On Wednesday afternoon, attorneys for former University of Minnesota associate women’s golf coach Katie Brenny continued their case in the discrimination lawsuit against the University’s Board...

More Gophers athletes are earning their degrees than ever before. The NCAA revealed its annual Graduation Success Rate last Thursday, and Minnesota scored an 86 percent — five percentage points higher...

While college athletics is a full-time job, athletes don’t turn any profit. At least, not for themselves. While revenue sports generate a lot of money for their respective schools, many traditionalists...

Following back-to-back top-five finishes in their first two tournaments of the season, the Gophers are looking to make a run at a tournament title. Minnesota will travel to Albuquerque, N.M., this weekend...

The Gophers men’s golf team finished fourth out of 14 teams in the annual tournament at Wolf Run Golf Club in Zionsville, Ind. The Gophers were in fifth place entering the final round Sunday, but...

Just months after being cut, Olympic wrestling is back. The International Olympic Committee voted Sunday to reinstate the sport for the 2020 and 2024 Olympics, the Associated Press reported. Wrestling...

The annual tournament that will feature all five of Minnesota’s Division I men’s hockey teams will be officially named the North Star College Cup, the University of Minnesota announced in a...

This winter, outdoor hockey will return to the Twin Cities for the first time in 80 years. The University of Minnesota announced Tuesday that TCF Bank Stadium will host the 2014 Hockey City Classic on...

  University of Minnesota police Lt. Troy Buhta rarely sees action as the internal affairs investigator of his department. Buhta is responsible for looking into complaints filed against University...

Four units in the FloCo Fusion apartment building were burglarized early Sunday, according to a Minneapolis police report. A  University of Minnesota student allegedly went on a burglary spree in...

The University of Minnesota Office for Fraternity and Sorority Life responded to reports of an alleged rape at a campus fraternity early Sunday. “Our office is concerned that this took place, and...

An Australian man accused of robbing a bank in Wyoming told jurors Tuesday that he was justified because he gave much of the money to the homeless. Corey Donaldson, 39, is charged with stealing $140,000...

U.S.. newspapers saw a slight decline in circulation over the past six months compared to the same time period last year, the Alliance for Audited Media reported.  Total newspaper circulation decreased...

The man charged with murdering Trayvon Martin waived his right to a hearing under Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law and will likely begin his trial this summer.  George Zimmerman, 29,...

  A woman reported being raped at a campus fraternity over Spring Jam weekend. An unknown person found the woman acting “hysterically” and sitting on the sidewalk across the street from...

  University police issued 26 alcohol-related citations during Spring Jam weekend. Those citations included underage consumption, underage possession, public consumption and driving while intoxicated. “That’s...

A court in Kosovo found two people guilty of human trafficking and organized crime Monday while also finding three others guilty of lesser crimes in the case of a major international organ trafficking...

The Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials has been released from federal custody.  Paul Kevin Curtis was charged with sending a threatening...

  A University of Minnesota student was robbed early Sunday near Marcy Park, according to a Minneapolis police report. The victim, 19, was walking alone at about 1 a.m. one block away from Marcy Park...

A former justice of the peace was charged Thursday with murder in the killings of two Texas prosecutors and the wife of one of them.  Eric Williams, 46, is charged in the March killings Kaufman District...

The body of a stillborn baby was accidently sent to a laundry service and discovered by workers Tuesday.  Police were called to Crothall Laundry, a laundry service in Red Wing, Minn., just before...

University of Minnesota police responded to two gun crimes in the Southeast Como neighborhood over the weekend, and police suspect the crimes may be related due to their timing, location and suspect descriptions. Two...

University of Minnesota police issued a trespass warning Thursday to a Minneapolis man who has been banned from Minnesota colleges in the past. Larry James Pinkney, 62, allegedly harassed several students...

Two women were shot and wounded at the campus of New River Community College in Christiansburg, Va.  One of the victims was airlifted to the hospital while the other was taken by ambulance. There...

A spring snowstorm led to hundreds of flight cancelations, dozens of car accidents and mass transit delays early Thursday in the Twin Cities area.  Over five inches of snow fell in Minneapolis and...

Gunnar Brown was socializing with friends at Mesa Pizza early Sunday when he said a bouncer grabbed his jacket and dragged him outside. “He never said a word to me; he just started taking me out,”...

Over a series of nights last month in an Anderson Hall bathroom, five people were arrested for what police deemed “inappropriate activities.” It wasn’t just by way of a regular patrol...

Civil engineering senior Michael Kronzer never thought someone would break into his home while he was there. But that’s exactly what happened to him and his roommates early Saturday. Kronzer and...

Prosecutors announced that they will seek the death penalty in the trial James Holmes, the man accused of going on a shooting spree in a movie theatre in Aurora, Colo., last July.  The announcement...

  In Minneapolis, spring means more opportunities to get out of the house and enjoy warmer weather. But it also means more crime. In 2012, crime increased by more than 18 percent from the winter months...

A University student was arrested outside of Five Guys Burgers and Fries early Saturday for harassing an off-duty police officer, according to a Minneapolis police report. The student, 22, was acting as...

A man turned a gun on himself after allegedly shooting and injuring another man in Minneapolis' Cedar-Riverside neighborhood Friday night, according to Minneapolis police. Around 10:30 p.m., Minneapolis...

A computer expert testified Thursday about her analysis of cellphones seized in the investigation of two Ohio high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl.  Computer forensic...

  A woman was assaulted near the University Information Technology building early Sunday, according to a University police report. The woman, 28, was riding home from Loring Pasta Bar along University...

  A woman was assaulted near the University Information Technology building early Sunday, according to a University police report. The woman, 28, was driving home from Loring Pasta Bar along University...

As University of Minnesota student Seola Park got into her friend’s car after a night out at the Library Bar and Grill, she realized her purse was missing. She went back to the bar, but neither she...