University of Minnesota Board of Regents member and former state legislator Laura Brod confirmed Thursday a private photograph posted of her online was authentic and said in a statement that she intends...

  A state legislator introduced a bill Thursday that would allow alcohol sales at Mariucci and Williams Arenas. Rep. Dan Schoen, DFL-St. Paul Park, wants to allow alcohol to be sold to the general...

A bill introduced in the Minnesota House on Thursday would allow alcohol sales at Mariucci and Williams Arenas, pending Board of Regents approval. Authored by Rep. Dan Schoen, DFL-St. Paul Park, the bill...

Twitter, Facebook and social media sites around the country exploded last night as America watched the controversial call that awarded the Seattle Seahawks a victory over the Green Bay Packers. But while...

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak is slated to speak tonight at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolinal, according to the Star Tribune. Rybak is the vice chair of the Demcoratic National...

A man jumped to his death from the Washington Avenue parking ramp just before 11 a.m. Wednesday. Paramedics declared him dead on the scene, according to University of Minnesota police Deputy Chief Chuck...

A man was shot in the back in the bathroom of a Minneapolis public library Thursday. Police have yet to find the unidentified shooter, whose shot paralyzed the victim, according to the Star Tribune. A...

  The heads of General Mills announced they are opposing the proposed constitutional amendment would ban same-sex marriage. The announcement makes the Minnesota-based food manufacturer one of the...

  The Minnesota Supreme Court will soon decide if a November ballot question that would require ID at the polls needs to be changed or removed. The contentious ballot question that Republicans...

The Washington Avenue Bridge, connecting the East and West Banks of campus, will be closed for the next two weekends due to work on the upcoming light rail.  In a release sent to the University community...

  A conference committee passed a handful of provisions relating to higher education policy Wednesday night, with implications for the University of Minnesota. Because the versions of the House and...

  State legislators hope to leave the Capitol in a matter of weeks, and a bonding bill is among many issues yet to be settled. The bill’s fate determines whether the University of Minnesota...

  After sending their arguments to an arbitrator, the University of Minnesota and its custodial workers now await a decision about their battle over new cleaning practices. The arbitration process...

Three people were shot dead Monday morning in Brooklyn Park at what the Star Tribune is reporting is an in-home day care center. Police said the shooting occured at about 6:30 a.m. and so far no suspect...

  With the state Legislature’s recent passage of the voter ID constitutional amendment, the future voting process for college students rests on many factors. And while both sides agree it’s...

Both higher education committees of the state Legislature met together Tuesday night to recommend who should be the next regent at the University of Minnesota — but failed to do so. Three candidates...

  Skittles are flying off the shelves, the New York Times reports, but controversy is coming with the bags of brightly-colored candies. In the wake of Florida teen Trayvon Martin’s death, who...

A bill introduced last week in the state Legislature would require two students sit on the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents. The bill, which faced stiff opposition Wednesday in the Senate,...

 The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents passed the six-year capital plan for the University Friday morning. The six-year capital plan serves as a long-range projection of what the University...

A bill introduced last week in the state Legislature would change how Minnesota handles its reciprocity funds. Rep. Bud Nornes, R-Fergus Falls, presented a bill that would create a new tuition reciprocity...

After 40 years, a mining program could return to the University of Minnesota. Rep. Tom Rukavina, DFL-Virginia, brought a bill Tuesday to the state House Higher Education and Policy and Finance Committee...

For at least the next 10 years, Minneapolis will have fewer state legislators representing the city at the Capitol, which is a concern for some local politicians. Last week, a panel of judges revealed...

A school shooting Monday left one student dead and four more injured at a high school in Chardon, Ohio. Early reports stated that the gunman began shooting in the school cafeteria with a handgun before...

Gov. Mark Dayton was elected vice chair of the Midwestern Governors Association this week in Washington D.C.  Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad was elected chair out of the nine regional governors present.  In...

A panel of judges revealed Tuesday what congressional and legislative district lines will look like for the next 10 years. Every 10 years in Minnesota after the U.S. Census data is released, district lines...

  The Vikings and the University of Minnesota have reached a tentative deal on details surrounding the Vikings playing at TCF Bank Stadium. In a potential agreement, the University would add 3,000...

  A bill introduced in the state Legislature last week would make it harder for former legislators to serve on the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents. The bill, introduced by Rep. Kate...

Mitt Romney won the Maine caucuses Saturday in yet another nonbinding straw poll. Romney won over second-place finisher Ron Paul with 39 percent of the vote in a contest that had only about 5,500 turn...

A man was shot and killed early Saturday morning in a downtown Minneapolis hotel, according to the Star Tribune. The shooting happened in a room at the Millennium Hotel at around 2:30 a.m. There were several...

The Minneapolis City Council unanimously voted Friday to oppose the proposed constitutional amendment that would ban marriage for same-sex couples. The council passed a resolution that demonstrated the...

A bill introduced Wednesday would make it harder for former legislators to serve on the University of MinnesotaâÄôs Board of Regents. The bill, introduced by Rep. Kate Knuth, DFL-New Brighton,...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have published a new study that could help increase vegetable consumption for young children. In the study published online Wednesday in the Journal of the American...

Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, proposed a bill Monday that would allow 18-year-olds to drink in bars and restaurants, but would still deny them the ability to purchase alcohol in stores. The bill...

Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, proposed a bill Monday that would allow 18-year-olds to drink in bars and restaurants, but would still deny them the ability to purchase alcohol in stores. The bill...

Due to budget cuts in the Minnesota State Senate, student legislative interns will no longer get paid âÄî effective immediately. Funding for the Senate internship program is being cut, which means...

Due to budget cuts in the Minnesota State Senate, student legislative interns will no longer get paid âÄî effective immediately. Funding for the Senate internship program is being cut, which means...