Ex-Penn State president Graham Spanier filed a civil suit against Penn State University last Friday in hopes of forcing them to release emails related to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case, according...
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) introduced a bill last Thursday aimed at increasing transparency of college costs for parents and students. The bipartisan legislation would create a universal financial aid award...
The Minneapolis City Council and Mayor R.T. Rybak approved a plan to switch the city's recycling program to a single-sort system where households don't have to separate their recyclables, the Star...
A special committee expressed support for new policies that would give the University’s Board of Regents greater command over administrative compensation and severance pay on Friday, according to...
Its been almost two years since Micheal Larsen – better known by his rap moniker "Eyedea" – passed away, but the pain is still ripe for his family, friends and fans. In honor...
The Vikings stadium passed its final obstacle with a vote of 7-6 in the Minneapolis City Council Friday morning.
The costs of the stadium are split between the city, the state, and the team. The Star Tribune...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will meet Friday night for the first of two scheduled debates before the June 5 recall election.
Friday’s debate will take place...
As if we needed more proof that Twitter’s not just for complaining about how hungry you are on the bus, here comes Jennifer Egan with her latest project.
Egan, author of “A Visit from the Goon...
Sarah Stratton feared for her and her husband’s lives last week when they awoke to a robber pointing a gun in their faces, according to the Star Tribune.
“All that was running through my mind...
And you thought birth control was only for women.
A gene essential for the production of sperm has been discovered by researchers at the University of Edinburgh.
The gene, Katnal1, enables sperm...
