April 4, 2019 Guess what town in the country has a company making the cleanest wood furnace ever tested by the EPA: It's Tower, Minn. As the federal government is about to tighten its regulations on wood heaters, this three-generation family business is preparing for a big expansion. The new rules could give the small-town company a leg up on its competition — but only if the EPA leaves them in place. ~ MPR News staff | Forecast
Sen. Amy Klobuchar will soon disclose how much money she pulled in since entering the 2020 presidential campaign in February. And her past fundraising may provide some clues about how she's approaching the race.
Attorney General William Barr on Thursday defended his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation, saying the document contains sensitive grand jury material that prevented it from being immediately released to the public.
Media groups, including MPR News, are challenging a judge's decision that autopsy photos and body camera footage of the shooting's aftermath are not to be made public.
The House on Thursday voted to end American involvement in the Yemen war, rebuffing the Trump administration's support for the military campaign led by Saudi Arabia.
The chiefs of every police department in Ramsey County signed on Thursday to a collaborative effort to improve sexual assault investigations, with a focus on better training for law enforcement officers and more advocacy for assault survivors.
DNA tests disproved a teenager's claim that he was an Illinois boy who disappeared eight years ago, the FBI said Thursday, dashing hopes that the baffling case had finally been solved.
State officials on Thursday detailed 221 road and bridge projects across Minnesota this year, including work on Interstate 35W in the Twin Cities and along Interstate 94 in central Minnesota.
Up to 20 percent of LGBT Americans live in rural parts of the country. A new study says they shouldn't have to choose between being protected from discrimination and choosing where they call home.
On the heels of his first State of the State address, DFL Gov. Tim Walz joins MPR's Mike Mulcahy in the studio to talk about his term so far and how he'll come to an agreement with Senate Republicans on the state's next two-year budget.
