A report from the state Office of Cannabis Management offers the first ballpark figure on how many retailers will be needed to run Minnesota’s legal marijuana marketplace.
A Minnesota judge has ruled the state can move forward with adopting new social studies standards — including ethnic studies — after making a small change.
And the U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into the University of Minnesota over allegations of antisemitism on the Twin Cities campus.
A January cold snap has created new ice on Minnesota lakes after record December warmth created open water on lakes across the state. The shortened ice season fits a long-term trend toward fewer days of frozen lakes across the state.
A nonprofit that supports defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is facing scrutiny over its political activity. “The IRS should investigate this case immediately,” said one congressman.
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope indicate that a galaxy known as GN-z11 has a supermassive black hole at its center — one that’s far more massive than astronomers expected.
The Maine Superior Court has sent back the secretary of state’s decision to remove Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot. The court says it’s waiting on the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.
In the past three months, 2 million Palestinians have been internally displaced by war. Some far-right Israeli officials want them to leave Gaza altogether — evoking the trauma of past displacement.
Three months after a religious decree encouraged the use of donor breastmilk for vulnerable babies, Shukri Jumale is working to spread the word and make breastfeeding more accessible.
At least four petitions have been filed in Minnesota courts to seize someone’s weapons since the law took effect two weeks ago, according to research from WCCO.
A new panel established by the state Legislature will soon begin its work to try to make prescription drugs more affordable for Minnesotans. It’s called the Prescription Drug Affordability Board.
Stephen McCauley's comic novel offers readers the gift of laughter as well as a more expansive image of what family can be. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says it was a perfect January read.
A Minnesota company violated a woman’s civil rights when it fired her because she was pregnant. The Minnesota Human Rights Department called the action “blatant pregnancy discrimination.”
A greener home reduces carbon emissions and can cut energy bills. But how do you get there? MPR News correspondents Dan Kraker and Kirsti Marohn guest host the second of three shows focused on the climate crisis and Minnesota’s energy future.
“The Unlikely Village of Eden” is about learning to adapt when life doesn’t go to plan and how even though 53 million people are caregivers in the U.S., their reality is often ignored.
The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest effort by the Biden administration to combat fees it says pose an unnecessary burden on American consumers, particularly those living paycheck to paycheck.
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chutich says she plans to retire in July after eight years on the state's highest court. And backers of an equal rights amendment to the Minnesota Constitution are hopeful a proposal will come before voters as soon as this fall.
Amazon will partner with Diamond Sports as part of a restructuring agreement as the largest owner of regional sports networks looks to emerge from bankruptcy.
Kensington Palace says the Princess of Wales has been hospitalized after undergoing planned abdominal surgery and will remain at The London Clinic for up to two weeks.
According to an alert from Kandiyohi County, there was a loss of pressure in the water system in Raymond — and that might have allowed bacterial contamination to happen.
The state Supreme Court said it will decide the fate of a new voting rights law. It permits people with felony convictions to vote as long as they’re not behind bars.
The aircraft maker is under renewed pressure to strengthen quality management across its production lines. But critics say a fundamental cultural shift is needed.
In 2022, there were about 1.25 billion tobacco users ages 15 and older, down from 1.36 billion in 2000. But countries around the world had set a bigger goal.
ABC News said candidates Donald Trump and Nikki Haley did not confirm their participation by the deadline. Haley said she wants to face off against either Trump or President Biden in her next debate.
France and Qatar said they had brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to deliver medicine to hostages in Gaza, as well as additional aid to Palestinians in the besieged territory.
A state administrative law judge on Tuesday OK’d much of the state’s plan to revamp state social studies standards, including new language requiring ethnic studies. The ruling lets the new standards move ahead with some small modifications.