A heavy fire early Thursday morning partially destroyed a two-story house at 804 13th Ave. SE and damaged another.
No one was injured, according to a release from the Minneapolis Fire Department.
Firefighters...
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In an arena where few requirements are explicit, the University of Minnesota is one of many institutions struggling to...
Three vehicles caught fire at about noon Tuesday in the upper level of the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Patient/Visitor parking ramp. No injuries were reported.
The ramp on Delaware...
Four vehicles were damaged in a fire Tuesday around 12:15 p.m. in the upper level of the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview Patient/Visitor parking ramp. No injuries were reported.
The ramp...
When Chisom Esele walks around the University of Minnesota campus at night, people sometimes get nervous, walk faster or cross the street when they see him coming.
“I feel like when you’re...
With the recent string of crime alerts emailed to the University of Minnesota student body, the black community has an additional safety concern: racial profiling.
Six groups sent a letter to President...
In an age of Internet lists, all things hipster provide ample fuel for everything from hipster baby names to how to tell if you're dating one. A couple years ago, Buzzfeed even named Minnesota...
A 19-year-old University of Minnesota student was sexually assaulted early Sunday morning near Van Cleve Park, according to a Minneapolis police report.
The incident took place between 2:40 and 3:10 a.m....
A group of prominent economics professors were known as the “four horsemen” during their time at the University of Minnesota, and all except one have gone on to win Nobel Prizes for economics.
This...
Twenty-two financial institutions have responded to Minnesota Management and Budget's request for help underwriting the $498 million taxpayer share of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, the Associated...
Target Corp. laid off 150 corporate employees on Wednesday from positions of overlap or duplication in the company.
Target spokeswoman Amy Reilly said the eliminations occurred "as part of a number...
John Wilson doesn’t consider his lack of hearing a disability. It’s a language barrier.
Misa Kayama is a minority in two ways: she’s Japanese and uses a wheelchair.
And Abdirahman Hassan,...
Jacob Frey has been running his entire life.
This time it’s for Minneapolis City Council.
The former Team USA competitor-turned-lawyer is taking on two-term Councilwoman Diane Hofstede in the newly...
The University YMCA celebrated its 125th anniversary Tuesday, marking a program that is almost as old as the University of Minnesota itself.
What began as a resource of spiritual needs and student services...
For the past year, the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group intensely focused its efforts on defeating both the marriage and voter ID proposed constitutional amendments.
Since both failed, the activist...
Following election losses in Minnesota, many Republicans are exploring what the future of the party will look like.
The Liberty movement could be it.
Whether recruiting university students, funding political...
As the 2013 legislative session approaches, some Democratic-Farmer-Labor legislators are talking about forming a progressive caucus.
Though still in the early stages, the caucus would be part of a broader...
Minnesota sent a blueprint for its health insurance exchange to the federal government Friday, signaling its plans to create its own system tailored to the state.
Under the Patient Protection and...
After winning back control of both the Minnesota House and Senate, the DFL has spent the last two weeks organizing its caucus and choosing leaders.
Last week, House and Senate DFLers elected previous minority...
With three U.S. Supreme Court justices nearing 80 years old — the age at which many decide to step down — President Barack Obama’s re-election could signal a shift in the court’s...
The desire for election reform didn’t die last Tuesday when Minnesotans voted down the proposed voter ID amendment — it just hit a wall.
Throughout the campaign against the amendment,...
Gallup polls found the widest gender gap between presidential candidates since 1952 this election with President Barack Obama drawing more women and Republican challenger Mitt Romney drawing more men.
Obama...
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party reclaimed the state Legislature on Tuesday in an election that leaves Minnesota with a completely DFL-controlled state government for the first time in 20 years.
After...
Voter ID opponents claimed victory early Wednesday morning with 95 percent of precincts reporting only 45.8 percent in favor of the proposed amendment that would require photographic identification...
Aided by outspoken Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, Minnesotans United for All Families made a final push Tuesday to get voters to the polls to defeat the marriage amendment that would constitutionally define...
One day before Election Day, more than 30 million people have already voted across the country, according to data complied by George Mason University's United States Elections Project.
The votes have...
Both presidential candidates cited the final jobs report before Election Day to bolster their campaigns, one pointing to progress, another to stagnation, CNN reported.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported...
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan will be campaigning in Minnesota Sunday with only days left before the election.
The rally will take place at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport at 3:30 p.m;...
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed President Barack Obama Thursday following a destructive storm that "brought the stakes of Tuesday’s presidential election into sharp relief,"...
Rep. Phyllis Kahn and Sen. Kari Dziedzic are fighting almost nonexistent battles for re-election to the Minnesota Legislature this year.
Along with campaigning for themselves, they’re helping out...
With only days left to the election, both sides of the marriage amendment fight continue to draw millions of dollars in contributions, surpassing $13 million overall.
While the voter ID amendment still...
Former President Bill Clinton will visit McNamara Alumni Center at the University of Minnesota on Tuesday to campaign for President Barack Obama.
A recent poll found a narrower than expected margin between...
In the final week before the election, Minnesota is drawing new interest from the presidential race between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, with both campaigns...
What is the most pressing issue to the University and how do you plan to deal with it?
I don’t know, I guess I’d have to talk to the University and find out. I’m not going to be presumptuous...
As tuition costs rise, what, if anything, would you do to make college more affordable?
We need to keep college affordable.
That’s why I worked to prevent interest rates on federally subsidized...
What is the most pressing issue for the University and how do you plan to deal with it?
I think the biggest thing for the University is the budget. I agree with President Kaler’s, his strategy of...
As tuition costs rise, what, if anything, would you do to make college more affordable?
There are two related issues here: the cost of a college education itself and its affordability. No college education...
Despite President Barack Obama's poorly-rated performance in the first debate, viewers determined he bounced back for two "wins" over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in the...
The Star Tribune Editorial Board endorsed Sen. Amy Klobuchar for re-election Sunday, calling her a "political marvel" and saying she has "represented Minnesota very well."
Her opponent,...
A poll conducted for the Star Tribune shows DFL Congressional candidate Rick Nolan outpacing Republican incumbent Chip Cravaack by seven percentage points in the Eighth Congressional District, the Star...
Second lady Jill Biden came to Minneapolis on Saturday in one of several visits the Obama campaign has made to Minnesota in the past few months to canvass and rally supporters.
Meanwhile, a slew of candidates...
As the Congressional race draws on between Republican U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and Democratic challenger Jim Graves, the most pressing issue facing the 6th District may be the candidates themselves.
Although...
Five University of Minnesota political science professors will discuss various aspects of the 2012 election Tuesday night.
The panel aims to present attendees with a research-based perspective —...
Two national wildlife groups served notice Monday that they will sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to put Great Lakes wolves back on the endangered species list and are requesting that Wisconsin and...
A probable cause hearing Friday addressed allegations that Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie has abused his office by campaigning against the voter ID amendment.
Sens. Mike Parry, R-Waseca, and...
Students and staff gathered Tuesday on Northrop Plaza to raise awareness about student parenting and convey to teen parents that college is still an option.
The annual Visibility Day is organized by the...
Congressional candidate Jim Graves conceded Monday to incorrectly listing on an online biography that he served on the board of United Way of Central Minnesota, the Star Tribune reported.
Graves, who is...
Both sides of the voter ID amendment squared off face-to-face Thursday night at Metropolitan State University in a debate where they struggled to vet out the specific impacts of the proposed amendment.
Dan...
Bundled protesters greeted each other Sunday with “Happy Anniversary” and a hug as they marked one year of Occupy Minneapolis.
The group of around 20 met at the Hennepin County Government Center...
As Election Day draws near, campaigns face their final five weeks of spending as they strive to sway voters on the proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between one man and one...
Kurt Bills is a high school economics teacher by morning, a political candidate by day.
At 7:30 a.m., he’s teaching a class of 38 students at Rosemount High School.
By 8:30 a.m., he’s riding...
Minnesota for Marriage, the lead group supporting the marriage amendment, launched its first TV ads this week, according to a press release.
The two ads, "Threat to Marriage" and "Good of...
The Big Gay Race 5K on Saturday drew approximately 6,000 participants to one of many campaign events put on in the last year by Minnesotans United for All Families.
The group has raised more than $8.2...
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) launched her first television ads Sunday with five weeks left before Election Day, according to Minnesota Public Radio.
The two 30-second spots, titled "Saved" and...
So far in 2012, foes and backers of the measure that would constitutionally ban same-sex marriage have raised more than $7 million, according to campaign finance reports filed Tuesday and released Wednesday.
The...
Volunteers took to the University of Minnesota campus Tuesday for the first-ever National Voter Registration Day.
Groups like the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, which registered 275 people throughout...
Wearing a peace sign T-shirt and a gray blazer, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson spoke to a half-filled ballroom at Macalester College on Friday about foreign policy, the economy and legalizing...
Think your presidential choice is just between President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney? Think again.
Gary Johnson, governor of New Mexico from 1994-2003, is running under the libertarian...
In the last 100 years, presidential campaigning has evolved from radio to TV to the Internet.
Social media platforms now allow candidates and voters to interact more directly and broadly than ever before.
Twitter...
With “vote no” signs and buttons plastering walls and backpacks, the University of Minnesota campus has become a poster board of opposition to the proposed amendment that would constitutionally...
Two conservation groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to prevent the hunting and trapping of wolves, claiming that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources did not provide sufficient opportunity for public...
Spring Grove native Thomas Trehus describes southern Minnesota as a region with a “strong sense of community.”
“There are tons of small towns — everyone knows each other, and everyone...
As students prepare to elect a national leader this November — many voting for the first time — the economy and health care are determining their decisions.
In an informal survey of 100 University...
Ron Paul supporter Adam Motzko returned from the Republican National Convention last week disillusioned.
During his first time as a national delegate he was able to see how it works. His analysis: scripted...
The Republican-controlled state Legislature enjoyed two major victories last week as the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled to keep the Legislature’s titles and questions on the ballot for the voter ID...
Minnesota is asking the federal government to allow Medicaid reform that Gov. Mark Dayton says would save the state about $151 million over the next five years, according to the Star Tribune.
The reform...
When the Minnesota Legislature approved the two amendment questions to be on this year’s ballot, it also dictated how the questions should appear to voters.
But in recent months, a series of lawsuits...
Two Duluth bicyclists returned home Sunday, completing a 5,300 mile journey around the Great Lakes, according to the Duluth News Tribune.
Kris McNeal and Zach Chase, ages 26 and 25, respectively, completed...
The University Hotel on campus will soon become "industrial schoolhouse chic" as it launches as the Commons Hotel in October, according to a press release from Noble House Hotels & Resorts.
The...
The lights at Espresso Expose now turn off at 8 p.m. on weeknights and 5 p.m. on the weekends. A handwritten paper sign advertises the shortened summer hours while the window sign still boasts “open...
On Tuesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard two cases on the same issue: Who has the final authority to write the titles of amendment ballot questions?
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, a Democrat, changed...
With Central Corridor light-rail construction more than halfway complete, officials are examining how it will impact the Stadium Village area over the next 20 years.
The 137-page plan – compiled...
A fight in Dinkytown early Saturday morning ended with a University of Minnesota student bleeding from his head and a broken windshield, police said.
While walking home from Blarney Pub and Grill around...
Minnesota Supreme Court justices examined the voter ID ballot question Tuesday in the first in a series of hearings surrounding the November ballot.
In rapid-fire questioning, justices attempted to establish...
Faculty and staff from colleges and universities throughout the Twin Cities area have rallied to oppose the marriage amendment, contributing funds to Minnesotans United for All Families.
More than $64,000...
Most University of Minnesota parking rates will stay the same this year, but University parking meters and reserved parking contracts will increase slightly.
On July 1, University parking meters increased...
Hennepin County broke ground Monday afternoon on a transportation hub in downtown Minneapolis called the Interchange, to open in spring of 2014.
Located next to Target Field, the Interchange will connect...
Supporters of the marriage amendment are suing over a change to the amendment's title, according to a press release from Minnesota for Marriage on Monday.
In late June, Secretary of State Mark Ritchie...
Two years after Wisconsin banned smoking in workplaces, restaurant sales remain largely unaffected, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
State tax-collection data showed that overall restaurant...
Congress passed legislation Friday to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling, giving students another year before the scheduled increase.
The legislation will keep the interest rate for subsidized...
Anticipating increases in ozone pollution, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an air pollution health advisory for the metro area from noon until midnight on Monday, July 2, according to a news...
The Minneapolis City Council approved an agreement Friday for the installation of additional pathway lights along the Midtown Greenway, from Hennepin Avenue to James Avenue South.
The East Isles Neighborhood...
The Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council approved a strategic action plan for the remainder of 2012 last Wednesday, laying out goals and ideas for the coming months.
The council formed in January with the...
Lawyer Jacob Frey is planning to run against Diane Hofstede for Minneapolis City Council this fall in the third ward, the Star Tribune reported.
The third ward includes the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood and...
The Metropolitan Council is now using a smartphone app to track cyclists' behavior to aid in bike-friendly planning, according to a release by the Metropolitan Council.
The council will be using CycleTracks,...
In the span of two days, 15 youth transformed a dull cement wall in south Minneapolis into a vibrant mural that swirls from an American flag into a soaring eagle.
The vast cement slate used to provide...
Surly Brewing Co. has narrowed potential sites for its brewery to three locations: one in Brooklyn Center, one in an unnamed "innersuburban" location and one near the University of Minnesota...
While most University of Minnesota students know that being drunk behind the wheel can get them in trouble, few are aware there is nothing illegal about a common alternative — being drunk behind...
Instead of separating office paper from newspaper and plastic bottles from glass, Minneapolis residents will be able to dump all recyclables into the same bin with the city’s switch to single-sort...
The balance of power in Egypt waivered Monday as the military expanded power, Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood claimed victory in the presidential race and the military council pledged to hand over...
Rain, hail, and strong winds have descended on the Twin Cities area with a severe thunderstorm issued Thursday morning, according to the Star Tribune.
Beyond making for a damp commute, the storms are slowing...
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ordered Thursday that the Islamist-led Parliament must be immediately dissolved, saying its election about six months ago was unconstitutional, according to The...
Bevan Riches has been applying for three to four jobs a week since he was laid off from the Minneapolis Fire Department last September.
Now, his search may be over thanks to a $1 million grant awarded...
In a span of two weeks, more than 12,000 motorists got tickets for not buckling up as officers cracked down on seat-belt enforcement, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
The campaign,...
With light-rail construction engulfing the University of Minnesota, campus is covered in hard hats and neon vests. But few of those are worn by female workers.
Women have joined the construction industry...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker beat back a recall challenge Tuesday, winning both the right to finish the last two years of his term and a voter endorsement of his strategy to curb state spending, which included...
President Barack Obama announced a new program Friday that aims to lower unemployment levels for veterans and called on Congress to create more jobs.
Obama unveiled the initiative at Honeywell International...
A portion of the Hiawatha light-rail line will be closed this weekend due to construction and maintenance, according to a press release by Metro Transit. Route 55 buses will take over for the stretch from...
A federal appeals court ruled unanimously Thursday that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, the Associated Press reported.
The act is a federal...
Amidst storms Sunday night, the Walker Community United Methodist Church in Minneapolis perished in flames. Close to 40 firefighters battled the three-alarm fire, and five of them were injured, KSTP reported.
Yet,...
