ST. PAUL (AP) -- Some 76,000 Minnesotans got a raise Monday as the first increase in the federal minimum wage in more than five years took effect. The minimum hourly wage rose from $4.25 to $4.75; a second...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah is suing the major tobacco companies, becoming the 17th state to try to recover the millions of dollars spent on Medicaid bills for citizens suffering from smoking-related illnesses. Minnesota...

Outgoing College of Liberal Arts Interim Dean Robert Holt and new dean Steven Rosenstone jointly addressed the CLA Assembly on Tuesday regarding the recent accomplishments and future goals of the college. "The...

The University Board of Regents must soon select a new president to succeed University President Nils Hasselmo. The board's choice should be of interest not only to those inside the University's ivy-covered...

It was the quintessential gameplan for a Big Ten football team. And for three years, the Purdue Boilermakers ran it to near perfection. Run up the middle. Run off-tackle. Run the opposition over. From...

Editor's note: This is part two in a four-part series on University services to outstate Minnesota through extension services and experiment stations.STAPLES, Minn. -- Mel Wiens is demonstrating the...

Defenders of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-line politics have presented his position as the only way to secure peace for Israel. Netanyahu's actions, including the decision to reopen...

With several fall sports set to hit full stride within the next couple of weeks, this seems like a good time to sit back and reflect upon the happenings-to-date in the local and national sports worlds. The...

The Student Dispute Resolution Center officially takes on a new role today -- student advocacy. Before this year the center handled only the informal stages of grievance procedures, but with additional...

A group of Gophers cross country runners appear out of nowhere as they ascend to the peak of a hill. Right along side them is a man in a golf cart shouting encouragement to the athletes as he keeps pace....