R.T. Rybak will exit the mayor’s office in January, leaving behind a legacy of 12 years of leading Minneapolis.
Since he was first elected in 2001, the city has experienced policy changes ranging...
Come January, the Minneapolis City Council could have more freshman members than returners.
Six incumbents won re-election, leaving seven of 13 council seats open for new faces.
Three incumbents lost their...
One of the University of Minnesota’s top lawyers is on the short list to become a District Court judge.
The state Commission on Judicial Selection recommended three candidates Wednesday, including...
The list for the new dean of the College of Liberal Arts has been narrowed down to six finalists.
After former CLA Dean James Parente announced in March his plans to step down, a committee started recruiting...
College students don’t always think about the consequences before handing over their fake.
University of Minnesota students who use falsified IDs put themselves at risk of a misdemeanor, but some...
The state House of Representatives will vote Thursday whether to recognize same-sex marriages in Minnesota.
The DFL-controlled Legislature has heard arguments from both sides for months,...
Both the state Senate and House of Representatives have voted to increase funding to the University of Minnesota, but key differences in their bills still need to be ironed out.
After an hour-long...
The full Minnesota House voted to increase funding for the University of Minnesota after an hour-long debate.
Representatives passed the bill that would freeze tuition for Minnesota undergraduates...
On a shelf in a large office overlooking the University of Minnesota West Bank sits a framed photograph of two men.
In it, Eric Schwartz attempts to detail a migration issue while former President Bill...
Greg Pillsbury sold more food last year than ever before, but he also sold more booze.
For the first time in nine years, the city found Burrito Loco Bar and Grill violated the 60-40 rule, which requires...
Johnson High School senior Celestine Xiong makes minimum wage working at the Dinkytown McDonald’s.
Hoping to attend the University of Minnesota next fall, Xiong has been saving her $7.25-an-hour...
She didn’t go to class. She wouldn’t turn the lights on. She couldn’t even get out of bed.
Meg Hughes-Morrison struggled with depression her first semester at the University of Minnesota.
Her...
A Coon Rapids, Minn., man was charged Friday for allegedly stealing and selling prosthetics from the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in 2011.
Federal prosecutors charged 52-year-old Peter...
The state Legislature appointed two new members and two incumbents to the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents on Wednesday night.
In a joint meeting of the House and Senate, legislators selected...
Some state legislators are pushing to revamp the city of Rochester in an effort to keep Mayo Clinic a world-renowned medical institution.
In January, Mayo announced its “Destination Medical Center”...
Some Democratic-Farmer-Labor party members in the state want to push forward on environmental policy this legislative session.
Sen. John Marty, DFL-Roseville, chairs the Minnesota Senate Environment...
Some state senators are looking to increase funding for mental health resources in Minnesota.
Last week, legislators introduced bills that would provide more mental health resources for children in K-12...
A bipartisan bill that would lift the longstanding ban on Sunday liquor sales was introduced this week in the Minnesota Senate.
Bills allowing Sunday liquor sales have been introduced many times in the...
A state legislator wants to allow students and faculty to conceal and carry handguns on college campuses.
Rep. Tony Cornish, R-Vernon Center, plans to introduce legislation this week that would...
Nearly 40 people lined the south-side railing of the Washington Avenue Bridge on Monday night.
It was quiet at first, somber, as the group stood in the cold, staring down at the nearly frozen water.
All...
A group of eight U.S. senators outlined their plan to overhaul the immigration system Monday, according to The New York Times.
The deal is considered to be largely bipartisan as it hits on both Democratic...
As the national debate on gun control heats up, Minnesotans are beginning to enter the conversation.
Some state legislators have promised to introduce bills to increase gun regulation, while others have...
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