Watch CBS News
District Energy St. Paul is going coal-free. The downtown utility that provides hot-water heat to nearly 200 buildings and 300 homes in St. Paul says it will end the use of coal after the 2020-21 heating season, reducing the heating system's carbon dioxide emissions by 27 percent, or 21,000 tons per year.
The latest national figures show Minnesota students' performance in math and reading this year was mostly stagnant or declined from 2013. The results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress released Wednesday say Minnesota fourth-graders' scores in math and reading dropped from record highs in 2013.
A 23-year-old Inver Grove Heights woman is accused of driving drunk with a toddler and crashing into another car Sunday afternoon, according to the Dakota County Attorney's Office.
Minnesota's highest court won't step into a dispute over handgun policies for off-duty police officers at Minnesota Vikings football games. The state Supreme Court has issued an order saying it won't review an appellate court ruling that went in the favor of the National Football League and the University of Minnesota.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a high school student should have been expelled for having a pocket knife in her locker.
A 63-year-old man suffered non-life threatening injuries after accidentally shooting himself while hunting in northeastern Minnesota Wednesday morning, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office.
Calling all Scandinavians! Do you have any Norwegian in you? Have you never been to Norway? Would you like the chance to win $50,000? Well, now might be it! "The Great Norway Adventure," or "Alt for Norge," is looking for contestants for its latest season in the Twin Cities area.
Whether or not the iconic great lake's water really produces a noticeably better beer is certainly debatable. That being said, breweries up north take great pride in the fact that their beer is made from the lake's naturally cool, crisp water. And Canal Park Brewing is no exception. I mean, the lake is right outside the brewery's front door.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to reconsider a decision barring wildlife researcher Lynn Rogers from putting radio collars on black bears.
The Department of Natural Resources has issued a timeline and other details as it works to implement Gov. Mark Dayton's buffer strip law.
It's late October, and snow is falling in Minnesota. The storm system that moved into the state Tuesday brought snow Wednesday morning as temperatures dropped.
There are big plans for the redevelopment of the TCF Bank Building in downtown Minneapolis.
Halloween is one of the spookiest days of the year, and not just because of the costumes. According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, twice as many kids are killed as pedestrians by cars on Halloween than any other day of the year.
University of Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill announced his retirement, effective immediately, Wednesday morning due to health reasons. Kill delivered the news personally at a news conference, and there has been plenty of reaction on social media since.
Commuters in the west metro were forced to deal with delays as Highway 100 was closed to traffic in both directions for a period of time in St. Louis Park Wednesday morning. The Minnesota Department of Transportation said that the incident happened at the intersection of Highway 100 and Excelsior Boulevard.
