Jan. 7, 2019 It's been another oddly-warm January day. A minor clipper will sail through the Twin Cities area overnight into Tuesday morning with a light mix of ice and snow. With temperatures below freezing, it could be enough to create slick roads early Tuesday. Minnesota welcomed its 41st governor; Tim Walz and four other statewide officials today at St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater. Check our full coverage or watch the inauguration ceremony at mprnews.org | Forecast ~ Jiwon Choi, Associate Digital Producer
Tim Walz took the oath of office to become Minnesota's 41st governor Monday morning, calling for a united state where everyone — regardless of "zip code" — has access to affordable healthcare and quality education | Watch the inauguration | Walz's Cabinet picks
The longtime legislator, one-time gubernatorial candidate and most recently St. Louis County Board member was known as an unwavering champion of northern Minnesota.
The fiance of Todd "Julio" Weldon said he died of an apparent opioid overdose at the "navigation center" site established by the city and Red Lake Nation. People say overdoses are a daily occurrence there.
Black Americans are more likely than whites to develop Alzheimer's. Yet black people studied appeared to have lower levels of a toxic substance associated with the disease, researchers say.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired head coach and team president Tom Thibodeau. He was told of the decision after Sunday's victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at Target Center.
New St. Paul City Council Member Mitra Jalali Nelson and Hennepin County Commissioner-elect Angela Conley rode the trains overnight to better understand the problem. Nelson spoke to MPR News about what they found.
The first people of color ever elected to the Hennepin Board of Commissioners and the county's first openly gay sheriff all took the oath of office at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis.
