Mankato teen heads to billiards competition with Team USA The 16-year-old junior-to-be at Mankato East is one of six billiards players from across the country to be selected to Team USA for the inaugural Atlantic Challenge Cup.June 29, 2015
This Pride Fest had something big to celebrate The Supreme Court's ruling on Friday making gay marriage legal in all 50 states gave attendees at the weekend Pride festival reason to celebrate. And they did.June 28, 2015
13 places you can see Paul Bunyan this summer Today, several statues of the larger-than-life lumberjack dot the United States. Celebrate National Paul Bunyan Day by planning a road trip to visit as many as you can.June 25, 2015
Drunken boating crackdown begins this weekend The penalties for driving a boat with a blood alcohol level above .08 result in the same consequences as driving a car, officials said.June 24, 2015
Actor Dick Van Patten dies at 86 The cause was complications from diabetes, his publicist said in a statement. Van Patten is perhaps best known for the role of Tom Bradford on ABC's "Eight Is Enough."June 23, 2015
The complicated political history of the Confederate flag After a shooting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina's governor called for the Confederate flag to be removed from the grounds of the state Capitol. The flag has a long and divisive history.June 23, 2015
A Beautiful World: Exploring is not dead Canadian Explorer, Adam Shoalts discovered seven waterfalls on the Again River in Canada's remote Hudson Valley Lowlands.June 22, 2015
The Really Big Questions: Why do humans tell stories? Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist E. O. Wilson talks about humans' unique instinct for storytelling. And psychologists say reading stories isn't just pleasurable, it make us more empathetic. Why do we tell stories? From The Really Big Questions series, with host Dean Olsher: What's Your Story?June 19, 2015
DNA confirms Kennewick Man's genetic ties to Native Americans The new evidence suggests the ancient skeleton is closely related to members of a Washington state tribe. The findings are likely to rekindle an old debate between scientists and Native Americans.June 19, 2015