Minnesota

Minnesota's state government is undergoing significant changes, particularly within the Department of Human Services (DHS). On the heels of an eventful January, news surfaced that DHS Commissioner Jodi Harpstead is stepping down from her role. Appointed in August 2019, her...

Singleton allegedly "used nonprofits not to help Minnesotans, but to defraud them..."

Mild temperatures for Saturday evening into Sunday morning as lows only drop into the 30s. Moderate snowfall will continue in the northeast sections of the state, with an additional 1-3 inches expected. An intense band of snow is forecast to move in late Sunday night,...

Gusty today with areas of light snow, more snow up toward Duluth. Light snow accumulations return on Monday with cool to seasonable temperatures for the work week. MINNEAPOLIS - An area of low pressure will bring snow to parts of Minnesota long with gusty southeast winds today....

ROSEVILLE (WJON News) -- Minnesota has a new big lottery winner this weekend. The Minnesota State Lottery says there was a winning ticket in the Gopher 5 game on Friday night. The ticket is worth $346,868. The ticket was bought at Hugo Gaz in Hugo. The numbers drawn were 1,...

List of 40 Baby Names at Risk of Extinction This Year. Baby name trends are changing faster than a Minnesota weather forecast. BabyCenter has revealed a surprising list of baby names that are quickly declining in popularity and could soon disappear from Minnesota playgrounds,...

FIRST ALERT SATURDAY NIGHT - SUNDAY: Our Saturday has featured light snow with very strong winds across a good chunk of the region creating poor visibility and icy roads. Although temperatures are well above the average with most locations ranging from the middle 20s to lower...

Another winter system will enter Minnesota Sunday evening, and track across the state Sunday night into Monday morning. While the brunt of this system is likely to miss us to the north, chances of wintry precipitation remain possible Sunday night into Monday morning. After...

After the arctic blast of below-zero temperatures we saw in Minnesota in mid-January, I decided to take advantage of a nice day earlier this week and head out for a little hike at one of the area's state parks. While I was on my stroll, I made an icy discovery...

1It was recently announced that a once-popular pizza chain is celebrating 40 years in business, and suddenly, I’m back in my childhood, piling my plate with pizza slices like it’s an Olympic sport. It was one of my favorite spots!. Nowadays, you can’t get your fix without...