The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved outgoing Mayor R.T. Rybak's final budget Wednesday night, allocating additional funds to improve public safety citywide. The city’s $1.1 billion...

The Minneapolis City Council saw a large turnover in last month’s election, leaving many projects — including Dinkytown development — in the hands of newcomers. Of the seven freshmen...

The Twin Cities was one of four metro areas in the country to receive a sizable federal grant nearly seven years ago for promoting non-motorized transportation — an initiative that is finishing its...

University of Minnesota police asked students, faculty and staff to seek shelter at around 3:15 p.m. Monday after an armed man allegedly attempted to rob a student in Anderson Hall. Police arrived at the...

When the polls close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Minneapolis officials will begin counting ranked-choice votes to decide the next wave of city government leaders. Thirty-five candidates are vying to replace...

With less than a week before Election Day, candidates for mayor, City Council and other city government offices submitted their final campaign finance reports on Tuesday, showing how much they’ve...

Four St. Paul mayoral candidates, including two-term DFL incumbent Chris Coleman, discussed public transit, economic development and other city issues Thursday at a casual public forum. Mayoral candidates...

With 35 candidates on the November ballot, some University of Minnesota students are joining to support their favorite mayoral contender. Urban Studies senior Andrew Degerstrom, co-founder of Students...

A former University of Minnesota graduate student was hospitalized early Wednesday morning after being electrocuted and falling from a Dinkytown electrical utility pole. Steven McKinney, a 24-year-old...

A former University of Minnesota graduate student was hospitalized early Wednesday morning after being electrocuted and falling from a Dinkytown electrical utility pole. Steven McKinney, a 24-year-old...

Backers of Minneapolis mayoral candidates Betsy Hodges and Mark Andrew formed independent expenditure groups days apart, the Star Tribune reported. According to election guidelines, contributers can...

Eight mayoral frontrunners were cautiously supportive of development in Dinkytown at their first forum on campus Tuesday. The candidates generally agreed that the development in Dinkytown is a step in...

University of Minnesota students can meet Minneapolis mayoral and city council candidates, register to vote and learn about the ranked-choice voting system Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Northrop Plaza The...

Minneapolis placed eighth in a nationwide ranking of the most energy-efficient cities in the US, according to a city press release. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy rated 34 of the...

With two hotly contested constitutional amendments and a presidential election, University of Minnesota students encountered political campaigns as soon as they stepped foot on campus last year. This year,...

The first step of University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler’s plan to cut $90 million in administrative spending over six years may be streamlining University services. The University will standardize...

The juvenile suspect who allegedly fled the scene after shooting his 2-month-old nephew turned himself in Tuesday morning, according to a Minneapolis Police Department press release. Minneapolis police...

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will travel to one of Chicago’s most high-profile gay neighborhoods Thursday to persuade same-sex couples to get married in Minnesota, the Associated Press...

The University of Minnesota announced Wednesday it will consider creating a new college by integrating the College of Biological Sciences and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. Just...

Minneapolis mayoral and City Council candidates released campaign finance reports Tuesday — the first of only two required disclosures preceding the election. The Hennepin County Elections Division...

The University announced Wednesday that it will consider creating a new college integrating the College of Biological Sciences and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. Earlier...

  The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will meet Thursday and Friday for its final meeting of the academic year. The regents will take action on a proposal to create a single, shared governance...

  The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler on Tuesday for its monthly “Kickin’ It with Kaler” interview. Kaler, who is nearing the end of his...

The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would allow undocumented Minnesota students to pay in-state tuition and receive financial aid at colleges and universities in the state. The Minnesota Prosperity,...

Policymakers included a bill aimed at increasing student internships outside the metro area in the Senate omnibus tax bill, which passed a committee Wednesday. The bill, introduced several times in the...

State legislators are in the process of increasing funds for the University of Minnesota in order to freeze tuition for the next two years. But as policymakers grant more money to the University, some...

After running 26.2 miles in four hours on little food and water, University of Minnesota alumna Brittany Pentek needed Gatorade and a change of clothes. Jennifer Bhalla, a lecturer in the University’s...

  The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler Tuesday for its monthly Kickin’ It With Kaler interview. This month, Kaler also fielded questions from students...

Eight University of Minnesota students will get the chance to serve as student representatives to the University of Minnesota’s governing body. The Minnesota Student Association and Graduate and...

A recent examination of four University of Minnesota administrative units found the school could increase the number of staff per supervisor to maximize efficiency. University President Eric Kaler presented...

  University of Minnesota Board of Regents on Friday approved the purchase of a 78-acre addition to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, Minn. The $4.3 million purchase will allow the University...

President Barack Obama nominated three new advisors to lead the Energy Department, Engironmental Protection Agency, and budget office Monday afternoon during the first Cabinet meeting of his second term,...

Steve Sviggum, the former University of Minnesota regent who resigned last spring, plans to return to the University as a Humphrey School of Public Affairs legislative fellow, the Star Tribune reported...

The Minnesota House and Senate Higher Education Committees will recommend four candidates for appointment to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents at a joint meeting Tuesday night. Out of the nine...

The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler on Tuesday to discuss recent happenings at the University. Kaler touched on new eLearning initiatives, criticism and support...

An independent consulting firm University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler hired has started its review and is currently cataloguing the various levels of administrative employees as part of its month-long...

The University of Minnesota will implement a year-round calendar pilot program this fall, an alluring prospect to schools around the nation that are under pressure to be more efficient and cost effective. The...

Abby Schanfield, who graduated from the University of Minnesota in December, will join Frist Lady Michelle Obama in her box during Tuesday's State of the Union address, the Star Tribune wrote in a...

  University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced Friday that the University will spend $48,000 on an outside consulting firm to review the University’s administrative structure. Two...

University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced Friday that students entering two degree programs in the College of Design can take year-round classes and graduate in three years, starting this...

The Boy Scouts of America announced that it will postpone the vote on whether or not to allow gay members and leaders until May, the Associated Press reported. The delay was announced Wednesday after three...

A White House official announced that President Barack Obama will visit Minneapolis on Monday, the Star Tribune posted in a blog.   No further details have been released regarding the president's...

The Boy Scouts of America officials announced Monday that they may lift the current ban on gay youths and leaders, the New York Times reported.   If the national ban is lifted, local chapters will...

Authorities arrested two co-owners, a band member and a club promoter Monday in connection with the weekend blaze that killed 232 in a Brazilian night club, USA Today reported.  The arrests were made...

The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler last week. The president, who’s currently working with his second Legislature since coming into office, discussed Gov....

Former Minnesota GOP Senate staffer Michael Brodkorb was critically injured late Wednesday night in a car crash on I-35E in Mendota Heights, the Star Tribune reported.  According to reports, Brodkorb...

University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced plans to hire a consultant earlier this month in light of criticism from a Wall Street Journal article that reported excessive administrative spending. While...

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will vote on the University’s 2013 capital budget request Friday in its final meeting of the year. The nearly $200 million plan includes $125 million...

The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler on Tuesday. The Legislature will convene next month for its 2013 session, when it will consider the University’s $1.2...

Gov. Mark Dayton and a group of Minn. DFL and Republican leaders agreed that the state budget and taxes will top the 2013 legislative agenda, the Star Tribune reported.  With the state facing a predicted $1.1...

State Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, said that he's "reasonably confident" that the Legislature will pass a new anti-bullying law in the 2013 session, Minnesota Public Radio reported.  Dibble...

The University of Minnesota Office for Equity and Diversity is working to expand conversations about diversity on campus. In the spring, the office will launch a new online forum on the OED website that...

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said Tuesday that he would support legislation that would expand early voting in the state, the Associated Press reported.  Ritchie said that he's confident...

Less than a month after Minnesotans struck down a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe debated the issue with Minnesota For Marriage Campaign Manager...

Four days after the election, President Barack Obama was announced the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes, the Washington Post reported. Obama now has 332 electoral votes to Republican...

The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler on Election Day to discuss politics, changes to the University’s administration and how election results could impact...

  The final POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Tracking Poll shows President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney tied at 47 percent. The national poll was conducted Sunday and Monday among...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order to allow those displaced by superstorm Sandy to cast affidavit ballots outside their voting district, according to the New York Times. The order will...

President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. Monday morning for a last-minute campaign stop before tomorrow’s election. According to the Star Tribune, about 18,000 people gathered near...

President Barack Obama took a day off from campaigning yesterday to join New Jersey Gov. Chris Chirstie in touring areas damaged by the superstorm Sandy, USA Today reported. After a helicopter ride over...

Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is set to arrive at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport this evening before heading to Wisconsin to aid with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, according to...

Where do you stand on same-sex marriage? Marriage is more than a personally rewarding social custom. It is also critical for the well-being of a civilization. That is why it is so important to preserve...

Where do you stand on same-sex marriage? President Obama was the first sitting president to publicly announce his support for marriage for same-sex couples, and has always believed LGBT Americans should...

The Minnesota Daily sat down with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler. The president talked the future of his budget — which will hit the Legislature in the upcoming session — political...

A University of Minnesota Board of Regents committee discussed a potential $2.7 million renovation of the Community-University Health Care Clinic at its meeting last week. The clinic, a training facility...