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...