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• Oldest person in US dies at age 113
  The oldest person in the United States has died at age 113, just weeks before her 114th birthday.April 1, 2013
• AP: Tubby Smith lands new coaching job at Texas Tech
  Tubby Smith, who was fired from his basketball coaching job at Minnesota last week, has been hired by Texas Tech to turn around its struggling program, the Associated Press reports. The University of Minnesota has not yet filled its open coaching position.April 1, 2013
• Home opener for Twins: Earliest ever, and chilly
  The Minnesota Twins played the earliest outdoor home opener in team history on Monday afternoon at Target Field against the Detroit Tigers. Temperatures were expected to be in the 30s.April 1, 2013
• Photos: Twins fall in chilly home opener
  A sellout crowd of more than 38,000 fans braved near-freezing temperatures at Target Field on Monday to watch the Minnesota Twins open the 2013 season against the Detroit Tigers.April 1, 2013
• Duluth prepares for its Tall Ships to come in
  Tickets will go on sale Monday for this summer's Tall Ships festival, which can attract about 250,000 people to Lake Superior. That's how many came to the port city in 2010 to see the grand sailing ships that evoke the nation's nautical past in the largest event ever held in northeast Minnesota.April 1, 2013
• Minnesota Scenes: Your March
  We've combed through the photos you've submitted during March, either to us directly or by joining our Flickr pool. Here are some of our favorites, including wildlife, live music, and the northern lights. Check out more daily photos at Minnesota Today. We'll publish the next gallery on May 1.April 1, 2013
• Wis. platelet donor nears 19-gallon mark
  A Marshfield man who has donated blood platelets once a month since 1997 is approaching the 19-gallon donation mark.March 31, 2013
• Pope's first Easter Mass sends messages of peace
  Pope Francis celebrated his first Easter Sunday Mass praying for world peace and urging a diplomatic solution to the standoff on the Korean peninsula. Only two weeks after his election, the first pope from the developing world continues to make his mark on the Catholic Church.March 31, 2013
• Wanted: Starting pitchers for Twins
  The pitchers who could save the Minnesota Twins aren't ready yet, and they may not be until 2014. Alex Meyer and Trevor May arrived in separate trades over the winter, bringing with them the kind of power arms and strikeout mentalities that have been sorely lacking in the organization's pitching stock for years. Both have yet to throw a pitch in Triple-A, and the Twins appear content to let them get some needed seasoning in the minors this year.March 30, 2013
• Shroud of Turin goes on display amid new research
  The Shroud of Turin went on display for a special TV appearance Saturday amid new research disputing claims it's a medieval fake and purporting to date the linen some say was Jesus' burial cloth to around the time of his death.March 30, 2013
• Deadline near for Great American Think-Off
  The deadline is approaching for essays in the 21st annual Great American Think-Off.March 30, 2013
• Hunters can apply for bear licenses Monday
  Applications for Minnesota bear hunting licenses will be available starting Monday. The 3,750 licenses are available in 11 permit areas, down from the 6,000 available last year.March 30, 2013
• '30 Days of Biking' pledgers bike, boast and post daily in April
  The 30 Days of Biking movement is back for a fourth year. Already this year, thousands pledged to ride their bikes every day in April, and report on the experience online.March 29, 2013
• Twin Cities 'metro' creeping further into countryside
  In the eyes of the federal government, urban Minnesota has just pushed a little farther into the countryside. What used to be a 13-county metropolitan statistical area now contains 16 counties.March 29, 2013
• Pothole season: Repair crews keeping up so far
  Road maintenance crews are bracing for some busy days of pothole filling as temperatures warm up, but one official said he doesn't expect it to be a bad year.March 29, 2013

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