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RIVER. The preschoolers at the Shirley G. Moore Lab School on the University of Minnesota campus are working furiously to stop a flood.

Our mental and emotional health as well as happiness are boosted by the kind of physical well-being promoted by an active lifestyle.

Tis the season of neighborhood block parties, and as these community gatherings become more frequent, they start to run together in our minds.

Minne Fest is returning for its second year this weekend in Minneapolis. Now, it features two days of music and a new location.

Al-Qaida-linked gunmen killed a Somali lawmaker, who spent several years in Minnesota and was known for singing popular folk music, in a drive-by shooting Wednesday, a police official said.

Oregon State students work on the top of their solar race car with the solar array on it during a pit stop at the Kansas Aviation Museum Wednesday.

Marcie Wolsted, 96, of Harmony and formerly of Rochester, died Sunday, July 13, 2014, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester.

Krista Tippett, the creator and host of "On Being," a public radio show about faith that explores a variety of topics including religion, ethics and meaning, is one of 10 winners of the 2013 National Humanities Medals.

A Minneapolis man has lost a pet after his dog was fatally shot by a police officer.

Letter: Lawmaker who opposed Voter ID under fire State legislator who opposed Voter ID might be under fire for it Check out this story on sctimes.com: http://www.sctimes.com/story/opinion/2014/07/22/letter-lawmaker-opposed-voter-fire/13027019/ Wouldn't it be ironic if Minnesota House Rep. Phyllis Kahn should lose the primary election in her ... (more)

Damien Tito Jones stabbed his girlfriend at her St. Paul home in December, his attorney admitted to jurors on Tuesday.

Imagine! Print Solutions paid $4 million for an 80,000-square-foot industrial building in Minneapolis to expand the printing business it bought next door.

A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder in the shooting death of an innocent bystander in Champions Bar in Minneapolis last August.

Two years ago, the 24-year-old St. Paul native packed up what he considers necessities -- food, water, clothes, a tent and his violin -- and began circling the globe.

Mayor Betsy Hodges has tapped Spencer Cronk , commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration, to be Minneapolis' next city coordinator.

Currently the Birchwood Cafe on E. 25th Street and the Smokehouse Brewpub on E. 38th Street have corrals, which consist of a group of bike racks installed adjacent to the curb in the parking lane of the roadway.

There's plenty to keep folks occupied on any given weekend in and around the Twin Cities, but sometimes you just need to get outta town.

Judge: Priest abuse accuser 'deserves his day in court' "Generally speaking, this case needs to be tried," the Minnesota judge said.

As FLOW Northside Arts Crawl gears up for its 9th year enlivening West Broadway on Friday, July 25th and Saturday, July 26th, it is difficult to describe with words what makes this event special.

Superintendent Aldo Sicoli on July 7 presented Dr. George Nolan as the new principal of Robbinsdale Middle School during the regular meeting of the School Board.