Nowadays, a vast network of highways ties the southwest suburbs to the rest of the world. However, there was a time when the Minnesota River was the region’s lifeline. Steamboats ferried passengers up ...

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 consider them ...

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the ...

Kelly Robinson was 22-years-old when her body was found floating in gravel pit pond on Memorial Day 1984. Investigators ...

The pink, white and red blob of tissue quivers in a vat of clear goop about the size of a kitchen sink. Graduate students ...

The nation's tallest peak, which Trump ordered be renamed Mount McKinley, has not yet been changed in federal databases and is still Denali on Google Maps.

The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for U.S.-based users of Google Maps ...

Google Maps users in the United States can expect to see the body of water known for centuries as the Gulf of Mexico renamed the Gulf of America, aligning with the terms of President Trump's ...

When it comes to keeping smiles bright, Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 Pearly Whites-- and now home to some of the best ...

A woman in Washington, D.C., may call it one thing. A guy living off a main square in Mexico City might call it another. But a tug of war over referring to the immense body of water off the coast ...

Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps. The company said Monday ... updates its official listings for the ...