Minnesota

Public transit in rural Minnesota is a patchy affair but better than it has been.

Storm chasers had a field day when tornadoes ravaged Minnesota. Their videos show the scary twisters in action.

Do students need personal contact with their professors?

The Pew Center on the States is putting out a report Monday on how states are boosting their role in expanding high-speed Internet access.

After 911 callers reported a plane down near Rochester, emergency responders rushed into a wooded ravine. The small plane was on fire. One wing was detached. And three people were dead. Capt. Bill Reiland of the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office describes the scene.

Authorities in Rochester are investigating the crash of a small plane north of the city's airport. The FAA says three people died in the crash.

If we tolerate atrocity anywhere, we are more likely to tolerate it everywhere.

Morning clouds and fog thwarted Kevin Burkart's attempt to jump out of an airplane 200 times in one day for charity. The good news: The skydiving madman topped his goal of raising $60,000 for Parkinson's disease research.

Headwall hearings brought to the surface an identity crisis is at the core of Baldwin Township — a desire to have better planning, but a large group of residents who are appalled by too much government involvement.

The Stillwater Lift Bridge hums, creaks and clangs as it goes up and down over the St. Croix River. Bridge tender Mike Byard loves every sound.