The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

Usually, renaming a place starts locally. The people in the state or county propose a name change and gather support. The ...

A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map.

MARSHALL — Lyon County is one of several southwest Minnesota counties that has been called an immigration “sanctuary county” by outside groups. But county officials say they don’t know how they got ...

MARSHALL — Lyon County is one of several southwest Minnesota counties that has been called an immigration “sanctuary county” by outside groups. But county officials say they don’t know how they got ...

The Trump administration will have to contend with 13 sanctuary states and 220 sanctuary cities and counties that are ...

For nearly 30 years, leaders in southwest Minnesota have collaborated to provide a consistent and informed approval process for wind and solar farms, while landing millions of dollars in tax revenue ...

Local news reports detail how Polk County, Minnesota, charges drivers and petty offenders with drug-free zone violations like ...

The bill could still lead to a patchwork of different regulations across county lines, which was a hang-up in last year’s ...

Democratic candidate Doron Clark has won a special election for a vacant Minnesota Senate seat, giving Democrats control of ...

An Iowa lawmaker's proposal to buy nine Minnesota counties draws some similarities to an 1839 skirmish Iowa had at its ...