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Arthur was born with muscular dystrophy - the debilitating kind. He would never walk and would remain unable to lift his head, chew food, talk, raise his arms or legs.

After its first month of service, Metro Transit's new Green Line light rail line is exceeding ridership expectations - and opening new learning opportunities for its passengers.

A Minneapolis man is claiming a harmless tweet about a rude gate agent got him and his kids kicked off a plane.

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.