Funding for the Northstar commuter rail project is in limbo. It needs a funding commitment from the State Legislature to stay alive, because the Federal Transit Administration classified it as a "not recommended"...

With a focus on building the community, the two prospective Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Minneapolis mayoral candidates met in a forum Saturday. Mayor R.T. Rybak and Hennepin County Commissioner Peter...

Bars on the University's Minneapolis campus are preparing for a smoking ban that will go into effect March 31. The ban will prohibit smoking in all public facilities in Minneapolis, said City Council member...

A bipartisan group of state legislators introduced a bill Monday that would make it more affordable for children of illegal immigrants to attend college. The bill stems from federal legislation called...

Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch released a report Monday alleging Fairview Health Services used aggressive debt-collection practices to discourage uninsured patients from returning. Hatch said younger...

Jill Lyn Andresen, a University marketing senior and assistant manager of human resources at The Minnesota Daily, was chosen as the 2005 Queen of the Snows at St. Paul's annual Winter Carnival. "It's been...