Minnesota

Relatively unknown on the national stage, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has helped push through policies like universal free meals at school and a statewide child tax credit.

Since 1952, Schwan’s yellow trucks and friendly drivers have been delivering frozen food to households. The industry has become more competitive and crowded and recently, the company changed names and stopped deliveries in most states.

When the pandemic halted classes at Jennie Tang's ceramics studio, she turned to other ways to keep the operation thriving.

The facility would have ancillary benefits for loggers and truckers, and its building materials would keep carbon locked up, expert says.

More than 44,000 people leave in the winter and return in the summer, boosting local economies but raising COVID-19 fears.

Cities around the country have long had to worry about roads. Now, with the help of volunteers, they’re also investing more heavily in trails.

New environmental rules could transform stove makers' business.

Nearly two million people visit the 12-day Minnesota State Fair every year. Visitors can take in live music, eat a lot of fried food and sweets, hop on carnival rides, and take in exhibits that celebrate the state’s agriculture industry. The fair is also a place for citizens to meet with their elected officials to discuss the big issues of the day, like a trade war.

Vanilla bean prices have been running between the equivalent of $1,000 and $1,200 per pound, nearly five times what it was a few years ago. And that’s rippling through the ice cream industry. One key reason for the increased cost is last year’s cyclone in leading vanilla producer Madagascar, which created a huge crop shortage. Larger […]

A new report outlines the challenges the health care system in rural communities faces.