Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she finds it "very difficult" to envision backing the last-chance GOP bill that would repeal the Obama health care law.

The bill would make big changes to the nation's health care system by rolling back key requirements of Obamacare, including that insurers not charge more to people with pre-existing conditions.

Authorities say three people from Wyoming are dead after a small plane crash in northwestern Minnesota.

Two days of mediated, closed-door talks between Gov. Mark Dayton and the Republican-led Legislature failed to produce a deal. Dayton said GOP leaders lied about the cash they had to keep the Capitol operating.

Minnesota lawmakers passed a $542 million financial safety net for insurance companies last session to stabilize the state's individual health insurance market, but still needed a federal waiver to proceed. After weeks of anxious waiting, officials say they got the OK.

The Department of Homeland Security has recommended the president sign off on new, more targeted restrictions on foreign nationals from countries it says refuse to share information with the U.S

Arizona Sen. John McCain is the second Republican to oppose the legislation, after Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul came out against it last week. If one more GOP senator is against the bill, it won't pass.

Jerry and Patty Wetterling sued to block Stearns County from releasing about 200 of the thousands of pages of investigative documents.

Minnesota was one of 21 states notified Friday of attempted Russian hacking.

The president is backing appointed Sen. Luther Strange, who's been heavily funded by a superPAC aligned with Mitch McConnell. Many of Trump's allies, however, are backing Judge Roy Moore.

Scholars and activists say the latest demonstrations in Missouri, aren't just about another police shooting. They reflect unaddressed racial disparities going back generations.

Al's Breakfast in Dinkytown has been in operation since 1950. After over three decades of consistent success, MPR reporter Dan Olson adventured into the crowded diner in 1986 to see what all the fuss was about.

The 87th edition of the St. John's-St. Thomas game will be played on Saturday at Target Field, and more than 35,000 tickets have already been sold.

A strong aftershock has rolled through Mexico City, swaying buildings and sending some people running into the street.

With Puerto Rico devastated by Hurricane Maria, shutting down all power and most communication, many Puerto Ricans in Minnesota are still awaiting word from friends and family on the island.

China's Ministry of Commerce said Saturday it would limit refined petroleum exports starting Oct. 1 and ban the import of North Korean textiles immediately. It would ban exports of liquefied natural gas to the North immediately as well.

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has said that Obama's policy had been unfairly skewed against those accused of assault and had "weaponized" the Education Department to "work against schools and against students."

Lauren Hughes and Alex Junge are friends who both work at Midwest Special Services in the Twin Cities. They recently sat down in the StoryCorps Airstream trailer for a conversation about life with autism.

"The insulting moment when Minneapolis City Council member Lisa Goodman handed her opponent her chewing gum has now been documented nationally. You must be so proud, Minneapolis," writes blogger Bob Collins.