In his State of the State Address on Tuesday, Gov. Tim Pawlenty called for a change in the way public higher education is funded. Pawlenty, speaking in Rochester, Minn., said he will not sign the bonding...

The Basilica of St. Mary was so packed Saturday that ushers moved people to overflow rooms. All were there to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday with keynote speaker filmmaker Spike Lee. Lee's...

Community leaders and members discussed what can be done to help immigrants who are adjusting to life in Minnesota on Tuesday at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. "Immigrants are here to stay,"...

Riding rates on the Hiawatha light rail increased by approximately 45,000 after the line opened to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America, according to first-week numbers...

When she began her work with the homeless 20 years ago, Margaret Hastings felt the need to increase awareness, she said. Hastings, a local director, rented out the Oak Street Cinema last weekend to screen...

Minneapolis resident Cheryl Griffin searched through seemingly bottomless piles of new and used clothing Friday. She grabbed shirts, khakis and other church clothes for her son. Griffin, a peer educator...

Media consolidation is hurting local broadcast and radio stations because they are not working for the public interest, a Federal Communications Commission member said Thursday. "We need to make sure we...