The band France Camp didn’t get much done during its first recording sessions at the Old Blackberry Way studio.
They got too drunk one night.
On another, they got too high.
“James...
As the University of Minnesota fights for $1.3 billion in state funding this spring, one of its leading lobbyists is leaving his post.
Todd Iverson, the University’s assistant director of state relations,...
Hennepin County health officials sent a letter notifying residents of Dinkytown's Sydney Hall apartment complex that they may have been exposed to a case of the measles through contact with an ill resident...
The University of Minnesota Medical Center has agreed to care for patients diagnosed with Ebola, the Minnesota Hospital Association announced Friday.
The West Bank hospital is one of four health care facilities...
Deafheaven frontman George Clarke locked hands with nearly everyone at the front of a sold-out crowd Monday night at the Triple Rock. From the start of the band's five-track, hour-long set, he only broke...
Minneapolis police are investigating a “suspicious death” after finding a body blocks off the University of Minnesota’s West Bank campus early Wednesday morning, according to a news release.
Police...
Minneapolis police are investigating a suspicious death after finding a body blocks off the University of Minnesota's West Bank campus early Wednesday morning, according to a news release.
Police responded...
The last time the Gophers men’s hockey team won a national championship, there were riots in Dinkytown. That was in 2003.
As the No. 1-ranked team heads to Philadelphia for the Frozen Four this weekend,...
As higher education institutions increasingly rely on adjunct faculty to supplement their teaching workloads, one of the largest union organizations in the country is urging these contingent employees...
The University of Minnesota has scrapped a possible merger of the College of Biological Sciences and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.
A task force charged with studying...
The University of Minnesota Faculty Senate will discuss a resolution Thursday to create an independent, external panel to investigate how the institution conducts clinical research on human subjects.
The...
A University of Minnesota student was robbed at gunpoint while entering his home in Dinkytown early Wednesday morning, according to a Minneapolis police report.
The student wasn’t harmed, but the...
A University of Minnesota student was robbed at gunpoint while entering his home in Dinkytown early Wednesday morning, according to a Minneapolis police report.
The student wasn’t harmed, but the...
University of Minnesota police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in Monday’s alleged armed robbery in Anderson Hall.
University police sent a campus-wide...
A University of Minnesota employee committed suicide in Nils Hasselmo Hall on Monday morning, University police said.
The 37-year-old man was a part-time University employee, said University police Deputy...
With the first new mayor in 12 years and a city council in flux, this election could offer the most sweeping changes to Minneapolis City Hall in recent history.
Because power in Minneapolis government...
As negotiations continue in the Minnesota Orchestra lockout, a state legislator announced plans Monday for a bill that would turn the world-renowned ensemble into a publicly owned corporation.
Rep. Phyllis...
University of Minnesota police recovered a body from the Mississippi River after authorities received a report of a man jumping off the Washington Avenue Bridge around 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to a...
A shots-fired report locked down the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Wednesday night.
The incident was part of an alleged armed robbery in a residential area near campus, close to several fraternity...
University of Wisconsin-Madison police are responding to a shots fired report near the school's campus.
The shots were reported on the 100 block of Langdon Street, where several fraternity and sorority...
Sally's Saloon and Eatery was torn down last week after closing July 18 to make way for construction of a 98-unit apartment complex. CPM Property Management made a deal with Sally's to construct 700 Washington,...
Hundreds of anxious onlookers filled Minneapolis City Hall well past its usual open hours early Thursday morning, waiting for a midnight wedding.
After making vows 12 years ago, Margaret Miles and Cathy...
President Barack Obama is expected to sign a bill into law this week that will, for now, lower student loan interest rates.
Congress passed the measure July 31, tying interest rates on multiple student...
The Dinkytown Greenway opened to bike traffic on Aug. 4, providing cyclists with a mostly car-free path from the suburbs to downtown Minneapolis.
The bikeway, which runs from TCF Bank Stadium to the Mississippi...
Two major University of Minnesota transit areas will experience closures in the next month for light rail testing and Washington Avenue bridge construction projects.
Crews will conduct overnight tests...
New safety measures will keep bikes and cars farther apart on Minnesota roads starting Aug. 1.
The Legislature’s transportation bill prohibits parking or pausing in bike lanes and tightens restrictions...
The University of Minnesota is gearing up for the 2014 legislative session with a $230 million preliminary bonding bill request.
The request, released July 15, asks for funding of six construction and...
A piece of Dinkytown infrastructure is changing hands, a transition local businesses say is overdue.
Beneath 14th Avenue Southeast, crews are renovating a sewer line before the City of Minneapolis ...
Underage University of Minnesota students who overdrink will have new legal protections when a medical amnesty law begins Aug. 1.
University students had urged state legislators to pass the law for years...
Moody's Investor Service downgraded Minneapolis' credit rating in a report released on Monday.
The city went from Moody's highest rating of Aaa to its second highest of Aa1, which applies to...
University of Minnesota officials are experimenting with a roundabout at one of the most-traveled intersections on campus.
Parking and Transportation Services installed a temporary roundabout at the intersection...
While most of the attention is focused on Democratic City Council candidates Diane Hofstede and Jacob Frey, a third candidate is carving her own niche in Ward 3.
Fifty-seven-year-old Kristina Gronquist,...
To combat sex trafficking in the Twin Cities, Metro Transit officials are looking to train bus drivers to spot suspicious activity and implement a public awareness campaign.
Although it isn’t frequently...
Detroit became the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy on Thursday.After years of economic turmoil, the city's emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, asked a federal judge for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection,...
Twin Cities commuters have chosen Metro Transit for rides nearly 40 million times so far this year.
Metro Transit released its mid-year report on Wednesday, showing a 0.8 percent increase in overall number...
Minneapolis is weighing the option of taking public control of its utilities, similar to the way the University of Minnesota does.
City leaders are looking into forming a public option for electrical and...
The University of Minnesota has started funding requests for some key construction projects.
The Minnesota Management and Budget Office released the University's preliminary capital budget request...
A Duluth head shop known for its controversial sales of synthetic drugs stopped selling the substances on Thursday as a city ordinance banning the product took effect, the Duluth News Tribune reports.
The...
After weeks of debate, Congress still can’t agree on how to tackle student loans.
A bipartisan plan to lower the recently doubled interest rate on subsidized Stafford loans was found to be too costly...
The man behind Minnesota's legalization of same-sex marriage will now lead similar efforts around the country.
Richard Carlbom, campaign manager for Minnesotans United For All Families, announced Tuesday...
Months after the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party endorsed attorney Jacob Frey, he and incumbent Diane Hofstede are still vigorously, but quietly, campaigning to represent the University of Minnesota area...
Stadium Village’s Smokedale Tobacco location was raided for synthetic drugs about two weeks ago.
Store manager David Yousef said a U.S. marshal and Drug Enforcement Administration agents stormed...
For Minneapolis residents without a car, it will soon become easier to rent one for short-term use.
City Council voted last week to expand car sharing with Hourcar and Zipcar programs, according to a news...
A main artery between the East and West Banks of the University of Minnesota campus will undergo a multimillion dollar renovation project next year.
The Minneapolis City Council approved last week a nearly...
Many of this legislative session's new laws take effect July 1, including some that affect University of Minnesota students.
-The tax on cigarettes increases by $1.60 per pack, worrying some...
Congressional inaction has led the interest rates on the most common federal student loans to double.
Interest rates on Stafford loans jumped to 6.8 percent Monday after lawmakers were unable to agree...
Summer time in Minnesota always comes with a slew of construction projects.
Road closures, remodeling work and new building projects are prevalent throughout the state and Twin Cities — especially...
In the last year, bikers on the Midtown Greenway in South Minneapolis have been attacked, robbed — and one man even had a Molotov cocktail thrown at him from an overpass.
With the Dinkytown bikeway...
In the first half of the 20th century, streetcars dominated the Minneapolis transportation landscape.
But amid decreased ridership and government policy change, buses and cars phased out streetcars in...
In 2010, Hussein Samatar became the first Somali-American to hold public office in Minnesota.
In 2011, Mohamud Noor fell 300 votes short of becoming the first Somali-born state senator in the nation.
In...
Days after U.S. Rep. Michele Bachman, R-Stillwater, announced she won't run for reelection, her main challenger said he will do the same.
Democrat Jim Graves announced Friday that he will not run for...
If Congress doesn’t act soon, almost 200,000 Minnesota students could see interest rates double on their college loans.
The Stafford student loan interest rate is set to double July 1, but the Republican-led...
The Minnesota state Legislature adjourned its 2013 session last week, and with it comes a slew of new legislation that will directly affect the University of Minnesota and its students.
With the...
The renovation and reconstruction of several University of Minnesota buildings will have to wait another year after funding was cut late in the legislative session.
A bonding bill that included...
Raymond Duvall will take over James Parente's post as College of Liberal Arts Dean beginning July 1.
Duvall is currently the chair of the political science department and will serve as CLA Dean until...
An undergraduate tuition freeze and the DREAM Act may soon become realities at the University of Minnesota.
The state Senate and House both passed the higher education omnibus bill on Friday, which allocated...
A bill to protect underage drinkers seeking emergency help is one step closer to becoming law in Minnesota.
Thursday, the state House passed medical amnesty legislation, which would provide legal immunity...
Come August 1, same-sex couples will be able to get legally married in Minnesota.
Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill Tuesday to make Minnesota the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriages.
The...
In one of the final steps of the student services fees process this week, only one of eight groups’ appeals was approved.
University of Minnesota Vice Provost and Dean of Students Jerry Rinehart...
After years of discussion and debate, the University of Minnesota may become a smoke-free campus.
The University Senate passed a resolution Thursday to make the Twin Cities campus tobacco free....
After years of discussion and debate, the University of Minnesota may become a smoke-free campus.
The University Senate passed a resolution on Thursday to make the Twin Cities campus tobacco-free. To take...
The search to replace College of Liberal Arts Dean James Parente intensified Thursday with the announcement of a search committee.
College of Design Dean Tom Fisher will be the committee chair and...
Khoa Vu made about $600 last year as president of the Minnesota International Student Association. Next year, he and other board members, who work more than 20 hours a week, will earn nothing.
MISA...
In its last forum of the year, the Minnesota Student Association reflected on the past year and prepared for the future.
President Taylor Williams spoke about accomplishments of the year, including medical...
In an unprecedented move, the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly is asking for a reduction of more than $24,000 in student services fees.
The group, which is one of the largest recipients...
When Jaime Medina tried log rolling for the first time Sunday, he was told to have quick feet.
A few seconds later, he ended up in the pool — a common fate for a first-time log roller.
The...
The Associated Press Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday, resulting in erroneous messages going out to more than one million followers.
The false messages said there were two explosions at the White...
The Minnesota Student Association is leading a possibly late attempt to put a bike path along Washington Avenue Southeast from Stadium Village to downtown Minneapolis.
While Metro Transit intends...
Despite their appeals, many University of Minnesota student groups will still not get student services fees for stipends, according to appeals committee recommendations obtained by the Minnesota...
A car ran into the Tea House Chinese Restaurant in Stadium Village on Monday night.
There were no injuries, but a Minneapolis police officer and Tea House employee say the driver may have been intoxicated.
The...
A candidate for Minnesota Student Association President, Adam Motzko, has dropped out of the race and came out in support of Mick Hedberg's campaign in a statement Sunday.
"The issues facing...
Amid growing discussion of a potential merger, two House Democrats unveiled legislation on Monday that would prevent any non-Minnesota-based entity from taking control or ownership of Fairview Health Services.
Representatives...
Three candidates participated in a Graduate and Professional Student Assembly presidential debate Wednesday night, but each of them backed the same platform.
Two of the three candidates — all current...
About 50 students crowded into Coffman Union’s President’s Room on Tuesday night.
While there, they heard four Minnesota Student Association presidential candidates discuss what...
A large crane now sits where the stage used to be inside Northrop Auditorium.
There are no seats, and construction materials litter its four floors.
“Every time I come in here it’s a...
Some University of Minnesota graduate and professional students say increasing fees are creating a financial burden.
To begin discussion on the fees — which are higher for international students...
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a case regarding the constitutionality of Michigan's ban on the use of racial or ethnic preferences in admissions to public colleges, the Chronicle...
Despite protests from several groups, the Student Services Fees Committee didn’t recommend full funding for many salary and officer stipend requests, saying the use of student services fees was not...
The University of Minnesota’s top lawyer and a prominent professor are going head-to-head as part of an ongoing dispute over a clinical drug trial that happened a decade ago.
Bioethics professor...
As Central Corridor light rail construction continues, there will be closures on roads near the University of Minnesota campus next week.
Portions of West Bank and Stadium Village roads will...
A bill that would provide legal immunity for underage drinkers seeking medical care will be heard in two legislative committees Tuesday.
The medical amnesty measure would legally protect underage drinkers...
Widespread use of free online textbooks may soon become a reality for Minnesota students.
A bill calling for an “open educational resource council,” made up of faculty from various public...
University of Minnesota students protested Boynton Health Service’s underfunded student services fees request for more mental health resources at a public hearing Thursday.
Several students...
If the initial student service fees committee recommendations stick, University of Minnesota students could see one of the largest year-over-year fees increases in recent years in 2013-14.
Each...
Medical amnesty legislation was introduced in the state Legislature on Monday.
The proposed bills would provide legal protection from charges relating to underage possession or consumption of alcohol for...
Chinese officials denied any involvement with a series of U.S. hacking attacks, news sources report.
Recently, a Virginia-based security company, Mandiant, filed a report accusing the People's Liberation...
To account for increased demand for mental health services, Boynton Health Service is requesting more than $380,000 in increased funding from the University of Minnesota Student Services Fees Committee.
The...
The Minnesota Student Association on Tuesday passed a bylaw to increase budget transparency after requesting increased student services fees.
The bylaw, which passed unanimously and without debate, states...
Mike Rowe almost threw away his insurance card when he received a new one from a different provider in the mail last month.
Upon realizing that the card — along with a $950 fee charged to his student...
Sledding or building snowmen may be the most popular forms of recreation for Minnesotans after a winter storm. But some took advantage of the weather with a different activity uncommon for a landlocked...
More than 200 University of Minnesota students crowded the state Capitol rotunda Thursday to demand higher education support from state legislators.
Issues like a proposed tuition freeze, medical amnesty...
Aaron Friedman will step down as vice president for health sciences and dean of the University of Minnesota’s Medical School at the end of 2013, University President Eric Kaler announced in...
University of Minnesota students filled the state Capitol rotunda on Thursday to rally for higher education support from state legislators.
Students from all University campuses joined together for Support...
After failing to fulfill federal tax obligations for two years, the Minnesota Student Association has received an abatement for non-compliance fines.
The student association didn’t file its...
The Minnesota Student Association will push for installation of cellphone charging stations in high-traffic areas on the University of Minnesota campus.
If budget allocations are passed at the next...
The Minnesota Student Association will discuss installing cell phone charging stations on campus at its forum on Tuesday night.
The student association will present a budget request for installing cell...
Josh Nelson attends the University of Minnesota full time. He also works 50 to 60 hours each week, in hopes of graduating with less than $15,000 in debt.
But doing so could soon become harder.
In light...
Amid growing controversy, the University of Minnesota will raise non-resident tuition rates next fall, widening the relatively small difference between resident and non-resident tuition rates.
Critics...
The University of Minnesota Graduate and Professional Student Assembly passed a resolution to change its grants process Wednesday night.
Currently, GAPSA awards various grants for academic initiative,...
The Minnesota Student Association will push for a tuition freeze and medical amnesty in the 2013 state legislative session.
At MSA’s Tuesday forum, leaders announced which issues they would advocate...
