A close call by two women lost on a trail in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area challenged another hiker to try it.

Target said it's planning aggressive sales this holiday season, despite Monday's poor earnings report. Target reported its third-quarter earnings are down 24 percent. The Minneapolis-based retailer says to get people shopping it plans to slash prices on all kinds of

The man suspected of shooting another man to death at a Twin Cities bar in September has been arrested in Texas.

Target Corp. said Monday it will aggressively cut prices to give consumers bargains during the holiday season, even as weak sales of its apparel and home offerings led third-quarter earnings to fall 24 percent.

When it comes to meeting a state mandate for renewable energy, a western Minnesota utility says corn cobs might be the answer.

A 19-year-old Iron Range man has pleaded guilty for firing a rifle into the air and injuring a newspaper reporter who was driving by.

The average cost of a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. is about $2.10 but in Minnesota the average price is under $2. Don Shelby said those who predicted a return to $2 a gallon gasoline were right, for the

He spent decades on drugs but turned his life around to help other addicts. Now, a Twin Cities man is facing a new fight against tongue cancer.

Police are warning women at the University of Minnesota to watch their backs. Over the weekend gunmen stole purses from at least a half-dozen women near campus.

If you locked you children in a small room, denied them food or bathroom breaks and let them eat paint off walls, you could be charged with a crime.

A coalition of environmental groupswants to amend a recently enacted Great Lakes water managementcompact, contending it has loopholes that could enable water grabsby multinational corporations.

Anderson, a DFLer from International Falls, led the state House from 1993 to 1997, part of a long legislative career that started in 1964. He retired after the 2006 session.

When a family's focus is on finding food and shelter, getting the kids to class isn't always a top priority.

Democrat Al Franken's Senate campaign, trailing heading into a statewide recount, argued Monday that a key Minnesota election board needs to examine rejected absentee ballots before certifying the race results.

Wall Street finished sharply lower Monday as investors pored over more signs of economic weakness, including a huge round of layoffs in the financial sector.