Today we talked about money and the most effective ways to build up your savings account. What are the habits of people who have healthy savings to fall back on in an emergency? Two financial experts and our listeners offered advice.
President Trump recently got the internet talking when he suggested, inaccurately, that recent cold and snow in the northeastern U.S. somehow negated modern climate science.
The White House says President Trump will not accept a short-term deal to reopen the government unless it includes "a large down payment" for his promised border wall.
Democrats in the Minnesota Senate rolled out a series of gun control bills on Thursday to expand background checks and block potentially dangerous individuals from getting a gun.
Kim Jong Un praised Trump's "unusual determination" to come to an agreement. A second summit, expected around late February, could be a chance for the two countries to work out crucial details.
Human activities are the "direct cause" of rapid warming trends in recent decades and it's only going to get warmer, says Berkeley Earth, a nonprofit research group.
Hormel, the company that brought the world Spam (the eating kind) and other meaty meals, makes its home in Austin, Minn. The writings of a young George Hormel reveal just why this international food giant ended up here.
The policy is a response to a 2018 Star Tribune investigation which found that a majority of rape allegations are not forwarded by police to prosecutors. An advocate for sexual assault victims calls it a good first step.
With the federal shutdown stretching into a second month, there is growing concern that federal housing assistance could be in jeopardy. Gov. Tim Walz said Minnesota might need to step in.
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