Members of the military forces, veterans, their families and supporters filled the Capitol Mall in St. Paul on Saturday for a tribute to Minnesota military families and the role they have played in defending American's freedom.
The worst avian flu outbreak in the nation's history has spawned a series of investigations by Minnesota disease researchers to figure out why this new and exceptionally deadly virus is behaving in such bizarre ways.
Activists who led the battle against the giant Keystone pipeline say they hope to turn Minnesota's pipeline into the next national organizing symbol against tar sands and climate change.
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said church officials failed to enforce their own restrictions on a priest who abused two boys while he was pastor of a St. Paul church.
The 5-0 vote by the state Public Utilities Commission grants pipeline developer Enbridge Energy a certificate of need to construct the $2.6 billion Sandpiper pipeline from the Bakken to Superior, Wis.
Complete coverage of St. Paul neighborhoods, schools, city hall and public safety, including St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and St. Paul Schools Superintendent Joseph Gothard.