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A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked Minnesota’s ban on AI-generated fake nude images after Elon Musk’s xAI challenged the law as unconstitutional.

Iowa’s governor has signed a bill to expand the ceiling on the state's tax incentives. Officials say the change is needed to secure a $15 billion steel plant project for the state because the company wouldn't accept what's currently in law.

DFL Attorney General Keith Ellison is facing off against Republican trial attorney Ron Schutz in one of Minnesota’s most competitive statewide races.

The lettuce grower told state regulators in August that it planned to permanently close its facility Oct. 4 and lay off nearly 100 employees, but in a new filing with the state this week, the company said it is postponing the closure and that it hopes to continue operations.

Kawai Strong Washburn's propulsive new novel “The Names of the New World” brings tornadoes to Minneapolis. That storm throws together three strangers whose lives will become entangled over the next 25 years.

The Minnesota Vikings ruled out star receiver Justin Jefferson for Sunday’s game against the Dolphins because of a sprained ankle, and Miami will be without rookie receiver Caleb Douglas for a second straight game as he continues nursing an ankle injury suffered in Week 2.