Gov. Tim Walz was in Bloomington on Thursday afternoon to highlight the new increased penalties for anyone caught making straw purchases of guns. Straw purchasing is when someone buys a firearm for ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — There is a renewed push at the Minnesota State Capitol to increase penalties on straw gun buyers, people who knowingly buy a gun for a person who can't legally own one. The debate is ...

The killing of two police officers and a paramedic in Burnsville last month has made “straw purchases” of firearms a critical issue for Minnesota lawmakers of both parties. Rep. Kaela Berg, ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Buying a gun for someone who is not allowed to have one is a crime often referred to ...

A New York baseball fan made internet history a year ago when he took a hot dog, carved it out to make a straw and put it into a beer glass to sip his brew. Some ...