When she was 11 or 12 years old, "Spider" got involved in sex work to raise money so she could run away from home. "It seemed like the right thing to do to make money," she said. Since then, Spider - who...

Brainerd police say the disappearance of Erika Dalquist, 21, is unrelated to three other recent reports of missing young adults in Minnesota and Wisconsin. "That's what we've pretty much felt all along,"...

An adult man and a teenage girl share the stage. He is teaching her how to drive and she is listening attentively. Their exchange seems to become flirtatious, but that just does not seem right since he...

The families of four missing Minnesotans gathered in St. Paul on Monday to share their stories. Since Oct. 30, four college-aged adults, including Carlson School of Management student Chris Jenkins, have...

The family of missing Carlson School of Management student Chris Jenkins announced a reward of up to $50,000 on Monday for information leading to Jenkins' return. The reward is funded by the Jenkins family...

Jevetta Steele must be a masochist. For the past two weekends, she has repeatedly enacted one of the most painful and personal parts of her life to an audience of hundreds. In a voice that's stronger than...

The FBI opened a preliminary inquiry Tuesday into the possible kidnapping of University senior Chris Jenkins, who has been missing since Thursday. Coleen Rowley, special agent in the FBI's Minneapolis...

The Minneapolis Police Department began an investigation into the disappearance of University senior Chris Jenkins on Monday. An official missing person's report was filed with the Minneapolis police....

Chris Jenkins, a Carlson School of Management student and captain of the University's lacrosse team, has been missing since Thursday night, say friends and family members. Jenkins, 21, was last seen Thursday...

If Valerie Reichel didn't have a U-Pass, she would have to live on campus or find a ride with friends to get to school. The U-Pass, a discount metro bus pass for University students, received the Governor's...

Campus AM radio station 770 Radio K, KUOM, plans to gain an FM frequency this December, but the University campus won't be able to receive it. Radio K staff say the new low-power FM frequency will only...

Longtime adult female smokers who intend to quit soon may be too late to avoid the risk of breast cancer, according to a study released Thursday from the British Columbia Cancer Agency. Scientists found...

A referendum to disband the Hennepin Conservation District will be on the ballot this Nov. 5 as a result of a petition and a little-known statute. The referendum was initiated by Keefe Schunk of Corcoran,...

The advocates for a document that outlines principles for sustaining the environment and working toward world peace hope to have it endorsed by the United Nations, they said while meeting at the University...

The newly renovated architecture building on the University's East Bank is equipped to shed light on alternative energy sources. The University and Xcel Energy installed a 72-panel photovoltaic system...

Edgar Coleman, a local transient on the University's campus, was found unconscious near the east entrance of Willey Hall on the second floor at approximately 10:45 a.m. Thursday. Coleman was taken to the...

Construction of the Hiawatha Avenue light rail line was interrupted Wednesday morning when Minnesota Transit contractors tapped a four-inch gas line in downtown Minneapolis. Natural gas leaked and was...

f you are debating whether or not to pursue homemaking in the city, watch Rosemary's Baby (1968), playing this Monday at the Oak Street Cinema as part of their retrospective of films by Polish director...

Last week I joined journalists at the press junket for Woody Allen's latest film, Hollywood Ending, in New York City. After spending a DreamWorks Studios-sponsored night in the Drake Hotel on 5th Ave,...

It was his father's suicide that inspired Rob Ritzenthaler to document soldiers experiencing post traumatic stress disorder. In 1990, war veteran Captain James M. Ritzenthaler took his life after dealing...

Haiku Tunnel Directed by Josh & Jacob Kornbluth (Josh Kornbluth, Warren Keith, Amy Resnick, Sarah Overman) Rated: R     Haiku Tunnel is a high school forensics monologue gone movie-sized...

To mark the number of people who dream of writing a screenplay, stretch your arms out so your hands are as far away from each other as possible. Now bring your hands shoulder-width apart - that's how many...

It doesn't matter if a candidate has the prettiest face on campus and it doesn't matter if a candidate is the teacher's pet. The selection process for royalty candidates at the University is different...