He remembers the name of the alligator he wrestled 27 years later: Jumper. By taking on the nine-footer in 1980, Terry McAuliffe raised $15,000 for President Jimmy Carter's re-election campaign. That's...

Smoking pot and drinking while driving can get someone pulled over quickly, but now driving without a seatbelt could work the same way. A bill is moving through the legislature to make not wearing a seatbelt...

Housing inspections coming up in February could mean trouble for University renters. Minneapolis will begin a focused inspection February in the neighborhoods surrounding the University. Minneapolis Director...

A round table discussion raised hopes of the state of Minnesota and the University joining forces to become a leader in plug-in hybrid automobile technology. The University's Center for Transportation...

Property tax relief could be on the way for Minnesotans, but students shouldn't anticipate lower rent as a result. The projected $2.17 billion surplus for the state's biennial budget could mean tax relief...

Violent crime in Minneapolis is on the rise, and the age of the criminals has spurred city officials to action. The City Council recently passed a measure to form a Youth Violence Prevention Steering Committee,...

Minneapolis and the University have literally cut tons of carbon dioxide emissions in an effort to fight global climate change. People identifying themselves with the University are leading the Minnesota...

Police removed more than 20 protesters from a speech Maj. Gen. Michael J. Diamond gave Wednesday about the wars in the Middle East. Diamond, the deputy director of logistics from U.S. Central Command,...

.Mike Hatch, DFL What are two or three of the most important issues to you in the election? Health care, cost of higher education, quality K-12 education and I guess No. 4 would be transportation. How,...

Many University students are more concerned about their midterms and homework than researching political candidates. Although many students don't know which gubernatorial candidate they'll vote for on...

After treading troubled waters, Tim Dolan was promoted to Minneapolis police chief Friday. With less criticism than in previous discussions, the Minneapolis City Council voted 12-1 to make the interim...

While Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean rallied campus Democrats Thursday, more than a dozen Dean imitators tried to mimic his style. College Republicans held an "Outscream Dean" competition...

Democrats need six seats to take the majority in the U.S. Senate, and Minnesota's race is one of the hottest races in the country. Tim Russert of MSNBC's "Meet the Press" hosted a debate between U.S. Senatorial...

Interim Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan is one step closer to getting the top-cop spot. With three votes of support, the city's five-member Executive Committee recommended Wednesday that Dolan become...

While leaves are turning red and yellow, Minneapolis is turning green. The Minneapolis City Council voted in July to adopt Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards for all city buildings,...

Robots with video cameras, jumping capabilities and grappling hooks reeled in millions of dollars for the University in the recently passed federal defense bill. The 2007 defense appropriations bill would,...

Education, business development, immigration and health care were all discussed at a minority political summit Monday. The Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs had a meeting for local minority community...

More than 700 people attended Wednesday's gubernatorial debate at Ted Mann Concert Hall on the University's West Bank, featuring the three major candidates for governor: DFL Attorney General Mike Hatch;...

Seventeen years ago, Keith Ellison was a husband, a father and a University law student. Now he's running for Congress. His time at the University and controversial columns Ellison wrote while here have...

University students know him as Brother Jed, the traveling preacher who always seems to cause a stir on campus. His real name is George Edward Smock and his most recent visits to campus ended with students...

The polls at Coffman Union were quiet Tuesday morning. From 10 a.m. to noon, fewer than 20 people cast ballots at the campus primary polling site. Political parties of all sorts court young voters, but...

Minneapolis voters will decide Nov. 7 whether to use a new voting method in city elections: ranking candidates first to worst, rather than just their top choice. The City Council voted 12-1 Aug. 4 to bring...

Minnesota voters will be able to use a new ballot-marking device geared toward making voting easier and more accurate in the state primaries Tuesday. The Help America Vote Act, which federal legislation...

The new campus football stadium hasn't yet broken ground, but students already are wondering about grilling brats and drinking brews on site. Student representatives to the Board of Regents Luke Neuville...