ST. PAUL (AP) -- The test results are in, and many of the state's eighth-grade students failed. Thirty-seven percent of Minnesota's eighth-grade students didn't pass a basic reading test, and 24 percent...

Before arriving at Midway Stadium one morning last week, I was expecting a laid-back atmosphere at the field the St. Paul Saints call home. Granted, the independent Northern League baseball team had signed...

The extradition hearing of the man accused of murdering University student Kami Talley was delayed in Alexandria, Va., last week because the state governor's office didn't have the necessary documents...

Elmo placed his cup of coffee on the table next to today's unread newspaper. He noticed the weather forecast just appearing under the fold: sunny, high in the low 70s.He thought with horror about the faceless...

Correction A story in Tuesday's Daily, "Professor wants to humanize school, society," misstated Jerry Buckanaga's marital status. Buckanaga is single. The article also misstated a reason Native Americans...

We wish to reply to the letters published in the Daily written in response to our article "Homosexuality can be spiritually transformed" (May 14). First, we wish to make a public and sincere apology for...

The lack of racial minorities in top faculty positions at the University irks both students and regents. At a Board of Regents meeting last month, Regents Jean Keffeler and Patricia Spence said they were...

The University's Institute of Technology receives a major portion of its budget from outside research. As some federal sources dwindle, IT is looking for ways to solicit more industrial funding. Last...

Minneapolis City Council members postponed a vote Friday on a zoning ordinance that could prevent the University from renovating its steam plant. The zoning amendment would prohibit coal-fired power plants...

The committee representing the interests of the University's faculty in the ongoing effort to change the tenure code has passed a resolution accusing Regent Jean Keffeler of effectively undermining the...