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GLENWOOD, Minn. -- Karen Simmons, 62, of Glenwood, director of the Douglas County Library, died Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash near Glenwood in central Minnesota. The broadside collision happened...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — If a majority of members on a city council zing messages back and forth on Facebook, Twitter or another social media platform, is that considered...

ST. HILAIRE, Minn. -- An elderly man died Thursday evening in a fire that destroyed his rural home southwest of Thief River Falls. Pennington County Sheriff Ray Kuznia said the...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - School administrators say they’re still developing ways to address the student body after three Red River High School students dressed in Ku Klux Klan garb at...

WILLMAR, Minn. -- Chinese customers are waiting in line for Nova-Tech products, and the Willmar-based company is quickly developing the infrastructure to deliver the goods and provide service. A key...

FARGO – Thieves broke into a Fargo business and stole $50,000 worth of copper wire over the weekend, police said. The theft at Fargo Electric Construction is believed to have...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Thousands of Minnesota families have benefited from a program that provides free car seats to those in need. The Department of Public Safety says that...

VERGAS, Minn. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a case of possible horse neglect in western Minnesota. The Otter Tail County sheriff's office was called Sunday about two dead horses and...

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — A Rochester minister who shot his granddaughter after mistaking her for an intruder has pleaded guilty to a felony charge. Sixty-one-year-old Stanley Warren Wilkinson was charged...

DASSEL, Minn. — A 31-year-old Minnesota man who was riding a snowmobile alongside railroad tracks in Dassel died after he lost control, slid into a moving train, and was pulled...

MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the stabbing death of a 16-year-old North St. Paul girl who was found dead in a Maplewood park. Maplewood Police Chief Dave Kvam...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — From a small tick up to a big bump, Minnesota lawmakers anxious to boost the state's minimum wage start making their case to colleagues this...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — About 2,000 Twin Cities area security guards are preparing for a one-day strike sometime this week. Service Employees International Union members gathered Sunday to learn more about...

BEMIDJI – This winter is shaping up to be one of the most dangerous on Minnesota waters in recent memory. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Friday that there...