Abandoned oil and gas wells pose environmental and public health risks. For three decades, the state has mismanaged funds earmarked for minimizing the threat.

Foreclosure pressure is spreading across the country, but a cluster of states and cities are feeling the strain most acutely, ...

Commissioners in Platte County are looking to address “painful” tax rates by implementing a new property tax relief program ...

If real estate taxes were a discussion topic at Mankato area holiday gatherings last month, there were likely some confused ...

A reader says the state's position is that not having a home makes one dangerous. Also letters on Polk's cat policy, texting ...