The Associated Press

The 10th-seeded Gophers won their first NCAA Tournament game in six seasons, rolling past Louisville 86-76 in the opening round of the East Region on Thursday.

The Minnesota House has approved a bill that would require motorists to use hands-free devices when talking on the phone. Sponsors say the measure will cut down on the rising level of distracted driving and save lives.

The Minnesota Gophers have earned an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament with a #10 seed, and will face #7 seed Louisville on Thursday in Des Moines.

Authorities say a body found in Minnesota matches the description of a 2-year-old girl whose mother was killed in Milwaukee this past week.

Milwaukee PD has arrested a man wanted for killing the mother of his child, wounding a 2nd woman and for abducting the toddler -- but there is no sign of the 2-year-old girl.

A Minnesota Senate committee voted Monday to kill a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Minnesota.

Snow buildup has caused a section of the roof to collapse at a Moorhead church, but no one was hurt.

Federal and state agencies are using snow tubes, stream gauges and satellites to measure Minnesota's risk of flooding this spring.

A Minnesota television station is reporting that the Wisconsin man charged in the kidnapping of 13-year-old Jayme Closs says in a letter from jail that he plans to plead guilty.

Authorities in Wisconsin have released 911 calls and police video that show the chaos of a deadly, 131-car pileup during whiteout conditions.

Crews continue their work to clear and reopen roads in southern Minnesota. Interstate 35 south of Owatonna reopened early Tuesday after a blizzard dumped about a foot of snow in some locations.

Authorities have rescued dozens of people stranded by a blizzard that howled across southern Minnesota.