The state's robust health care system may increase detection rates while boosting survival odds: People in Minnesota are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer, but less likely to die from it.

Hockey fever has taken over Duluth as fans from across the Midwest poured into town for the WCHA Final Faceoff. Four top-ranked teams battled it out to win the conference and receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Highlights include a coming-of-age drama filmed in Ely, a moving documentary about Mississippi River paddlers and short films by Northland students.

However, the company gets 11% of its power from neighboring Manitoba, which would be exposed to the Trump administration’s 10% tariff on electricity imports into Canada.

Gophers captain Abbey Murphy on Thursday was named a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, given to the nation's top women's hockey player. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

As of 12 p.m., 9.5 inches of snow fell at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, according to the National Weather Service. In Chanhassen, 7.4 inches is being reported. Just over an inch of snow has been reported in St. Cloud. In Wisconsin, Hudson had nearly 10 inches of snow and River Falls had about 10.5 inches.

The Minnesota Golden Gopher women's hockey team will face Wisconsin for a WCHA title after upsetting Ohio State in the Final Faceoff semi-finals.

A new tool from the University of Minnesota Duluth offers Minnesotans an estimate of when their favorite lakes will shed their winter layers. This year, Minnesota Sea Grant has added a feature to ...