The Department of Corrections is experimenting with a new way for family and friends to communicate with inmates at two Minnesota prisons.
(10/17/2011)
The merger of several Roman Catholic parishes in the Twin Cities will go forward, despite objections by some members of the congregation. The Vatican has rejected their appeals.
(10/12/2011)
The Minnesota Campaign Finance Board put finishing touches on rules affecting disclosure for ballot initiatives, and caught flak from supporters of an amendment to define marriage.
(10/04/2011)
State officials are studying how they can keep former inmates from returning to prison after completing their sentences.
(10/03/2011)
Thirty-seven people were arrested in Minnesota as part of a nation-wide immigration sweep.
(09/28/2011)
Of Minnesota's most populous counties, Scott County saw the steepest drop in median income last year, new data show.
(09/22/2011)
Beginning today, gays and lesbians can serve openly in the military. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," a policy that's been on the books since 1993, and nullified by Congress in December 2010, ended at midnight.
(09/20/2011)
She took it upon herself to return the unused portion of a cigarette to the shopper who left it in the parking lot.
(09/19/2011)
New census data show one in 10 Minnesotans lives in poverty.
(09/13/2011)
Ten years ago, two people with Minnesota ties tried to thwart the Sept. 11 terrorists. A decade later, their stories point to sharply different views on how America should best respond to terrorism.
(09/07/2011)
Fewer Minnesotans have filed for bankruptcy this year compared to last year, mirroring the national trend.
(09/02/2011)
An attorney for former Minnesota Viking Joe Senser says the family has turned over a vehicle as part of an investigation into a fatal hit-and-run accident.
(09/01/2011)
The head of the region's largest human service provider is stepping down after 24 years.
(08/31/2011)
Minnesota's U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones will take over as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday.
(08/30/2011)
The Minnesota State Fair always features a buffet of politics, and this year fairgoers have a new issue to chew on: a constitutional vote on marriage.
(08/26/2011)
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