Debate rages over 'fewer' or 'less' This week's "Word Matters" conversation with Weekend Edition host Scott Simon explores the "less vs. fewer" debate.December 7, 2014
Holsteins take a stroll down Red Wing thoroughfare Three local police officers herded the six wayward dairy cows into a parking enclosure. The animals were returned safely to their owner.December 5, 2014
Indian court says elephant chained for 50 years now free Raju the elephant, who appeared to shed tears last July when he was freed from his shackles after 50 years, will be allowed to remain with his rescuers, an Indian court has ruled.December 2, 2014
Longtime DNR bear researcher retires Karen Noyce tranquilized, studied and fitted 800 bears with radio collars over 33 years. She retired on Tuesday from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.December 2, 2014
Bridge inspections may slow I-94 in St. Paul MnDOT will close lanes and shoulders in both directions on the interstate between Highway 280 and Dale Street starting Wednesday.December 2, 2014
Judge permits publication of 'In Cold Blood' files The son of a Kansas law enforcement officer who helped investigate the 1959 killings says his father's field notes substantially contradict the account found in Truman Capote's literary masterpiece.December 2, 2014
Iraqi refugees dream of reuniting family in Minnesota Amel Al Sammarraie and Mohammed Al Azzawi were targeted by militias in Iraq for cooperating with the United States. They were able to get U.S. visas, but their grown children were not.December 1, 2014