The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development provides snapshots each month of different counties across the state. Below are statistics for McLeod and Meeker counties. McLeod ...

The government says it is seeking to strengthen vetting for gun licenses and restrict access to semi-automatic weapons.

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 ...

The EU wants to keep old trees standing to help hit decarbonization targets. But foresters resent what they regard as ...

Sweden's worst ever mass shooting this week has raised questions about the country's gun laws and widespread gun ownership.

One day after the killings at an adult educational center, some gathered to lay flowers and come to grips with the violence.

Bouncing back from under the weight of Ice Age glaciers which have long since vanished, the Nordic region land mass is slowly ...

Sweden’s worst mass shooting left at least 11 people dead, including the gunman, and at least five seriously wounded at an adult education center west of Stockholm as ...

Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, including a measure that activists say undermines women’s rights.

Georgia’s trade and investment ties with Sweden sustain 11,775 jobs, according to a recent report by the Scandinavian ...

About 10 people, including the gunman, were killed on Tuesday at an adult education center in what Sweden’s prime minister ...

A gunman killed around 10 people at a school for adults west of Stockholm on Tuesday in what Sweden's Prime Minister said was ...