64 high school teams gathered in Duluth to see whose robots were the best at shooting a basketball and balancing on a wobbly bridge. Teams from St. Peter, Prior Lake, and Milwaukee will move on to a national competition.
Judge finds man guilty in Hibbing Christmas Day murder
Jerome Spann fatally shot Jeryel McBeth on Christmas Day 2018.
Popular TikToker shared his life as a federal agent. Charges say it's all a lie.
Authorities allege the Minnesota man has a long history of deceit.
Minnesota's COVID-19 update for Tuesday, September 21
Today's report features cumulative data from Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
6 Minnesota schools named National Blue Ribbon Schools
The schools are recognized for their academic performance or progress in closing the achievement gap.
Stalk & Spade opening a second location, this one in Edina
The 50th and France location will open in "early 2022."
Burnsville Center seeking approval to aid in redeveloping struggling mall
The Burnsville City Council will vote on the plan on Tuesday.
Watch: Deputy springs to action as classic car burns near house
It was a race against time as the flames neared the house.
Mike Zimmer needs to become 'Riverboat Zim' to save the Vikings
Zimmer's tendencies have put him on the edge of the hot seat.
Fridley woman guilty of all charges for role in Monique Baugh murder
Monique Baugh died New Year's Eve 2019 after being kidnapped and shot.
COVID vaccination site at Mall of America to expand hours, capacity
The site will increase its capacity to 500 doses a day.
Iron Range senator's wife charged with domestic assault
Sen. Tomassoni said he didn't think he'd be able to defend himself due to his ALS diagnosis.
CDC: Minnesotans sickened by salmonella from unknown food source
Minnesota has reported the second-most cases so far.
Will Minnesota be the new hub for the robotics industry?
From surgical robots to farming automation to unmanned aircraft, robotics is spreading across the Midwest. And some technologists think Minnesota is poised to become the industry's regional hub. A conference at the U of M this week will look at how to make that happen.
64 team basketball tournament in 4A in discussion phase at MSHSL
The Minnesota State High School League is in the beginning discussion phases of a potential change to class 4A boys and girls basketball tournaments. The idea is to create an NCAA style 64-team tournament, based on competitive balance rather than geographic location.
Futuristic bridge construction: Giant robotic belt to place finished span
The Maryland Avenue Bridge over Interstate 35E just north of downtown St. Paul is coming down beginning July 13. The street will be closed until early or mid-September, when it reopens with a new bridge in place. Workers are building the new bridge at a nearby site, and in what might signal the future of bridge construction, a giant robotic conveyor belt will roll the span into place during a 12-hour window over two weekends in August.
Could robotic boats be the answer to invasive carp problems?
With the help of a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, computer scientists and biologists from the U have developed robotic boats -- called Carp Trackers -- that can locate and follow carp, allowing officials to net and remove the fish from lakes and rivers.
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