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The largest Buddhist temple in North America is located in the small town of Hampton in Southern Minnesota.

October has been a chilly month for us here in Minnesota and come the first week of November, warmer weather is on the horizon.

Come mid-November, the retail grocery chain Hy-vee will no longer need to have their employees clean shopping carts manually.

A Minnesota man with 28 arrests for drunken driving has died weeks after leaving prison for his latest offense.

It was a wild scene on a Rochester street Tuesday night.

It's a one year reprieve.

A Rochester woman was shaken up Tuesday when she was confronted by an apparent would-be exposer.

Mayo Clinic’s regional health system in southeast Minnesota is making some policy changes due to increasing Covid activity.

Lake City is mourning the loss of one of its firefighters.

Rochester set two weather records Tuesday.

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Republicans who oppose Minnesota's seven-day extension for counting absentee ballots beyond Election Day say that unless it is blocked, thousands of people whose ballots arrive after Nov. 3 will risk having their votes disqualified.

A Minnesota Republican candidate’s bid to delay voting in his congressional race to February due to the death of a third-party candidate was rejected Tuesday at the Supreme Court.

The hospitalizations totals for Minnesota are the highest since the beginning of the pandemic.

Traffic at the interchange will return to normal until the project resumes next spring.

The Rochester Police Department issued an apology this afternoon for a mistake in the identification of the elderly woman who apparently died of hypothermia early Monday.

"Due to the size and layout of our space, and taking into consideration the health and safety of our customers and our very small staff, we feel that it is best for us to move to a to-go only model at this time."

City planners continue working on a long-range plan for the future of Rochester’s Silver Lake and are now asking the public to weigh in.

Today marks 7 days until the election and it sounds like President Trump and his staff are weighing their options on a return trip to Southern Minnesota. President Trump has visited Minnesota a few times already in 2020, and IF he does make a trip this week, it sounds like it will be either Mankato …

Yes, it was a cold Tuesday morning in Rochester - the coldest October morning in more than 30 years.

Two people were killed Monday in a car vs. semi-truck crash in southwest Minnesota.

Amy Coney Barrett is headed to the Supreme Court.

Law enforcement officers pulled over more than 100 vehicles in a crackdown on drag racing in downtown Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs this past weekend.

This home in Red Wing, MN is a beautiful piece of history. The home is amazing and so is that awesome rooftop patio!

The building we have loved for years is going to be bustling again!

The over four inches of snow that is falling in Rochester over the past week prompted the decision.

The convicted child killer has been on the run after escaping authorities nearly half a century ago, but an episode of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ has led to fresh leads.

He was accused of a sexual relationship with one of his youth players.

He is expected to be out of the hospital in a couple of days.

Police in Austin are asking the public’s help in trying to locate the driver of a vehicle that struck and seriously injured a young child.

Just when we thought 2020 couldn't throw any more weirdness at us, get ready for not just a full moon, but a rare blue moon over the Minnesota sky this Halloween.

More snow hit parts of Minnesota Sunday and dozens of motorists were involved in traffic wrecks and mishaps.

One person was found dead inside the burning building.