Minnesota law prohibits carrying a handgun in a public place without a permit. The state Court of Appeals has overturned a St. Paul man's conviction because the judges say his front yard is not a public place. Police were called to the home by someone complaining the man was yelling and pointing the gun from his yard. The judges ruled police had no right to search the man or seize his gun.

Minnesota State University Mankato head football coach Todd Hoffner is due in court Wednesday stemming from charges of creating and possessing child pornography for recordings he made of his own children. Friends and neighbors held a candlelight vigil at the Hoffners' Eagle Lake home Tuesday night to show support for the family, the Mankato Free Press reports.

Health and aging concerns for the owners of the popular North Shore bait shop suggest that change is coming. The shop has been on the market for a little over two weeks. Whatever happens, neighboring businesses and tourists say things will never be the same. Northland News Center takes a closer look.

Any doubts about whether his 65-year-old voice still had its potency or whether he would summon up enthusiasm for a concert in rural Minnesota were immediately banished as he launched into “The One.” Mark Fischenich of the Mankato Free Press offers a review and a photo gallery ....

Minnesota author and humorist Garrison Keillor is selling his riverfront property. The 11.5-acre home off the St. Croix River housed Keillor when he wrote the novel "Wobegon Boy."

Former Sen. George McGovern, D-S.D., a longtime hero to liberals and the runner-up to Richard Nixon in the presidential race of 1972, is "nearing the end" in hospice care in his native South Dakota, his daughter tells the Associated Press.

They've conquered the football world, now the unbeaten Packers are cleaning up online. Green Bay leads all National Football League teams in merchandise sold on NFLShop.com, with Aaron Rodgers' name on the top-selling jersey. The Vikings? They're not in the top five for team sales or individual jersey sales.