Arlington National Cemetery

Memorial Day: Share a story of someone who served

This clipping, above, from Newsweek, is tattered because it's been folded up, put in and taken out of a wallet occasionally for the last 22 years. There's a story behind it. Do you have a story about someone who served? Click on the headline and tell us.
Dayton visits Hobart Elementary

Dayton offers condolences to landslide victims' mourners

"I wish I could say something that could explain to you why this terrible thing happened," Gov. Mark Dayton told staff and students of Peter Hobart Elementary this morning. "But I can't."
Dayton signs stadium bill

Could Julie Rosen challenge Dayton?

After the wrapping up the taping of The Daily Circuit's Friday Roundtable, one more question was thrown to our guests off the air: "Who is emerging as a GOP candidate to challenge Dayton?"
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Muir/Marshall cabin

It's cabin-opening season for some Minnesotans

Memorial Day weekend is upon us and many Minnesotans are heading north on clogged highways to summer cabins. With the long winter and late ice-out on many lakes, for some this could be the first visit since last fall. One family opened up the cabin that's provided a summer retreat to four generations.

Memorial Day weekend festivals

Memorial Day is generally the weekend when many Minnesotans head north. Here's a few communities that are holding celebrations this weekend.
Dayton signs stadium bill

Could Julie Rosen challenge Dayton?

After the wrapping up the taping of The Daily Circuit's Friday Roundtable, one more question was thrown to our guests off the air: "Who is emerging as a GOP candidate to challenge Dayton?"
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Dayton signs bill funding all-day K, early childhood education

Gov. Mark Dayton signed an education budget bill Wednesday that boosts funding for public schools over the next two years, funds all-day kindergarten statewide for the first time and retools high school testing requirements.
Wood smoke

Fire pits get new scrutiny in quest for clean air

People who are sensitive to wood smoke have long been concerned about backyard burning, but the growing trend of fire pits and chimineas has now caught the attention of state environmental regulators, who say wood smoke is becoming a bigger contributor to Minnesota's air pollution.

Teen pregnancies continue to decline, new report shows

New government figures add to evidence of a decline in teen pregnancies across the nation and point to a notably large drop in births among Hispanic teens. The overall birth rate among teens is now half what it was at its peak, two decades ago.
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