The merger between University Hospital and Fairview Health System will not be jeopardized by HealthPartners' decision Monday to refer fewer patients to Fairview Riverside Medical Center, University officials...

Former Gophers running back Chris Darkins, now with the Green Bay Packers, decided Tuesday that he will undergo shoulder surgery and miss the 1996 NFL season. Darkins dislocated his left shoulder during...

After three months of house hunting and 10 trips to the University's housing service, University student Adam Patterson is still looking for a place to live this fall. The College of Liberal Arts sophomore...

Last week's full moon coincided with a rash of odd crimes. A motorist hit a bicyclist Aug. 1 in Dinkytown. The driver then got out of his car and physically assaulted the bicyclist, according to a Minneapolis...

Neighbors in the Marcy-Holmes area came outside Tuesday and shared a potluck picnic of hot dogs, chicken wings and potato salad to celebrate the 13th annual National Night Out. The event was organized...

The closing ceremonies for the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta are already completed. But former Gophers hockey star Justin McHugh is competing this week against some of the best athletes in the world...

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- They live with death threats and their homes have been bombed. The government cuts their electricity and thugs hurl tear gas canisters during their rallies. Life...

Here's a trivia question for you. Who said, "It is a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high today and tax revenues are too low, and the soundest way to raise the revenues in the long run is to cut...

Milt Schoen, a Hennepin County Veterans Service Officer, remembers a homeless veteran who found a job using the employment service at Minnesota StandDown in 1993. A year later, the man was able to give...

After months of speculation about his various physical ailments, University Medical School graduate Bob Kempainen ran to a disappointing 31st place Sunday morning in the men's Olympic marathon. He appeared...