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• About those skydivers who jumped after their planes crashed ...
  We're still waiting for the Go Pro footage of Saturday's near-disaster over Superior, Wisconsin when two planes full of skydivers collided. Some parachutists usually wear the camera and it might provide a clue over how the planes hit each other, tearing the wings off one.November 4, 2013
• Mankato history village now center of flood fight
  A Minnesota philanthropist has been fighting to preserve a historical village after county officials learned the buildings sit in a flood plain and could jeopardize residents' ability to get federally subsidized insurance.November 4, 2013
• News Cut Quiz: Beat the blogger
  Here are 10 questions based on news events this week. Let's see how well you've paid attention. Please report your score in the comments section.November 3, 2013
• Kraft mac and cheese gets less orange
  Kraft Foods plans to remove artificial food coloring from mac and cheese products that are marketed for children, starting early next year.November 2, 2013
• How one Kenyan tribe produces the world's best runners
  Scientists and sports gurus have proposed all sorts of explanations over the years for Kalenjin prowess on the track: from their high-starch diet, to the altitude, to socioeconomics.November 1, 2013
• Gas leak at Woodbury high school prompts evacuation
  School officials evacuated the building about 11:30 a.m. after they discovered a natural gas odor permeating the building, Saxler said. That odor was later determined to be coming from a construction site. The building is safe to enter, according to the district's website.November 1, 2013
• Germany offers third gender option on birth certificates
  German parents can now choose "indeterminate" if the child shows both male and female characteristics.November 1, 2013
• Don we now our (not gay) Hallmark apparel
  Hallmark says it's surprised at the reaction to changing the lyrics of "Deck the Halls," which, of course, refers to "gay apparel," and has since the 1600s.November 1, 2013
• When 'fixed income' means getting by on Social Security
  Social Security has long been thought of as just part of a retirement plan -- along with pensions and savings -- but it turns out a lot of people depend on it for most of their income. A quarter of older married couples and almost half of single retirees count on it for at least 90 percent of their income.November 1, 2013
• Oregon man behind decision to blow up whale dies
  The Oregon highway engineer who blew up a dead beached whale with a half-ton of dynamite in 1970 has died at the age of 84.October 31, 2013
• Judge denies attempt to close Sriracha plant
  Residents have complained the odor gives them headaches, burn their throat and make their eyes water.October 31, 2013
• FAA OKs air passengers using most electronic gadgets on planes
  The change will let passengers read, work, play games, watch movies and listen to music.October 31, 2013
• Quinoa and 'those people' at the food shelves
  "The parents at this school are amazing," a volunteer said during a food drive. That's when a woman walking by added, "Those people won't know what most of that is. I mean, really, quinoa?" Wait, "those people?" What does that mean?October 31, 2013
• One man's fight against distracted walking
  Whether consciously or not, distracted walkers now assume that it's the responsibility of other pedestrians to make way for them, not the other way around. To nip this development in the bud, one man proposes a "simple, legal, non-aggressive act of resistance," namely, refusing to play along.October 31, 2013
• The little radio stations that can
  There was a time when America was covered with little radio stations, and it's no coincidence that when the FCC changed rules to allow big companies to own as many radio stations as they could gobble up, the small-town station disappeared along with the sense of community that they helped maintain.October 30, 2013

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