I always joke that the Black community in Minnesota is full of connections and relationships that you sometimes miss until ...

MinnPost’s reporting is free every single day, but it isn’t free to produce. Join 4,800 members with a donation right now. In 1835, artist George Catlin traveled from St. Louis to Fort Snelling by ...

After three straight national championships from 1934-36, the University of Minnesota suffered its first losing season under legendary coach Bernie Bierman in 1939 when it finished 3-4-1. The ...

Before Ohio State plays against Minnesota on Saturday, we take a look back at how one historic game against the Golden Gophers led to the end of Francis Schmidt’s tenure in Columbus and the eventual ...

Minnesota records from the 1940 census are expected to be searchable by name in about two to four weeks, and all 132 million names for the U.S. should be ready by early fall. The volunteer effort to ...

The University of Minnesota is teaming up with Ancestry.com to turn the 1940 census results into a searchable database, creating a valuable tool for a wide array of researchers. The U’s Minnesota ...

Tales of the Armistice Day Blizzard are like Homeric legends passed on from generation to generation in Minnesota. Though the snow totals were dwarfed by the 1991 Halloween snowstorm, the blizzard ...

The "Storm of the Century" seemed to appear from nowhere. The weekend had been mild; some described Sunday as "shirtsleeve weather." But by Monday morning, Nov. 11, 1940, the wind out of the northwest ...

For organized labor in Minnesota, the 2023 legislative session was a rousing success. Labor unions worked closely with the ...

NEW ULM, Minn. (AP)-- A bronze plaque honoring three game wardens killed in the line of duty seven decades ago will be dedicated Monday at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources regional ...