While loons and ducks share habitat on Minnesota lakes, they aren’t close relatives. Ducks are closer cousins to geese and swans.

Niron Magnetics boasts University of Minnesota-linked, homegrown technology that could reduce reliance on the rare-earth minerals.

Instead of one Blue Line, imagine interconnected bus rapid transit routes linking north metro neighborhoods east-west and north-south.

Doug Grow, part of the original crew of MinnPost journalists, was a South Dakota-bred populist who started as a Watertown ...

The financial squeeze from tariffs and other policies facing farmers has become a political issue in this election year.

State auditor candidate Nate George speaks at the Minnesota Republican Party Convention in Duluth, Minn., on May 29, 2026. Credit: Submitted photo via campaign One endorsement that did not erupt in ...

Plus: Feds hand over evidence in Good, Pretti killings; heat wave this week; Walz pulls Guard from D.C. early The bodies of three missing boaters were recovered in Lake Pepin on Sunday night after a ...

Analysts, however, say political endorsements sway few voters. Plus: legislative races to watch; a state GOP wish list, and ...

At a special meeting this week, officials dropped news of a funding gap that must be filled before construction on the extension can begin.

Plus: Pickle pie is real; Minneapolis fires its comms chief; St. Paul to dismantle encampments; a bold wolf on Isle Royale; and more.

Grammy-nominated Christian Sands headlines the college town's three-day indoor/outdoor celebration of sound and summertime.

As first steps, the Twins needs to reject trade offers and extend the contracts of veterans Ryan Jeffers and Joe Ryan.