When they go to the polls next week to choose a representative to the U.S. Senate, Minnesota voters can influence the kinds of social and economic policies the federal government will pursue during the...

I sat in the back of a University Police squad car for most of Friday night. It took more than five tries for me to learn that the car doors don't open from the inside and my shoes still bear scuff marks...

In the mid-'80s, director John Hughes made a career of portraying high school administrators as incompetent ninnies. In films like "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," maniacal principals'...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa coach Hayden Fry is praying for rain Saturday, when his Hawkeyes host second-ranked Ohio State. "It might reduce the margin of victory," Fry says. "Maybe Ohio State won't beat...

Four Gophers cross country runners jogged on one side of the street while a fifth ran alone on the other side. Practice had just concluded Wednesday, and the runners were finishing their cool-down jog...

Statistics probably mean more to sports commentators and journalists than they do to most other segments of the population -- particularly players and coaches. Baseball players rarely know what their...

Merchandise that once sat collecting dust in police storage will be sold at discount prices at a new store opening today. The City Store, 1037 E. Franklin Ave., sells items confiscated by police, like...

Phil Willkie, the Grassroots Party candidate from the 4th Congressional District, was arrested Thursday morning for trespassing at Alliant Techsystems in Hopkins. The 4th district encompasses all of the...

Fans starved for their first dose of Gophers men's basketball can get their fix Saturday when Minnesota holds an intrasquad game at Williams Arena. The Gophers have debuted during Midnight Madness in...

When Karal Ann Marling was a child, her mother entered one of her drawings in a coloring contest. Her reward for winning the competition was a trip to meet Walt Disney. "He said, 'Someday maybe you'll...