Editor's note: this story will be updated on an ongoing basis as more information becomes available. As a potential hub for the highly contagious coronavirus, the University of Minnesota is prepping for...

The Democratic Party is seeking to narrow its field and decide on a final candidate, and University of Minnesota students hit the polls in full force Tuesday morning. Former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont...

Joe Biden clinched the top spot in the Minnesota Democratic primary on Super Tuesday — but he wasn’t the leading candidate among students voting in the primaries near the University of Minnesota. Bernie...

After a strong performance in South Carolina shifted his campaign’s momentum, presidential candidate Joe Biden surged on Super Tuesday. Biden is projected to win the Democratic primary in Minnesota and...

In the Super Tuesday contests that will be pivotal in nominating a Democratic candidate, University of Minnesota students spent the final days leading up to Minnesota’s Democratic primary campaigning...

Tension has escalated between police and protesters outside President Donald Trump's rally in Minneapolis Thursday night, resulting in police using pepper spray and tear gas to quell protests. Around 9:30...

President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Minneapolis Thursday drew thousands of both supporters and protesters, outlining the campaign’s 2020 goal: flip Minnesota. Beginning in the early evening...

The University of Minnesota's chapter of College Republicans' Paint the Bridge panel was spray-painted over on Friday, marking the fourth year in a row the group's panel has been vandalized.  The...

Update: The case has been transferred to the FBI. The Minneapolis Police Department is now acting in a support role, according to MPD spokesperson John Elder. A Dinkytown apartment complex was evacuated...

At the Board of Regents’ special meeting Friday, longtime African American studies professor John Wright stepped forward to speak about his own family’s experience of discrimination at the University...

The discussion on renaming campus buildings will come to a head Friday, when the Board of Regents will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. in McNamara Alumni Center. The board is slated to vote on whether...

Minnesota made history by electing the first refugee and Somali-American woman to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. Rep. Ilhan Omar, DFL-Minneapolis, is a rising star in the Democratic Party who has seen strong...

Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., won Minnesota’s special Senate election on Tuesday, reaffirming Democrat control of both Senate seats. Smith defeated Republican candidate Rep. Karin Housley, R-St. Mary’s...

Minnesota will keep a Democrat in the governor’s office for another term. Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., who was re-elected to his seat five times before running for governor, ran against Republican nominee...

University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced on Friday afternoon he will step down as president one year before his term is scheduled to end. Kaler announced in a statement that he would step...

As ballots were tallied around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Ward 3 City Council Member Jacob Frey led a pack of 16 mayoral hopefuls with 25 percent of first-choice votes.  Frey pulled ahead of Tom Hoch and...

Hundreds marched on I-94 in St. Paul Friday night, protesting the “not guilty” verdict in the police shooting case of Philando Castile. The demonstrators started with a static protest on the State...

St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez was found not guilty Friday in Ramsey County Court for the fatal shooting of Philando Castile last year — prompting a rally on the State Capitol steps.As...

St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez was found not guilty on Friday in Ramsey County Court for the fatal shooting of Philando Castile last year. Immediate outrage followed the verdict with a...

As many as 100,000 demonstrators marched on the Minnesota State Capitol Saturday as part of a nationwide day of protest condemning President Donald Trump’s policies and campaign rhetoric. The event was...

Donald Trump gave his oath of office Friday morning to become the 45th president of the U.S. and was met with protests nationwide, including at the University of Minnesota.Students, campus groups and faculty...

As Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison runs to fill the Democratic National Committee's chair vacancy, multiple news outlets have reported on columns Ellison wrote for the Minnesota Daily while...

With the recent upset election of President-elect Donald Trump, many on campus have expressed shock, worry, confusion and joy. Trump's election has spurred nationwide demonstrations and sparked campus-wide...

In the span of 36 hours, two fatal shootings of black men — one, Alton Sterling from Baton Rouge, La., the other, Philando Castile of St. Paul — left the country in a state of stirring dismay.Then,...