University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview researchers will likely get a significant new source of stem cells soon — a proposal that has been discussed for years. On Wednesday, the medical...

Nearly 1,500 Minnesotans used Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s new online voter registration system last month, but the program’s legitimacy is under question. Four Republican state...

If they’re elected next week, Alicia Bennett and Tony Lane both hope to use the Minneapolis mayor’s office to garner support for a minimum wage increase. Bennett, Lane and Rahn Workcuff are...

Some state legislators are planning to push this season to raise Minnesota’s hourly minimum wage, despite failed attempts last session. Supporters say the increase would spur economic growth, while...

If Bill Kahn is elected mayor of Minneapolis, he said he’ll use his new power to eliminate the mayor’s office entirely. Kahn is running against 34 other mayoral candidates, including James...

The Bell Museum of Natural History’s renovation was not included in the University of Minnesota’s 2014 capital budget request, but a state legislator still plans to advocate for state money...

When polls open in Minneapolis on Nov. 5, 35 mayoral candidates will be on the ballot, focusing on issues ranging from the Vikings Stadium to government reform. Kurtis Hanna, John Hartwig, John Wilson,...

Minnesota legislators continued ongoing discussions about synthetic drug use in the state at a meeting Wednesday, hearing expert testimony on the use and sale of the drugs. The experts’ presentations...

A new Minneapolis mayor will be elected in about four weeks, and as the race heats up, candidates are focusing on issues like the new Vikings stadium and the city’s education system. Mark Anderson,...

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, DFL-Minneapolis, was arrested Tuesday during a protest on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Ellison sat down on Independence Avenue with other members of Congress...

A University of Minnesota professor’s proposal to solve the Syrian conflict is being discussed at the national level. The U.S. Department of State asked political science professor Kathryn Sikkink...

Five of the 35 Minneapolis mayoral candidates will focus on issues like government spending, public safety and alternative forms of energy if elected. Troy Benjegerdes, Don Samuels, Cam Winton, Bob Fine...

For the first time in 17 years, the U.S. federal government has shut down. Nonessential federal offices and departments will close their doors, agencies will run on minimal staff, and several programs...

Audience members asked the mayoral candidates questions to guide the discussion Thursday – many questioned the city’s police system. Mayoral candidates Mark Andrew, Jackie Cherryhomes, Dan...

University of Minnesota neighborhoods are requesting infested trees be removed as part of a citywide effort to combat invasive insects. Minneapolis officials are working to eradicate the emerald ash borer,...

Hussein Samatar, a leader in Minneapolis' Somali-American community, died from leukemia on Sunday, MPR News reports.  He was 45. The first Somali-American elected to public office in Minnesota, Samatar...