to first baseman C.J. Cron and relief pitcher Trevor Hildenberger.
DULUTH — Pull out your health insurance card.
MINNEAPOLIS — Marcus Carr has made an immediate impact as Minnesota’s new point guard, a sophomore transfer with plenty of room left for improvement.
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FLOODWOOD, Minn. — If you hunt deer in the woods north and west of Duluth and think you might be getting away with something this season, you might want to watch over your shoulder on Saturday morning, Nov. 9.
A beloved and often-photographed sea stack along the Lake Superior shoreline of northeastern Minnesota’s Tettegouche State Park has been toppled by this weekend’s winter storm.
One of the main jobs of the Minnesota Legislature in 2020 will be to put together a public construction plan. It will borrow money to pay for repairs at colleges, to pay for roads and wastewater treatment plants along with other projects. There’s bipartisan agreement that what’s known as a b…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — In a war, it’s always better to coordinate forces.
EVELETH, Minn. (AP) — Tom Violette can trace his curling start to the Iron Range. It's where he grew up, lettered in high school in the 1970s and recently sat on Thanksgiving weekend reflecting on the busiest, craziest and perhaps most important couple of years curlers have ever experienced.
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Residents of Duluth and nearby Superior, Wisconsin, are digging out from a whopper of a snowstorm.
MINNEAPOLIS — Nelson Cruz’s prolific first season with the Twins already earned him the third Silver Slugger Award of his career. On Monday, he added his second Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter of the Year Award in three years in a vote by members of the Baseball Writers’ Associa…
