In the summer of 2014, I wrote a lighthearted article for Minnesota Monthly called “Divorcing the Midwest.” It had been an arranged marriage, official only since 1984, when the U.S. Census Bureau tied the knot binding […]
There’s an alarming leadership void in Washington, D.C., when it comes to combating opioid abuse. Thankfully, Minnesota isn’t similarly afflicted — a reality made clear recently as Gov. Mark Dayton and the state’s medical community stepped […]
The Board of Trustees of Minnesota State adopted a plan for re-envisioning and re-designing developmental education, a critical component of student success for thousands of students statewide. The plan is based on best practices […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) – The Minnesota Department of Transportation is increasing the speed limit from 55 mph to 60 mph on several highways in the northwest. The new speed limits take effect when the […]
If this year’s sneezing, nose blowing and aching around Minnesota seems louder, grosser and more painful, it’s because we are in one of the worst flu seasons in years. More people have already been […]
The state and regional economic development agencies that swung and missed at landing Amazon’s second headquarters in Minnesota still won’t release the details of their pitch, including the individual sites it touted and any […]
The Minnesota State system will offer a break on tuition for college students displaced by the hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The board of trustees is expected to approve a […]
An Arkansas man was charged in federal court with kidnapping after allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend in Minnesota, then driving her body to New Orleans and burning it in a shipping container, according to court […]
As long as your kids bundle up when it turns to tundra they should be off to a good start in Minnesota, according to a new study. Gov. Mark Dayton’s office released information last […]
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s beginning to look like a federal government shutdown is more and more likely, and it could have dramatic effects in Minnesota. Congress has a Friday night deadline to pass a bill […]
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