Weir, who died in 2006, left $1.8 million to help protect Minnesota’s official state bird. Her gift is one of the largest ever given to the Nature Conservancy in Minnesota for the preservation ...

I was in a rut. February may be the shortest month of the year, but it looms long in Minnesota. Winter was offering its charms of brilliant snow and biting cold but I wasn’t buying. Each day ...

The business closed in November after its owner, Floyd Tweten, died at the age of 90. Tweten operated the store for 61 years, offering crafts, toys, jelly, wild rice and Native American items.

The donation is the largest single scholarship gift in the University’s history ... Both Myrtle, a former schoolteacher, and her husband, Minnesota businessman Charles Stroud, attended the University ...

If you think the Minnesota Zoo is strictly a summer thing, think again. The iconic Apple Valley zoo is a year-round adventure that you can enjoy even during winter, making it not only the perfect ...

Why do so many of us cringe at such a question? And why do we spend, year after year, as though January's credit-card bills will never arrive, as though we're politicians in Washington? Are we ...

A major fan-favorite in Minnesota, despite his lack of playoff success, Cousins could turn out to be the gift that keeps on giving for the Vikings. The Vikings were extremely active during the ...