Minn. airman among four killed in Alaska crash

Maj. Michael Freyholtz of Hines, Minn., was among the four airmen killed this week when a cargo plane crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage.
Moms of hikers

State Dept.: Hikers in Iran are victims of 'nuclear game'

The three American hikers held in Iran are victims of a dispute between the two countries over Iran's nuclear program, the State Department said today.
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The ADA, 20 years later

Twenty years after it was signed into law there have been many accomplishments, but many consider the Americans with Disabilities Act part of an ambitious social revolution that remains unfinished.

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Seminarians

Would-be seminarians struggle to pay tuition

Seminaries around the country expected to see their classrooms fill up this past year. They figured people who lost a job and who felt called to ministry would choose to enroll, just as they had in past recessions. But in Minnesota, some seminaries are seeing the opposite -- the bad economy is hurting their enrollment.
Bike lane parking signs

Officials tout success, but cyclists still wary of new bike lanes

Nine months after the installation of new bicycle lanes and markers along Hennepin and First Avenues, Minneapolis officials said the project has been a success. But many bicyclists aren't convinced.
Molly Ringwald

Dinner Party Download featuring '80s teen icon Molly Ringwald

Dinner Party Download hosts Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam equip you with jokes, unusual news items and cocktail recipes. Plus you'll learn some things you didn't know about tonight's guest --- '80s teen icon Molly Ringwald.

Congress OKs Oberstar-sponsored overhaul of airline pilot rules

The safety measures apply to all airlines and are the first comprehensive attempt in decades to revise rules governing pilots.
Looking over students

Students scoring higher on standardized science test

The test is only in its third year, but there's already been a nearly 10 point gain in the number of kids considered proficient.
Lakeshore

DNR sues small township, homeowner, over lakeshore variance

A lakeshore homeowner in Becker County was in the middle of a construction project when the DNR sued the local township that granted him a variance.
Don't flush

Ask Dr. Hallberg: Driving under the influence of Rx

MPR News medical analyst Dr. Jon Hallberg joined All Things Considered's Tom Crann on Wednesday to discuss the dangers of "drugged driving."

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