The rate at which land is consumed for development in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area continues to slow, according to the Metropolitan Council. Analyzing land-use data the council collects ...

Whether putzing through slowdowns or minding stop-and-go’s, Twin Cities drivers experience traffic congestion at nearly twice the rate they did in 1995. And, congestion across the 7-county area ...

Big population growth found in Fargo-Moorhead New Minnesota county population estimates show that several rural counties with aging populations continue to decline. The U.S. Census Bureau ...

It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we ...

The Twin Cities region is projected to add 650,000 people by 2050, if the latest Metropolitan Council forecast holds true. That’s like tacking the population of Boston or Vermont onto the seven-county ...

The Metropolitan Council is the regional planning organization for the seven-county Twin Cities area. It runs the regional bus and light rail system, collects and treats wastewater, manages ...

The Metropolitan Council will vote on its "Imagine 2050" plan on Wednesday — a guide that shapes how the region will grow in ...

Anyone who commutes to work in the Twin Cities ... Metro highways and freeways are backed up almost 25 percent of the time during the prime time driving hours of 5-10 a.m. and 2-7 p.m. on weekdays.

Three area sheriffs are concerned ... a sample that was sold in Hennepin County was 93.5 percent pure and it is believed heroin throughout the Twin Cities metro has high purity levels.

It’s a good time to be in county government leadership — at least when it comes to the pay. County leaders across the Twin Cities metro area received big salary increases to start 2025. Some saw their ...

Shakopee, Prior Lake and Savage were among Twin Cities metropolitan-area leaders in new-housing permits issued in June, according to the Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC). For the ...

Whether putzing through slowdowns or minding stop-and-go’s, Twin Cities drivers experience traffic congestion at nearly twice the rate they did in 1995. And, congestion across the 7-county area ...