South African authorities were seeking answers Monday, a day after 21 underage teenagers partying after the end of school exams died in a mysterious incident at a nightclub. The bodies of many of the victims, the youngest a 13-year-old girl, were discovered by police lying on tab … | Continue reading
This strain of influenza has proven nearly always fatal to owls, eagles, hawks and other raptors and is unprecedented in size, scope and harm done to wild birds. The virus poses little threat to humans. | Continue reading
Concerns about rewriting the role, which is conceived as a Black woman, led to the 11th-hour decision. | Continue reading
We have the technology to make a smooth transition without springing forward or falling back. | Continue reading
Native American tribes in the U.S. have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country's three largest drug distribution companies, according to a court filing made Tuesday. | Continue reading
How Minnesota's geography makes it particularly prone to extreme temperatures. | Continue reading
Unlike most cities with rent control, St. Paul will not exempt new construction, which opponents argue will force lenders and developers to look outside the city. | Continue reading
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The payment settles an EEOC lawsuit against a Twin Cities-based debt recovery company. | Continue reading
Foxconn Technology Group said Wednesday it has signed a deal with a California startup to build electric cars, conceivably at Foxconn's facility in Wisconsin. | Continue reading
"We are in an unrelenting spike," said Gov. Tim Walz, who called the app "another tool in our toolbox to slow the spread of COVID." While the technology has existed for months, Minnesota leaders hesitated to use it because of privacy concerns. | Continue reading
Albino and all-white deer are protected and cannot be hunted in Wisconsin. | Continue reading
Feds say Ivan Harrison Hunter helped burn and loot the Third Precinct building as part of a coordinated attack from the far-right group trying to ignite an American civil war. | Continue reading
After Selwyn Jones led the charge to remove Confederate flag-adorned patches from the uniforms of Gettysburg, S.D., police, the backlash from the town was immediate. | Continue reading
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It's the most significant step by the University of Wisconsin to curb a virus caseload that has surpassed 1,000 infections in mere days. | Continue reading
A Minneapolis ordinance forbids external shutters, leading to protests from owners who say they need more security. | Continue reading
The Pentagon plans to free up a big chunk of its military airwaves in the U.S. for high-speed internet service, part of a broader push to get ahead of China in the deployment of 5G wireless technology. | Continue reading
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Transcripts of body-worn camera footage from the night George Floyd was killed and of an interview with one of the officers at the scene were also filed in court today. Floyd initially pleaded with officers not to shoot him and said he had been shot before, and later said, "tell … | Continue reading
It's been in the MPD policy manual and has been put to use. | Continue reading
Sweden's chief epidemiologist on Wednesday defended his country's controversial coronavirus strategy, which avoided a lockdown but resulted in one of the highest per capita COVID-19 death rates in the world. | Continue reading
Three other fired Minneapolis officers at the scene of George Floyd's death are now charged with aiding and abetting murder. That comes two days after Ellison took over the case. Gov. Tim Walz called it "a meaningful step toward justice for George Floyd." | Continue reading
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A restaurant caught in the crossfire of unrest in Minneapolis Thursday night has sent a powerful message to its followers on social media. | Continue reading
Demand for eggs in grocery stores is high and the price of a dozen eggs has risen. But much of the egg production system is built to provide fluid eggs to food service companies. | Continue reading
In Minnesota, the country's last stronghold of native Ojibwe speakers, Anton Treuer is racing to preserve knowledge. | Continue reading
"Fair repair" legislation is under consideration in Minnesota to force manufacturers to share their repair manuals and parts with independent repair shops. | Continue reading
Lawmakers set aside $900,000 for pollinators, plus money for nongame wildlife fund. | Continue reading
Farmers' simmering frustration over their inability to repair their own equipment is now front and center in a contentious debate that spreads well beyond the farm. | Continue reading
Tractors built in 1980 or earlier cause bidding wars at auctions. | Continue reading
Three crashes involving Teslas that killed three people have increased scrutiny of the company's Autopilot driving system just months before CEO Elon Musk has planned to put fully self-driving cars on the streets. | Continue reading
The metals needed for electric cars, turbines and solar panels come from somewhere, and the process is not as clean as you think. | Continue reading
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A Twitter spokeswoman told media outlets that Danielle Stella's personal and campaign accounts were shut down for "repeated violations" of the social media platform's rules. | Continue reading
A man from California purchased the Wisconsin Point tower, which is more than 100 years old. | Continue reading
The presidential candidate was taking selfies at Monday's town hall when she came face to face with a familiar person. | Continue reading
Hunkered down in their hives and drunk on smoke, Notre Dame's smallest official residents — some 180,000 bees — somehow managed to survive the inferno that consumed the cathedral's ancient wooden roof. | Continue reading
Mark Berg, 26, posted the video on his Facebook page with a note "To the Dairy Community, I know you are hurting, hang in there if you can." | Continue reading
The Homeland Security Department, which oversees security in critical U.S. infrastructure including medical devices, issued an alert. | Continue reading
Here's how it happens and what to do about it, according to medical experts. | Continue reading
Even opponents concede there are enough votes to pass proposal at Dec. 7 City Council meeting. | Continue reading
Google will give away $25 million to projects that propose ways to use the artificial intelligence of computers to help create a more humane society. | Continue reading
The combined firm will get a $10 million infusion from Boston public broadcaster WGBH. | Continue reading
The findings of a draft report prompted the Minneapolis Police Department to tell officers that it's not their role to encourage sedation. | Continue reading