Air quality alert for all of Minnesota Sunday through MondayA thick plume of Canadian wildfire smoke will blow into Minnesota Sunday behind a cold front.
Grand Portage Band and MnDOT to unveil Ojibwe-English road signsThis week the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and MnDOT are unveiling six dual-language English-Ojibwe signs along Highway 61, the first time the agency will post signs in an indigenous language outside reservation boundaries.
These Minnesotans celebrated the new flag with costumes, laser loon earrings and Lutheran sushiThe new Minnesota state flag took its first flight on Saturday. In the backyard of a St. Paul residence friends celebrated the new look, Minnesota-style.
Otter Tail County proposes restrictions on vacation home rentalsOtter Tail County is considering a new ordinance designed to reduce noise and large gatherings at vacation home rentals. The proposed ordinance is in response to complaints from lake property owners.
Photos: Northern lights put on a show across MinnesotaMany Minnesotans were in luck Friday evening to see the northern lights put on a spectacular show. We received hundreds of photos from readers and listeners. Here are some of our favorites.
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins DFL endorsement on first round of balloting Rep. Omar picks up the endorsement over former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels whom she narrowly defeated her two years ago.
St. Paul Public Schools graduates first EMT trainees Twelve seniors graduated from St. Paul Public School’s EMT training program on Friday. It’s the first-ever class for the district and a possible way forward in a crisis for emergency medicine.
It’s not just about the walleyes: Celebrating native rough fish speciesThe annual Root River Roundup in southeastern Minnesota is expected to attract about 100 anglers who will be focused on catching redhorse suckers. A new state law will allow regulations and bag limits for nearly two dozen native fish species.
Play3min 53secLet it wave: Minnesota’s new flag takes flight Minnesota’s new state flag rose early Saturday morning for the first time over the state Capitol complex.
Lynx expand ticket sales for games against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana FeverThe Minnesota Lynx are seeing higher than usual interest in games against the Indiana Fever with star Caitlin Clark.
Forest Service toughens rules on food storage in Boundary Waters to keep it away from bearsThe U.S. Forest Service is toughening rules on storing food in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to try to prevent black bears from seeing campers as a food source.
With the shock of Oct. 7 still raw, profound sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial DayMemorial Day is always a somber occasion in Israel. But it has taken on a profound and raw sadness coupled with percolating anger in the aftermath of Oct. 7.
Thousands of civilians flee northeast Ukraine as Russia presses a renewed border assaultThousands more civilians have fled Russia’s renewed ground offensive in Ukraine’s northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar fire.
Local governments struggle to distribute their share of billions from opioid settlementsSettlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small towns and big cities across the U.S., but advocates worry that chunks of it may be used in ways that don't make a dent in the crisis.
Clement gets winning hit as Blue Jays rally to beat red-hot Twins 10-8Ernie Clement broke an 8-all tie with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a six-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 10-8 on Saturday.
Celebrate mom with free fishing, a stinky flower, Prince, local art and more this weekendIn need of last-minute Mother’s Day plans? From the weird to the wonderful, we’ve curated a few ideas — some of them free.
Play5min 45secIn honor of Mother’s Day, here’s ‘Mother Play’ — which gestated for 40 yearsPlaywright Paula Vogel is known not just for her work on Broadway — but for the generations of famous playwrights whose careers she has nurtured. “Mother Play,” starring Jessica Lange, is about her own mother.
Play3min 56secRoger Corman, the B-movie legend who launched A-list careers, dies at 98Over some five decades, Corman filled America's drive-ins with hundreds of low-budget movies. Many of Hollywood's most respected directors have at least one Corman picture buried in their resumes.
Switzerland’s Nemo wins Eurovision 2024 in a year of protestsThe Swiss singer and rapper was one of two nonbinary artists in the finals at this year's event held in Malmo, Sweden. Meanwhile, protesters called for Israel's disqualification from the contest.
Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza's last refuge of RafahIsrael has ordered new evacuations in Rafah. That’s forcing tens of thousands more people to move as the military prepares to expand its operation closer to the heavily populated central area in defiance of growing pressure from close ally the United States and others.