Twins get backup catcher Alex Jackson from Baltimore in trade for Payton Eeles

Looking to replace free agent Christian Vázquez, the Twins completed a trade to acquire catcher Alex Jackson for minor league ...

How often do earthquakes happen in Minnesota?

In 1979, the University of Minnesota’s Harold Mooney estimated that Minnesota’s average recurrence rate for a magnitude 4 ...

Tiny fee on Minneapolis carbon pollution won’t do much for the climate

State law limits the rate charged to the city’s 65 largest polluters to the cost of administering the program.

Fairview deal fallout puts U President Rebecca Cunningham in spotlight

Letters from Fairview and a major donor intensify questions about leadership and the future of U’s health system.

An inside look at one of the largest cannabis harvests in MN to date

He writes Nuggets, a free, weekly email newsletter about legal cannabis in Minnesota. He also oversees the Minnesota Poll. He ...

‘Not going to get any better’: Small-town Minnesota market closes as meat prices rise

Thinning cattle herds and higher processing costs are a couple of factors making it tough on meat locker businesses.

What’s it like to use Waymo? We rode in a driverless car — and would try it again.

We were greeted by a friendly, robotic “Hello” and music that resembled a yoga-class playlist as we climbed in. Waymos can accommodate up to four riders; no one can sit in the driver’s seat. There was ...