The Metropolitan Council will vote on its "Imagine 2050" plan on Wednesday — a guide that shapes how the region will grow in ...

Plus four things to know, including which cities are expected to grow the fastest or not much at all through 2050.

Alabama's congressional map is at stake in a federal trial beginning Monday to decide if the state will keep the new court-created district that led to the election of a second Black representative.

It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we consider them ...

There are problems with MNsure, but what is the source? That, and other questions, contrast incumbent Scott Newman, R-Hutchinson, and challenger Amy Wilde, DFL-Dassel Township. The two candidates ...

Thirty days to deadline. A $45 billion budget. And a surplus of $1.65 billion. That’s what lawmakers in Minnesota’s House and Senate, and Gov. Mark Dayton have to work with. Funding ...

Few undertakings for teenagers equal the dedication and proactive attitude needed to become an Eagle Scout. So what does it take to be the Eagle Scout of the year in your part of the state? How ...

Disappointing results from the latest school board meeting as a modified C2 option was presented and denied for review. In a confusing vote, Chairman Lee Shimek appeared to break the tie, since ...

It’s a small world. It’s a wide world. Both phrases are used in lyrics, titles and more. A more accurate statement might be: Earth’s circumference (at the equator) is 24,901 ...

Preliminary plans to renovate West Elementary School in Hutchinson would split students into two groups. Second- and third-grade students would be in the new northeast building section, while ...

The most recent iteration of plans to renovate West Elementary remained on budget as the Hutchinson School Board agreed to seek bids June 22. The plan to move second- and third-grade students into ...

The Aldine Independent School District is set to vote later this month on whether to close seven schools at the end of the ...