🚗 How do you feel about blackout license plates? Gov. Walz is recommending authorization of plates with a dark or black background and white lettering, a popular choice due to simplicity.

Amazon said today it will shut down a sort center complex in Shakopee, laying off 680 employees at the facilities effective March 31. It'll be a permanent closure; we're waiting on answers why.

Minnesota's proposed clean cars plan (modeled after California) which would increase the sale of electric vehicles and reduce the emissions from non-EVs in the state.

Wednesday's gloomy enthusiasm for raising spiders and beheading dolls endeared her to fans who see themselves as social outsiders. Her dark braids and white-collared frock continue to inspire gothic fashion.

Trip update: MPR News host @AngelaDavisMPR  arrived at @PilanesbergNP . Angela went on two safari game drives at dawn and dusk. For more details join us here: 📸: Angela Davis & Pete Neuswanger

"The relaxed, conversational vibe of Robert Glasper and his band, tied together with the candlelit, suave atmosphere of The Dakota made it a great night." Read the full review of @robertglasper  by @carbonsoundfm .

President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.

A Hennepin County judge on Monday sentenced a St. Paul man to 18 years of prison and supervised release for trying to kill his former partner outside a supervised parenting center last year.