There is a movement underway to get knitters out in the public, to show the craft is not just for grannies. (05/13/2008)

Two brothers have watched nearly a century of state history from their northern Minnesota farm. (04/29/2008)

A young Ethiopian woman is recovering from surgery to remove a large, disfiguring tumor from her head at a St. Paul hospital. It cam about because of a chance meeting of two doctors in a Twin Cities synagogue. (05/11/2008)

The oil industry is booming in North Dakota, and a new study is likely to encourage even more development. The U.S. Geological Survey says North Dakota has the largest recoverable oil formation in the lower 48 states. (04/11/2008)

Minneseota writer Bill Holm is celebrating a little. Today the McKnight Foundation named him its 2008 Distinguished Artist. (05/12/2008)

It's a rough world for job seekers this summer, particularly younger ones. Author Daniel Pink offers hope in a new book that is aimed not just at new entrants into the career world, but also their parents. He says parents need to know you don't need a big plan to find a good job. (Midmorning, 05/09/2008)

A west central Minnesota school district has decided to switch to a shorter school week. The MACCRAY school board has voted to shorten the school week to four days, in an effort to save money. (05/13/2008)

The proposed Big Stone II power plant today suffered a major setback. (05/09/2008)

High prices for scrap steel have helped push a widespread cleanup of the Minnesota landscape this spring. (05/05/2008)

Five years and more than $8 million into a project plagued by delays and glitches, state officials decided to abandon their first attempt to develop software for an online health care signup system and start over. (05/09/2008)

People worried about getting around the Twin Cities during the Republican National Convention may have an answer - free bike use. (05/08/2008)

Northwest and Delta Airlines are offering firmer and more detailed commitments about what their combination would mean for Minnesota. (05/07/2008)

New discoveries narrow the investigation into Duluth harbor rust. Aggressive corrosion, discovered just a couple of years ago, has caused extensive damage below the water line. (05/12/2008)

American Crystal Sugar wants to use left over sugar beet pulp to create energy. The project could save the company millions of dollars. (05/06/2008)

The Minnesota Court of Appeals says a defendant who assaulted his public defender forfeited his constitutional right to an attorney. (05/13/2008)