St. Paul Winter Carnival
The St. Paul Winter Carnival is the nation's largest and oldest winter festival. This year's festival continues the tradition, unseasonably warm weather has forced the cancellation of several events.
Princess Diana's wedding gown to arrive at MOA
Princess Diana's 1981 royal wedding gown arrives next week in advance of an exhibit celebrating her life at the Mall of America.
Senate expected to reject Dayton's PUC appointment
A key GOP senator said PUC Chair Ellen Anderson's policies are unfriendly to businesses and are not in line with the views of most Minnesotans.
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State adds wind farms, but slips in national ranking
Minnesota added a dozen wind farms last year but slipped in rankings of with the most wind power capacity.More Business news
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'Carnage' a draw for some Arrowhead 135 ultra-marathoners
Frostbite, sleep deprivation and harrowing descents in pitch blackness are all part of the strange allure of an extreme ski, bike or foot race in far northern Minnesota that begins before dawn on Monday morning.
Puccini's Tosca from the Met
This weekend, the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts Tosca, one of the most popular operas ever written, by one of the most popular of all opera composers, Giacomo Puccini.More Arts & Culture news
Tired and trailing, Santorum goes home to do taxes
Rick Santorum taking a pause from Florida campaigning just days before the Tuesday primary that even he expects to deal him a third consecutive loss.Behind Obama's financial aid 'shopping sheets'
President Barack Obama wants to make it easier to size up the cost of college.Man charged with killing cougar
A southwest Minnesota man has been charged with illegally shooting a cougar in Jackson County in late November.Amylin's long-delayed diabetes drug gets FDA nod
Federal health regulators have approved Amylin Pharmaceutical's long-delayed diabetes drug Bydureon, a next-generation treatment that requires fewer injections than the company's current offering, Byetta.
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