Monarch butterflies will visit the Twin Cities in June, after a long journey back from Texas and Mexico where every year they take refuge for the winter. And many of these colorful monarchs will find...

The suit Bobby Jackson wears for the NBA draft on June 25 won't be the standard off-the-rack selection from Sears. Nothing personal against the national chain, but NBA first round picks tend to splurge...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Gophers head men's track and field coach Phil Lundin became a little nervous on Friday morning when part of his team did not arrive in Champaign, Ill., for the Big Ten championships...

While tourists flocked to the headwaters of the Mississippi River to kick off Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, Daniel Traun sat on the front porch of his Lake Itasca State Park home, feeding jelly and...

Some days, I'm proud to be a journalist, and other days, I want to hang my head and cry. Like any profession, journalists suffer the reputation of "the media" when a few bad seeds ruin it for the rest...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A single step by a Gophers sprinter became the determining factor in a seventh-place finish for Minnesota's women's track and field team at the Big Ten championships in Champaign, Ill.,...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- At the University of Illinois Track and Field Stadium on Saturday a hurdle barrier was broken. The culprit: a quiet, low-profile sophomore hurdler named Yvette White. In the 100 meter...

Elmo was disturbed. His favorite tree only had a few leaves. He wondered if Minnesota would ever have warm temperatures. He took out the paper to look at the weather report. It said that Tuesday would...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -- The woman who parachuted to safety as a plane spun out of control and crashed -- killing six -- was the least experienced skydiver on board. Now she says she plans to give up the...

University-area voters sent a veteran crew of lawmakers to this year's legislative session, ready to tackle issues ranging from environmental protection to the school's budget. Although all the legislators...