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 ...

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 Armistice Day blizzard of 1940 is widely regarded as one of, if not the most, severe blizzard to hit Minnesota in recorded history. One element that made the storm so devastating was that it was ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three unarmed Minnesota conservation officers gunned down on the shore of Lake Sakatah in 1940 will be honored this month. The state Conservation Officers Association and Department ...

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 ...