The Minnesota Zoo has announced the birth of a Tamandua, a species similar to an anteater. Tamanduas are generally clumsy animals who live in tropical climates. The newborn was born on April 8, but does not yet have a name.

Many Minnesotans who live next to the CapX 2020 project worry it will tarnish their landscape and hurt their property values, maybe even their health, but because the project isn't touching their property, they aren't eligible for any compensation and have no power to negotiate.

Hundreds gathered on the campus of North Dakota State to remember the four young women who died on I-94 near Alexandria while driving back to the university.

Minnesota has revised a law that allows mothers of unwanted newborns to turn the babies over to authorities with no questions asked. The window of time has been widened to seven days, rather than three. Mothers may also call 911 and have an ambulance come get the baby.

A Wisconsin law permitting residents to carry concealed handguns went into effect Tuesday. By Saturday, the state has 20,000 applications. State officials expect as many as 200,000 in the first few months.

Seven people in the Twin Ports were charged with drug trafficking in State District Court in Duluth Friday, following formal charges against seven others Thursday. The six-month operation by the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force began after authorities noticed an increase in heroin trafficking and overdoses in the Twin Ports.