The number of shooting deaths in St. Paul so far this year and the frequency at which handguns have been used to kill are the highest in the capital city in nearly 30 years. Federal officials are working with local police to help them address the spike in gun-related violence.
Summer’s long gone and winter’s not here yet, even though it feels like it in Minnesota. Despite the lack of warmth and the wait for a full blanket of snow, outdoors experts say there’s plenty to do outside.
Five years of legal recreational marijuana in Minnesota could generate $1.12 billion in sales, $300 million in tax revenue and 20,000 jobs, an industry expert estimates.
A man who’s made his mark across Minnesota and around the country characterizing Islam as a dangerous cult will speak Thursday at a Willmar elementary school. Critics are planning an interfaith rally to protest the event.
For three decades a group of women have been compiling an annual list of those who die in domestic violence. It has given attention to those who might have been forgotten and taken a toll on those who collect the data.
The research organization Minnesota Community Measurement says the total cost of health care for commercially insured Minnesotans increased by nearly 6 percent from 2017 to 2018.
The Minnesota Supreme Court decision is a victory for some 1,200 students who were misled into believing the for-profit college was preparing them to become police or probation officers.