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A proposal repealing a law celebrating the late labor movement leader Cesar Chavez awaits the governor's signature after the Minnesota Senate unanimously approved it on Thursday.The move comes after t...

The Minnesota Timberwolves were missing five of their top seven players for most of their record-setting overtime rally to beat the Houston Rockets.They chose focus over frustration.With a game-closin...

Women working full-time, year round, earn an average of 81 cents for every dollar men working full-time, year round make.simplehappyart/Getty ImagesEqual Pay Day has come around again.The annual obser...

The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to delay a decision on funding for a new emergency responder training center. The council was set to vote on whether or not to reallocate $5.6 million from ...

When Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations ramped up across Minnesota earlier this year, many immigrant populations went into hiding out of fear of detainment. The City of Willmar, with a for...

In a gymnasium in Eden Valley-Watkins High School, the gym's namesake Elvera Neuman practices her trick shot. According to the Minnesota native, it's the first time the 81-year-old has picked up ...

Five-year-old Joan sat with her father, Joshua Herron, at their home in Minneapolis, playing the newly launched video game, Reclaim! Azhe-giiwewining. "What's asemaa?" Joan asked her father as they pl...

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio ...

Transportation Security Administration officers are working without pay and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are stepping in at airports around the country. What does it all mean for ai...

Nearly three months after Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, a dedicated group of volunteers still watches over the site daily. The...