In the 1970s, Minnesota allowed hazardous waste to be dumped at a site in what was then the far outskirts of the Twin Cities. Today, the landfill is surrounded by homes, ball fields and a creek. The state is paying $22 million to clean it up.
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Somali immigrant and Twin Cities resident Saciido Shaie about the chants of "send her back" that President Trump's supporters said about her member of Congress.
The views from the Highland Water Tower in St. Paul are some of the best in the Twin Cities — but they're available to the public only twice a year. This weekend is one of those opportunities.
Arradondo tells a City Council committee the department’s funding model has been broken for decades, and the scarcity of officers is undermining public trust.
The $16 million project features a huge exhibit hall, a gallery and a 24-foot “Corn Fairstalk” highlighting the state’s corn farming industry. It will be the largest climate-controlled space on the fairgrounds.
The state Legislature anointed the endangered rusty patched bumblebee as Minnesota's state bee — and researchers say regular citizens can help save them.