Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New ...

All households across Minnesota received a postcard from the state providing information on how adopted individuals can access their birth records.

Starting July 1, 2024, original birth records will be open to adoptees 18 or older who were born in Minnesota. The state Department of Health is now offering a form that will be appended to original ...

About 2,000 children are placed for adoption in Minnesota every year. When a new law takes effect next year, the Minnesota Department of Health says more than 85% of the birth records it has on file ...