Spring Fieldwork Off To Late Start In Minnesota

Spring fieldwork is off to a late start because of winter's stubborn grip on Minnesota. But yields shouldn't be hurt as long as farmers can get into their fields soon after Easter. Southeastern Minnesota got a fresh dusting of snow Monday. But fieldwork has barely begun. The forecast calls for below-normal temperatures with the possibility of more snow. Yet southern Minnesota is rapidly approaching the traditional start of its ideal period for planting corn.

• Apr 14, 2014

'U' Campus Still Buzzing After Saturday's Disturbance

The disturbance in Dinkytown Saturday night after the Gophers hockey team's loss in the national title game is still what everyone is talking about on the University of Minnesota campus Monday.

• Apr 14, 2014

Besides Alcohol, What Else Led To Dinkytown's Disturbance?

It's clear that alcohol and excessive drinking played a role in the behavior of some of the people in the crowd in Dinkytown Saturday night. But what else may have led them to throw bottles at police, set a couch on fire, or vandalize a car?

• Apr 13, 2014

Police: 19 Arrested, No Officers Injured After Gophers' Loss

The Gopher men's hockey team didn't take home the national championship but that didn't stop hockey fans from causing another rowdy night in Dinkytown.

• Apr 13, 2014

300 Police Officers Patrol Dinkytown During NCAA Championship

Roughly 300 University of Minnesota and city of Minneapolis police are patrolling Dinkytown Saturday evening preparing for any outcome of the final game of the NCAA National Championship game. The Gopher men's hockey team will take on Union College in the final game of the NCAA Frozen Four tournament.

• Apr 12, 2014

19 Arrested After Gophers Lose NCAA Championship

Nineteen people were arrested Saturday night and Sunday morning after Gopher fans poured out into the streets, after the Gophers lost 7-4 to Union College in the final game of NCAA Championship Tournament.

• Apr 12, 2014

Leidner Steady For Conservative Gophers

Redshirt sophomore Mitch Leidner didn't dazzle in his first spring football game at Minnesota's unquestioned starting quarterback, but he did prove a steady influence on an offense that played it close to the vest much of the day. Leidner completed 7 of 15 passes for 74 yards, was sacked twice and threw an interception before a crowd of 4,752 at TCF Bank Stadium in a controlled scrimmage that featured just one touchdown in the offense's 19-0 victory.

• Apr 12, 2014

Gopher Football Hosting Spring Game Saturday At TCF Stadium

Coming off an 8-5 season and second straight trip to a bowl game, the University of Minnesota will conclude its spring practice season Saturday with its annual spring game at TCF Bank Stadium.

• Apr 10, 2014

Vikings Announce Preseason Lineup

The Minnesota Vikings won't have to wait long to break in TCF Bank Stadium. The Vikings open the preseason at home against Oakland this season. Of course, home now means the University of Minnesota's outdoor stadium after the Metrodome was dismantled over the winter. The Vikings will play the next two seasons at TCF while they wait for their new stadium to be constructed.

• Apr 9, 2014

Need A Quick Workout Recovery? Try Oats

Do you exercise a lot but need a long time to recover from your workout? A new study suggests something you eat could help you recover faster. A University of Minnesota study found a compound in oats helped to stop inflammation after strenuous exercise for women over 50.

• Apr 9, 2014

Marlene Stollings Named New Gopher Women's Basketball Coach

University of Minnesota Athletic Director Norwood Teague announced Monday that Marlene Stollings has been named the Gophers' new women's basketball coach. Stollings comes to Minnesota from Virginia Commonwealth and replaces Pam Borton, who was let go on March 28 after the Gophers lost to South Dakota State in the third round of the WNIT.

• Apr 7, 2014

Gophers Prep For North Dakota, Frozen Four

The University of Minnesota men's hockey team is one of four left competing for the national title, and the Gophers face rival North Dakota Thursday. The winner of that game plays for the national championship on Saturday.

• Apr 7, 2014

Local Music Tap: U Of M's Spring Jam Lineup Announced

There's nothing quite better at shaking off the winter blues than fresh music and a celebration of the warm weather ahead. The University of Minnesota's Spring Jam provides exactly that, and their lineup has just recently been announced!

• Apr 3, 2014

Brown, SMU Face Pitino & Minnesota For NIT Title

With two famous names on the sideline, the NIT championship has a New York feel. One coach is a rising young star, the other is in the twilight of his Hall of Fame career. Both with boyhood ties to the Big Apple.

• Apr 2, 2014

Don't Miss These April Fools Pranks (From Minn. And Beyond)

Everyone loves a good laugh. April 1 is, of course, a day to be on the lookout for pranksters. Docudramas and reality shows are the hot thing in TV, so the city of Ely wanted to cash in.

• Apr 1, 2014

Minnesotans Still Feeling Effects Of Record Winter

The winter of 2013-14 has seemed to be never ending and many Minnesotans are at their breaking point. It's been a long one," University of Minnesota dentistry student Nate Vanlaecken said. Vanlaecken is sick and tired of looking out at his neighbor's lawns and seeing nothing but grass.

• Mar 31, 2014

Minn., 3 More College Teams Get To Play At Madison Square Garden

The court at Madison Square Garden got quite a workout over the weekend with the East Regional of the NCAA tournament held there. Four more college teams are back at the Garden in a hurry as the NIT semifinals will be played there Tuesday and the title game on Thursday.

• Mar 31, 2014

Minnesota Advances To Frozen Four

Justin Kloos scored twice and Adam Wilcox made 24 saved shots to help top-seeded Minnesota beat St. Cloud State 4-0 on Sunday in the NCAA West Regional final. Minnesota (27-6-6) will face North Dakota in the Frozen Four semifinals in Philadelphia on April 10. Boston College will play Union in the other semifinal.

• Mar 30, 2014

Minnesota Beats Robert Morris 7-3 In NCAA West

Minnesota earned the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament with strong goaltending and a balanced offense. The Gophers used the same formula Saturday night to advance to the West Regional final. Nate Condon scored twice and Adam Wilcox made 22 saves to help the Gophers beat Robert Morris 7-3.

• Mar 29, 2014

University of Minnesota Receives New Sculptures

Two unique sculptures were installed at the new physics and nano-technology building at the University of Minnesota Saturday. The steel sculptures are 10 feet tall and weigh 3,000 pounds. It took the sculptor more than a year to complete them in Portland, Ore.

• Mar 29, 2014

Pam Borton Released As Gopher Women's B-Ball Coach

The University of Minnesota has relieved women's basketball coach Pam Borton of her duties. Assistant coach Kelly Roysland was named interim women's head basketball coach.

• Mar 28, 2014

University Of Minnesota Honors Borlaug

The University of Minnesota is hosting a celebration of the 100th birthday of Norman Borlaug, one of the school's most celebrated graduates. Borlaug's pioneering work on plant breeding helped Mexico, India and Pakistan become self-sufficient in wheat production.

• Mar 27, 2014

Outbreak Of Herpes Virus Threatens Horses

At the stables of We Can Ride -- a nonprofit that provides horses as riding therapy for people with disabilities -- keeping a healthy herd is vital to the operation.

• Mar 26, 2014

U Of M's Raptor Center Giving Snowy Owl 2nd Chance To Fly

A snowy owl who came to Minnesota after being injured in Washington, D.C. is recovering after a unique procedure.

• Mar 26, 2014

Borlaug, 'U' Grad & Green Revolution Pioneer, Immortalized At US Capitol

The father of the so-called Green Revolution has a permanent home in the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers unveiled a statue of Norman Borlaug on Tuesday in a ceremony on what would have been his 100th birthday. The Iowa native and University of Minnesota graduate is credited with saving as many as 1 billion people from hunger by creating a type of wheat that was disease resistant and high-yielding.

• Mar 25, 2014

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