ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Xcel Energy is seeking permission to raise Minnesota electricity rates by 4.6 percent and 5.6 percent the next two years, saying the money is needed for a big push in infrastructure...

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge said Tuesday he would decide later whether to allow a lawsuit filed against the NCAA by the family of longtime Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and...

Two years ago, Angela Determan didnâÄôt know much about the community across the street from her school. The then-graduate student started volunteering with the Cedar-Humphrey Action for Neighborhood...

Steve FletcherâÄôs  Northeast Minneapolis home is sandwiched between two foreclosed houses. For him, like most Twin Cities residents, the foreclosure crisis has been more than a series of...

A Madison, Wis. man was sentenced Tuesday for a drunken car crash last fall that killed three students, including two University of Minnesota cheerleading recruits. Bradley Erickson, 32, will serve 13...

The Southeast Como and Marcy-Holmes neighborhoods have long sought involvement from the thousands of University of Minnesota students living in the two communities. Both neighborhoods have active organizations...

A Madison, Wis. man was sentenced Tuesday for a drunken car crash last fall that killed three students, including two University of Minnesota cheerleading recruits. Bradley Erickson, 32, will serve 13...

An influx of luxury apartments near campus is drawing students away from their traditional dinky dwellings. In the past two years, University of Minnesota area neighborhoods gained many complexes âÄî...

There has been a significant drop in crime rates in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. Serious crimes in the area âÄî like aggravated assault, burglary and homicide âÄî  dropped nearly...

A chemical spill seeping onto University of Minnesota property in the Southeast Como neighborhood has yet to be removed after being cornered off for nearly a week. About 500 gallons of potassium hydroxide...

The Minneapolis Police Department has spent nearly $100,000 on the Occupy Minnesota movement. MPD has had successful dialogue with protesters since the movement landed in Minneapolis nearly two weeks ago,...

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been appointed to the RedPrairie Corporation’s Board of Directors, according to a press release. The company announced today that the “well-established advocate for business”...

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo recently said he’s toying with the idea of paying people to tweet. The Wall Street Journal reported that Costolo is open to the idea of sharing revenue with tweeps who post interesting...

Gov. Mark Dayton said Monday he wants to call a special November session to vote on a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, according to the Star Tribune. Dayton said he and the Republican-majority Legislature...

The Twin Cities have the nation's largest unemployment disparity rate between black and white people, according to MPRNews. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman joined a 20-member commission of community leaders...

Many residents in the Prospect Park neighborhood will see slight increases in rent next year. Some landlords said they will increase monthly rent between $25 and $100 per home, depending on how hard their...

A decade-old tiff between a University of Minnesota-area neighborhood and local landlords is keeping properties from upgrades. Marcy HolmesâÄô aging housing stock has created issues for property...

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak spoke to a room full of reporters and attendees about the âÄúhundreds of storiesâÄù that buildings all over the Twin Cities area have to tell. This month, a...

Minneapolis has launched a citywide “read,” exploring race, as part of an effort to promote literacy and conversation among community members. Minneapolis native and NPR host Michele Norris’s memoir...

Brad VanRegenmorter noticed an unusual item in a Dinkytown yard a few weeks ago âÄî a toilet. HeâÄôs seen a fair share of curbside junk since moving to the neighborhood a year ago. Twice...

As most University of Minnesota students are settling into their fall housing, a small group gave up spots last minute âÄî but made $650. On Aug. 9, Housing and Residential Life emailed roughly...

Peter PepowskiâÄôs apartment was unlivable for three days. He said the remodeling of the Marcy-Holmes building this summer came with âÄúawfulâÄù conditions âÄî and damaged...

The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) , a test taken by 600,000 students across the world each year, will look significantly different in 2011. The Educational Testing Service , which administers the exam, announced...

Long considered a major driver of global climate change, a pair of studies by University of Minnesota researchers have revealed positive aspects of excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. A study by researchers...

An education policy center is planning to leave the University of Minnesota to move to another local college next month. Beginning Jan. 1, the Center for School Change, a University of Minnesota Humphrey...

Students living in co-ed dorms are nearly three times more likely to binge drink and engage in risky sexual behavior, according to a study by a University of Minnesota graduate. Brian Willoughby, who wrote...

Since August, MinnesotaâÄôs falling unemployment rate has left state officials hopeful despite a national economic downturn. But in October the stateâÄôs unemployment rate climbed to 7.6...

The 2010 Minneapolis city budget was up for public discussion Thursday night as nearly 40 residents debated how much the city can afford to spend in the upcoming year. Concerned homeowners and advocates...

This month, the University of Minnesota and the Walker Art Center are marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PeopleâÄôs Republic of China through a series called The PeopleâÄôs...

In 2006, Hennepin County Commissioners and the Minneapolis City Council banded together in an effort to end homelessness in the city by 2016. The ten-year plan, called Heading Home Hennepin , is an organization...

Cam Gordon and Diane Hofstede, the incumbent City Council members for Wards 2 and 3, easily won re-election Tuesday night in a lightly-attended election. Ward 3 DFL incumbent Diane Hofstede was challenged...

One of Election DayâÄôs lone controversial spots was at a precinct located at University Lutheran Church of Hope in Dinkytown. Officials said Ryan Ahlberg and William Wells , representatives of...

Street sweepers on University Avenue âÄúgoofed upâÄù by towing cars without advanced notice on Friday morning to the dismay of dozens of people who parked along the unscheduled route. Minneapolis...

For the first time in city history, Minneapolis will use a voting method called instant-runoff voting, or rank-choice voting, in its Nov. 3 election. Adopted in 2006, officials call IRV a groundbreaking...

Construction on Marquette and Second avenues is nearly complete after more than a year of reconstruction that began in August 2008. Traffic lanes, more lighting and renewed bus-only lanes will open for...

The Central Corridor Funders Collaborative hopped on a bus on Oct. 22 to educate those affected most by the Central Corridor light-rail line, which is scheduled for completion in 2014. The partnership...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) âÄî University of North Dakota police say a fight among fans after a weekend North Dakota-Minnesota hockey game left one person seriously injured and another in jail. Jason...