Annual inflation fell to 3 percent in June, the lowest since March 2021. That probably won't stop the Federal Reserve from raising rates again, but this month's expected hike could be the last.
The University of Minnesota is considering restricting entrance to 70 of its open access buildings as part of a plan they say will improve security on the Twin Cities campus.
A federal judge Wednesday found Brian Christopher Mock guilty of assaulting police and other crimes during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors said video showed Mock shoving two police officers to the ground and kicking one of them.
Duluth-based St. Luke’s plans to merge with Aspirus Health, a nonprofit health system that operates in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The new system will contain 19 hospitals, 130 outpatient locations and nearly 14,000 staff.
COVID-19 hit Hmong Minnesotans especially hard. Of COVID-related deaths among Asian Minnesotans in 2020, nearly half were Hmong. The loss came in the midst of pandemic restrictions that forced many families to downsize their normally large and lavish funerals.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Hull grew up in the rural interior of Central Florida during the 1960s and '70s. Her memoir evokes a land of perfect citrus, and the cruel costs of its harvest.
The old guard was out in force: 27 nods for “Succession,” 23 for “The White Lotus” and 21 for “Ted Lasso.” But there's a healthy mix of new shows, too, including “The Last of Us,” “Jury Duty” and “The Bear.”
Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Jim Schowalter plans to depart the role in mid-August. A statement from the Walz administration says deputy commissioner Erin Campbell has been selected to replace him.
A legal challenge was filed Wednesday to block Iowa's new legislation banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy, launching what will likely be a lengthy and emotional court battle just hours after the Legislature's late-night vote.