The news of Norwood Teague’s appointment ended a swift search that began just more than two months ago, when Joel Maturi announced his retirement. Maturi’s Feb. 2 announcement ended more than...

Here's your Daily Digest for Tuesday, April 10: Obama v. Romney fight taking shape There’s still more than a month of primaries to go, but President Barack Obama has focused his attention square...

The Minnesota Legislature selected Wednesday Tom Devine to fill the empty Board of Regents seat. Devine will take over for former Regent Steve Sviggum, who left the board in early March after a lengthy...

Hot mic and hot waters President Barack Obama is again being criticized for remarks intended to be private that were picked up by a hot microphone. It happened Monday in Seoul, South Korea, where Obama...

Here’s your Daily Digest for Tuesday, March 6: (Kinda) Super Tuesday Ten states today will host Republican presidential primaries or caucuses, in which more than 400 delegates for the nomination...

At February's meeting, Board of Regents Chairwoman Linda Cohen requested legal opinions from University of Minnesota general counsel Mark Rotenberg and an outside attorney on whether Regent Steve Sviggum's...

Here’s your Daily Digest for Tuesday, Feb. 28: Sviggum's conflict of interest inquiry nearing decision Regent Steve Sviggum will meet Friday with the ad hoc committee taking up a potential conflict...

We held our very first #mndailychat Monday morning to talk with readers about their thoughts on the First Amendment and social media, and the implications of the Amanda Tatro v. University of Minnesota...

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that California’s controversial Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state, was unconstitutional. The case may be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court,...

Here's your Daily Digest for Jan. 24: #Asthestadiumturns Gov. Mark Dayton told Vikings' owner Zygi Wilf last night that the current Metrodome site is the only viable option for a new stadium if a deal...

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., announced Sunday that she will step down from her seat in Congress. "I have more work to do on my recovery, so to do what is best for Arizona, I will step down this...

The same day that Regent and former Republican lawmaker Steve Sviggum started his new job as spokesman of the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus, Board of Regents Chair Linda Cohen issued the following...

Kari Dziedzic won the election for the Senate District 59 seat Tuesday. She'll take office some time before the Legislature gears up on Jan. 24. Check out some interactive graphics on the results and...

Polls are open today for the DFL primary in the race for the Senate District 59 seat, which represents the University of Minnesota area. The winner will likely go on to win the general election on Jan....

The once-surging presidential campaign for Herman Cain is coming to a close. The Georgia Republican and businessman announced Saturday that he is âÄúsuspendingâÄù his bid for the Oval Office. Political...

Impromptu flash mob? Not quite, but University of Minnesota music students brought some holiday cheer to the Carlson School of Management.    My first thought? High School Musical has come...

Here's your Daily Digest for Wednesday, Nov. 30: Britain cuts diplomatic ties with Iran In the wake of an attack Tuesday on its embassy in Tehran, British officials evacuated staff from Iran's capital...

Candidates in the special election to represent the University of Minnesota area in the state Senate will be on campus for a forum Monday night. The six remaining candidates in the election for Senate...

Here's your Daily Digest for Wednesday, Nov. 2: Assange Though his legal battle likely won't end any time soon, the United Kingdom's high court upheld Wednesday a ruling that Julian Assange should be extradited...

Here's your Daily Digest for Wednesday, Oct. 26 Dayton announces $100M for small business The morning after he hosted a daylong Jobs Summit in downtown St. Paul, Gov. Mark Dayton announced $100 million...

Here's your Daily Digest for Wednesday, Oct. 19: Lions and tigers and bears (and wolves) Police officers in the eastern Ohio town of Zanesville are hunting down about 50 exotic animals on the loose, according...

Here's your Daily Digest for Wednesday, Oct. 12: Israel executed a deal with Hamas — the Palestinian political party that governs the Gaza Strip — to release 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange...

Former CEO and Apple Inc. Co-founder Steve Jobs has died, the company announced Wednesday night. He was 56. âÄúApple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing...

Eric Kaler was officially inaugurated as the 16th president of the University of Minnesota last Thursday, Sept. 22. He had been serving as president since July 1, when former President Bob Bruininks left...

Here's your Daily Digest for Wednesday, Sept. 28: Swine swindlers strike in Minnesota Nearly 750 hogs have been stolen from Minnesota farms in the past two months, according to the Star Tribune. Why pigs,...

Written by Reporter Intern Dina Elrashidy Former Minnesota U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman announced Wednesday that he will be joining Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign as a special adviser, according to the...

Here's your Daily Digest for Wednesday, Sept. 21:   Google under fire The chairman of the internet giant Google will appear before the U.S. Senate at an antitrust hearing today.  Amid allegations...

  The search for the University of MinnesotaâÄôs next senior vice president for academic affairs and provost is already down to four candidates. The fifth, unnamed candidate, who was scheduled...

Here's your Daily Digest for Wednesday, Sept. 14:   Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau Tuesday indicates Minnesota is faring better than the nation on average when it comes to poverty, but that's...

A month after dropping out of the race, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Monday he's backing Mitt Romney in his bid for the presidency, according to the Star Tribune. Pawlenty will serve as...

In his first big appearance since dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination mid-August, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty showed off his lighter side as a special guest on the Colbert...

Straw polls appear to be presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann's thing - she pulled in another victory at the Minnesota State Fair, the Republican Party of Minnesota announced Tuesday. Bachmann won the...

The last month has not been kind to U.S. Rep. and Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann, and two of the top leaders of her campaign stepped down Monday, according to Politico. Citing health...

Former U.S. President George W. Bush will speak Sept. 21 at Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park, Minn., according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The nation's 43rd president is being brought in to speak...

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty has bowed out of the presidential race, according to the Associated Press. The two-term Minnesota governor announced he would end his campaign Sunday, the day after an improved...

Finance and Commerce released Tuesday a first look at what the addition to the University's Recreation Center will look like. The University broke ground on what will eventually become a four floor, 150,000-square-foot...

The University of MinnesotaâÄôs College of Liberal Arts announced Thursday that, starting this year, there will be no December commencement ceremony for its fall graduates. In an email sent to...

Time magazine reported today what Minnesotans have expected all along: North Dakota is not a real state. At least not constitutionally. Our neighbors to the west - who officially joined the United States...

In the midst of the largest government shutdown in state history, Gov. Mark Dayton will speak at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs Thursday morning. Dayton will take the stage of Cowles Auditorium...

Weeks of speculation on what services may continue in the event of a government shutdown came to an end Wednesday, when Ramsey County District Chief Judge Kathleen Gearin ordered what will remain open...

U.S. Reps. Ron Paul, R-Texas, and Barney Frank, DFL-Massachusetts, will introduce a bill today that aims to get the remove the federal government's role in regulating marijuana sale and use, according...

As she stood on stage with fellow Republicans eyeing the Oval Office, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announced Monday night she is officially seeking the presidency in the 2012 election. Bachmann put...

State legislators and the governor were unable to agree on a budget before the Legislature adjourned Monday night. DFL Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed Tuesday all of the budget proposals Republicans laid on his...

After almost two years of preparation and media speculation, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will officially declare himself a candidate in the 2012 presidential race Monday, according to the Associated...

As Gov. Mark Dayton and the Republican-controlled state Legislature work tirelessly to agree on a budget before the session ends in five days, the two parties have hit an impasse that will likely drag...

A bill that would require all voters to present photo identification at polling places across Minnesota passed through the state House of Representatives Thursday evening, and may soon be headed to Gov....

While prescription painkiller abuse has increased nationwide in recent years, University of Minnesota officials say the problem hasnâÄôt migrated to clinics on campus. Distribution and nonmedical...

A large group of professors from the University of Minnesota Law School sent a letter urging state legislators to stop pursuing a bill that would put a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on...

A large group of professors from the University of MinnesotaâÄôs Law School sent a letter urging the state Senate and House of Representatives to prevent a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage...

Proposed cuts to funding for on-site medical training have health care experts and administrators at the University of Minnesota worried about the future of the industry. Gov. Mark Dayton and legislators...

Rochelle and Kerry Ingram have lost count of how many times their son Devin has gone under the knife. âÄúWe stopped counting after 20,âÄù Rochelle Ingram said. Since Devin was born more...

Hibo Guled speaks Somali, the language of her native Somalia. She also speaks Urdu and Arabic, not to mention perfect English. The University of Minnesota plucked her from University of Minnesota Medical...

Minnesotans may vote on the definition of marriage next year. Republican Sens. Warren Limmer, David Hann and Paul Gazelka announced Tuesday they intend to add a constitutional amendment to the 2012 election...

A group of roughly 30 University of Minnesota health care workers gathered to rally against rising insurance costs outside the Mayo Memorial Building on Wednesday afternoon. The workers, who schedule appointments...

Despite quick progress through the Minnesota Legislature, the proposal that would require photo IDs at voting polls may be decided by the people through a constitutional amendment, according to the Star...

Three people, including one University of Minnesota student, were robbed near Dinkytown late Tuesday night, according to a University crime alert. The victims were walking near the corner of 12th Avenue...

Led by a University of Minnesota scientist, a team of researchers from around the globe has received $10 million to study a possible treatment for HIV. Professor Reuben Harris of the UniversityâÄôs...

Led by a University of Minnesota scientist, a team of researchers from around the globe will soon begin studying a human protein that may hold a secret in treating HIV. Professor Reuben Harris of the UniversityâÄôs...

The spring equinox passed on March 21, but the threat of snow is still looming. University of Minnesota students and the rest of the Twin Cities residents can expect between two and four inches of snow...

Three people, at least two of them University of Minnesota students, are in the hospital after a 2 a.m. hit-and-run Friday near Dinkytown, according to the Star Tribune. All three were taken to Hennepin...

Minnesota's jobless rate has continued to decline to 6.6 percent in March, according to a report from the state's Department of Employment and Economic Development released Thursday. The rate slid down...

University of Minnesota researcher Doris Taylor walks into her lab every morning with one mission: to change the world with her research. Taylor, director of the UniversityâÄôs Center for Cardiovascular...

Ongoing radiation monitoring performed by the Minnesota Department of Health has found trace amounts of radiation that likely came from Japan, according to an MDH report. Discovered from samples taken...

The explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig triggered the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Photo courtesy of National Geographic. Nearly a year after the explosion and subsequent oil spill at their...

Two funding bills passed in the state Legislature this week have University of Minnesota researchers worried about the future of stem cell research in the state. Those bills include prohibitions on human...

The Minnesota Senate passed a bill Tuesday afternoon that includes a ban on state or federal funds being used for certain types of stem cell research. Hours later, the state House of Representatives passed...

A week after launching an exploratory committee, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Monday announced his fundraising team for a presidential bid. Preceded by months of national touring, Pawlenty is...

Triggered by the evolving nuclear crisis in Japan, safety officials across the country are looking inward at their own nuclear facilities, including MinnesotaâÄôs two plants. The Nuclear Regulatory...

Life expectancy in the U.S. has hit an all-time high at 78 years and two months, according to a preliminary report on deaths in 2009 by the Centers for Disease Control. The previous record of 78 years...

The University of Minnesota announced the four finalists to take over as dean of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs on Thursday. All four candidates will visit the Humphrey School for two days in late...

A bill that would prohibit human cloning passed through its first committee hearing Tuesday in the Minnesota House of Representatives, according to Minnesota Public Radio. That same bill could impact stem...

The tsunami that struck Japan's northern coast early this morning and left hundreds dead and missing has struck California. Santa Cruz and Crescent City, two cities in northern California, were hit hard...

The latest state bill in a surge of similar moves by Republican legislators seeks to ban abortions 20 weeks after fertilization. Republicans regained majorities in the state Senate and House of Representatives...

Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate today voted to strip public employees of a majority of their collective bargaining rights, according to a report from WCCO. The move comes after almost a month of stalemate,...

Regent Laura Brod after being named to the board on Feb. 21. Recently appointed to the Board of Regents, Laura Brod joined the Minneapolis law firm Lockridge Grindal Nauen, according to a report from...

Kimberly Wooster is scrambling. She found out two weeks ago that the Student VeteranâÄôs Association needs to find a new home by July. The University of Minnesota is planning to demolish Wesbrook...

Photo courtesy of Finance and Commerce Wesbrook Hall may not get a chance to celebrate its 114th birthday. According to an article from Finance and Commerce, the Pleasant Street building will likely...

The state of Minnesota began the switch to Medicaid today. Starting March 1, all General Assistance Medical Care enrollees were automatically moved to the new program. There were approximately 32,000 GAMC...

Synthetic marijuana products like this package of K2 can't be sold for at least a year. Headshops across the country have pulled synthetic marijuana products off their shelves in accordance with the...

The move to post calorie counts in residential dining halls and food courts on campus has made progress since the fall, but it will be some time before the number of calories in a Panda Bowl will be posted...

A bill to ban some of the chemicals commonly used in synthetic marijuana products passed the Minnesota House of Representatives on Thursday with a resounding vote, but there has been little progress with...

HeâÄôs been published in national journals, quoted in the New York Times and even appeared on Oprah. Dr. Michael Osterholm is used to the national spotlight. His latest media appearance is an editorial...

With another victory for Democrats, they now lead on the health care scoreboard 3-2. U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler in Washington, D.C. Tuesday threw out a lawsuit that alleged the federal mandate...

Just over a month after he launched a fight against Gov. Mark Dayton's expansion of Medicaid in Minnesota, Sen. David Hann announced yesterday he's letting the issue go, acccording to a Minnesota Public...

Those suffering from a runny nose or cough may want to turn to Zinc - the element at the end of the alphabet - according to a post on the New York Times' health blog. According to a collaboration of Zinc...

  Dr. Ed Ehlinger wrote a song for each yearâÄôs awards ceremony at Boynton Health Service. He helped honor the five- to 20-year milestones of his employees by weaving their names into his...

After more than two weeks of protests across Egypt calling for his departure, President Hosni Mubarak has left the country and stepped down, according to a statement from Vice President Omar Suleiman. The...

The University of Minnesota Medical School raked in $141 million in research grants last year from the National Institutes of Health, but as an economic recovery sputters, the forecast for next year looks...

The University of MinnesotaâÄôs Board of Regents and General Counsel on Monday dismissed eight professorsâÄô request for an outside investigation into the suicide of a former clinical patient. In...

In order to battle a rising need for on-campus housing, the University of Minnesota is planning to build a new dorm on the current site of the 1701 University Avenue SE classroom building. The residence...

A bill introduced in the state Legislature on Wednesday would allow Minnesota liquor stores to stay open seven days a week, meaning the 40-minute drive from Minneapolis to Hudson, Wis. could be replaced...