Avon is a small town in Central Minnesota in Stearns county nestled between numerous lakes, hills and industry. The small ...

Minnesota’s future legislative district map released Tuesday by the Minnesota Judicial Branch shows a significantly changed political landscape for Litchfield and Meeker County. According to ...

The bill would also return two key federal mineral leases to Twin Metals Minnesota, the company vying to build an underground mine for copper and nickel near Ely ...

Minnesota’s political landscape saw a significant shift last week. And nowhere was that shift more pronounced than Meeker County, which finds itself divided three ways by the new legislative ...

A special election will fill a seat won by a Democrat in the November election that came open after a residency challenge. The result could return the Minnesota House to a tie or boost a GOP majority.

More than 30 Illinois counties are looking to leave the state and join another state. Here's what you need to know.

President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali, the tallest peak in the country, has resulted in lots of discussion.

In the U.S., place names are standardized by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which is part of the U.S. Geological Survey, ...

Governing water based on arbitrarily-drawn lines instead of geological boundaries is a recipe for cross-county disputes, proponents of Senate Bill 2210 contend.