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This could be the first 90-degree opener since 2013.
The Farmers' Almanac has issued its forecast for winter, and no doubt many are taking its word as gospel. Especially here, where winter isn't just a season but an endless way of life.
Plans for a petting zoo at a Twin Cities shopping mall are causing an uproar among some animal activists.
Starting Jan. 1, 2024, Minnesota's minimum wage rates will increase to $10.85 for large employers and $8.85 for other state minimum wages.
For the next 12 days, hundreds of thousands of people will come through the Minnesota State Fair's gates. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy finds out what it takes to get ready if you're one of their 300 food vendors.
Outside the Minnesota State Fair's gates, a group of neighbors is getting ready to help. People who live around here love the fair, and that means wanting it to be as safe as possible.
Minnesota state and tribal leaders met with members of the Environment Protection Agency In Shakopee on Wednesday to discuss how they aim to use $4 million in pollution reduction grants.
Nineteen-year-old Emma Kuball, of Waterville, will serve as a goodwill ambassador for dairy farms and families for the next year.
Eight GOP candidates made their case for why they should be president before their largest audience to date.
Opening day could be the first 90-degree day at the Minnesota State Fair in a decade, but there are ways to stay cool and hydrated if you don't want to miss it.
Extreme temperature swings are very normal and very Minnesotan, according to climate scientists. But things are changing, and not necessarily for the better.
Plenty of people in the Twin Cities tried their best to embrace the heat Wednesday. In Midtown Minneapolis, 75 vendors and even more customers bared the brunt of the blaze during the Black Entrepreneurs State Fair.
It will be a very hot and humid start to the Minnesota State Fair.
Waterville's Emma Kuball, 19, will kick off the Minnesota State Fair by having her likeness in sculpted in butter.
Fairgoers aren't strangers to all the animals and attractions, the food and the fun. But tucked away, far on the north side of the fairgrounds, is an inconspicuous, little house that's chock-full of history.
Plans for a petting zoo at a Twin Cities shopping mall are causing an uproar among some animal activists.
For the first time in Minnesota, you can get certified in going green.
.Brice Turang beat out an infield hit with two outs in the 10th inning to bring home Willy Adames with the winning run, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 8-7 on Wednesday.
T.J. Hockenson's second season with the Vikings might require a similar accelerated ramp-up as his first season in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Lynx fanbase is getting called out by an opponent after questionable behavior by some fans Tuesday night.
Napheesa Collier scored 29 points, Kayla McBride added 21 and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Dallas Wings 91-86.
Tyrone Taylor hit a go-ahead RBI single and highlighted a five-run sixth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Tuesday night in an interleague matchup of division leaders.
Fairgoers aren't strangers to all the animals and attractions, the food and the fun. But tucked away, far on the north side of the fairgrounds, is an inconspicuous, little house that's chock-full of history.
Nearly every Minnesota town has a celebration centered around parties and pageantry. But Northfield may be the only one that honors the defeat of a famous American outlaw. This will be the 75th year they've re-enacted their victory.
Have you ever wanted to have an island all to yourself? Well, now you can do exactly that in Otter Tail County. Guests from across the country, and even a former U.S. president, have visited Xanadu Island.
Every inch of his 5,000-square-foot destination is being built with the environment in mind. The building is entirely solar powered and the wood is all recycled. The roof is copper because it's a metal that lasts decades. The idea is to leave the smallest carbon footprint possible.
It's a chapel dedicated to Christianity, and to grasshoppers.
Hudson was appointed associate justice in 2015 by then-Gov. Mark Dayton, after serving as a judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals for 13 years. She'll lead the high court when current Chief Justice Lorie Gildea retires in October.
For Fischer and her son, Paul Benally, the first health scare came 11 years ago when he was bit by a mosquito and contracted encephalitis, which caused his brain to swell. That was only the beginning.
Just southwest of the Twin Cities in Jordan, a local orchard is looking to build an experience around picking, eating and drinking Minnesota apples.
As Logan Erickson stepped on the grate, his foot got caught in the tiniest of gaps and the 20-horsepower auger pulled him through.
Just north of Buffalo Lake, the hailstorm made it look like someone took a weed whipper to the crops. It shredded fields of green, along with fairways of green.
A Minnesota native who now lives in Maui is opening her home to fire victims.
Members of the community decided to turn an already planned abortion rights fundraiser into a fundraiser for victims of the shooting.
Video shows the moment a woman says she had a seizure, lost control of her car and slammed into a building on Lake Street in Minneapolis. What happened next is shocking.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Get a feel for 2023 Vikings training camp.
The Minnesota State Fair announced its new offerings for the 2023 edition.
Between 12,000 and 16,000 black bears live in Minnesota, the Minnesota DNR says. For the past 20 years, the population has been growing and expanding further south and west. That means a lot of close encounters for Minnesotans.
Outside the Minnesota State Fair's gates, a group of neighbors is getting ready to help. People who live around here love the fair, and that means wanting it to be as safe as possible.
"Usually that doesn't happen, so when we're able to do something like that, it's a little bit of a feel-good day," said Deputy Chief Staffan Swanson.
Opening day could be the first 90-degree day at the Minnesota State Fair in a decade, but there are ways to stay cool and hydrated if you don't want to miss it.
Plenty of people in the Twin Cities tried their best to embrace the heat Wednesday. In Midtown Minneapolis, 75 vendors and even more customers bared the brunt of the blaze during the Black Entrepreneurs State Fair.
The Farmers' Almanac has issued its forecast for the winter of 2023-2024, and no doubt many are taking its word as gospel, especially here in Minnesota where winter isn't just a season but a frequently endless way of life.
For the first time in Minnesota, you can get certified in going green.
For the next 12 days, hundreds of thousands of people will come through the Minnesota State Fair's gates. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy finds out what it takes to get ready if you're one of their 300 food vendors.
Minnesota state and tribal leaders met with members of the Environment Protection Agency In Shakopee on Wednesday to discuss how they aim to use $4 million in pollution reduction grants.
The Farmers' Almanac has issued its forecast for the winter of 2023-2024, and no doubt many are taking its word as gospel, especially here in Minnesota where winter isn't just a season but a frequently endless way of life.
Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association plan to testify, saying billing practices can compromise access to care for Minnesotans.
The mother of a U.S. Army private who mysteriously sprinted across the border into North Korea last month says her son, Travis King, has "so many reasons to come home.
University of Wisconsin System leaders plan to ask Republican lawmakers this fall to release about half of the $32 million they withheld in hopes of defunding diversity initiatives.
Authorities say a Wisconsin woman who had been reported missing and endangered has been found safe.
Authorities say two motorcyclists crashed near Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Saturday night. One of them was killed and the other fled the scene before being found.
A motorcyclist is dead and his passenger is hospitalized after a crash in western Wisconsin Saturday evening.
Brutal barbs were thrown, and battle lines drawn in the first Republican primary debate. Caroline Cummings breaks down all the highlights.
Eight GOP candidates made their case for why they should be president before their largest audience to date.
The mother of a U.S. Army private who mysteriously sprinted across the border into North Korea last month says her son, Travis King, has "so many reasons to come home.
Eight candidates will square off Wednesday night in Milwaukee -- but the current GOP frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, is opting out.
For the next 12 days, hundreds of thousands of people will come through the State Fair's gates. What does it take to get ready if you're one of their 300 food vendors? Esme Murphy talks with two of the most successful vendors, as well as a new vendor.
High interest in legal, THC products helped Minnesota rake in more than a half-million tax dollars last month.
You'll soon be able to walk the streets of Anoka with an alcoholic beverage in your hand.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed a measure that would set a minimum wage and ensure other protections for rideshare drivers in the city.
As much as you might look forward to it, getting to the Minnesota State Fair can be stressful. It's why fair organizers say sharing a ride might be your best bet.
As the temperatures rise, so do our energy bills. Xcel Energy's John Marshall says there are things you can do ahead of the heat to help cut down energy costs.
A Hopkins man has been charged with murdering a woman who had a no contact order against him for domestic abuse.
Bemidji police are investigating what they call an act of "homicidal violence" after a welfare check earlier this month led to the discovery of a man's body.
The Department of Corrections said, in the last week, it has caught 20 inmates ingesting or possessing drugs or drug paraphernalia.
"All of these explosive devices are homemade, based on tutorials that can be found on the internet," Mexico's defense secretary said.
From the Twin Cities to the White House, a specific type of crime is grabbing headlines as prosecutors look to take down entire groups at once.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services backed off from a plan that could have curtailed access to a type of reconstructive surgery known as DIEP flap. Breast cancer patient advocates are relieved.
Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association plan to testify, saying billing practices can compromise access to care for Minnesotans.
Using eye drops contaminated with bacteria can lead to a "life-threatening infection," FDA warns.
For Fischer and her son, Paul Benally, the first health scare came 11 years ago when he was bit by a mosquito and contracted encephalitis, which caused his brain to swell. That was only the beginning.
Expectant parents could soon have another new option this fall to protect their newborns from RSV, the most common cause of hospitalization in American infants.
A Minnesota musician has a big part in one of Netflix's most popular shows. And his success came as a big surprise, even to himself.
"It's just really incredible how somebody living with high-functioning autism can go from practicing the piano at 2 years old to getting all this national and international attention," said Joe Bigalke said.
On "This Is Us," Jones played William "Shakespeare" Hill, a biological father whose life is renewed through his relationship with the family of his son Randall Pearson, played by Sterling K. Brown.
Organizers are hopeful the tens of thousands of visitors choose to park at one of a number of nearby park and ride locations, where roughly 40 shuttles an hour at peak times will transport visitors to the festival grounds.
A new trail at the Minnesota Zoo is opening Friday and will give visitors a unique perspective on some of its most popular animals.