A new ally joins fight to end teen sex trade

Women's Foundation of Minnesota has launched a $4 million campaign to halt trafficking of teen gi...

Legislature asks: Should Twin Cities mayors run schools?

House Republicans want to put the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul in charge of school district...

New Minneapolis fire chief sees tough road

John Fruetel knows he's up against low morale and high scrutiny in the Minneapolis department.

Ex-pastor convicted in North High staffer's slaying

It took a jury six hours to convict Derrick Trevor Griffin of murder.

Kaler: Alcohol should be allowed for Vikings games at TCF Bank

The university's new president said negotiations between the U and the Minnesota Vikings were acc...

Mpls. council majority slows down Dome plan with call for vote

Absent a referendum, seven on the Minneapolis City Council are opposed to the plan. A key legisla...

Man steals van in Mpls. with autistic boy inside; child let out unharmed

Charge: Stillwater inmate confesses to 1975 Mpls. killing

Suspect arrested after overnight chase on I-94

New garden map shows a milder Minnesota

We're not the tropics, but an Iowa "hardiness zone" has crept in.

Cash lifeline to Somalia: Restored but precarious

Amid heightened scrutiny from banks and federal regulators, Minnesota's Somali money transfer sho...

Zygi Wilf 'optimistic' on stadium at Metrodome site

But the Vikings owner, who met Dayton and others, isn't giving up on Arden Hills as talks continue.

Uptown Theater closing for renovation next week

The old moviehouse's interior will get new seating, a new screen and other improvements.

Cutbacks for Minneapolis Animal Control

Shorter hours at animal shelter, fewer on-duty hours for officers.

Minneapolis budget cuts put shorter leash on animal control

Want to go to the animal shelter? It will now close Mondays and open one hour later – from 2 to 3...

Hennepin County cancels homeless housing contracts

Elim Transitional Housing had billed Hennepin County improperly, prompting the move.

Tevlin: Freed convict building houses, rebuilding his life: 'I am blessed'

Minneapolis has second thoughts on integration

The board's vote is the first step in a process that could lead city schools to drop out of the m...

Storm builds over Dome plan

As some legislators expressed optimism for that site for a new Vikings stadium, serious objection...

Vikings stadium planners go after Minneapolis roadblocks

Ted Mondale sees new stadium authority as a way to get around city charter requirement on a vote.

Obit: Former U football player, pro wrestler 'Savannah Jack' Russell

Roosevelt special-ed teacher dies in rollover accident

Dayton to Vikings: Metrodome site is only option this session

Dayton: Metrodome only workable site for new Vikings stadium

The governor's spokeswoman said Dayton told Vikings owner Zygi Wilf on Monday that "if we are ...

Year of the Dragon - Celebrate in the Twin Cities

The year of the Dragon is the only animal in the zodiac that is legendary; the luckiest year! So ...