I-694 project delayed a day The Minnesota Department of Transportation said equipment broke down last night at the site of a major I-694 overhaul project, and planners decided to delay its start by a day.June 17, 2013
Coping on Father's Day without Dad Teens who've lost a dad to cancer are a lonely bunch this Father's Day. In the book "My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks: Real-Life Advice from Real-Life Teens," they weren't shy about sharing their pain -- and their philosophy about coping with the loss of a parent. These kids have learned lessons that make them wise beyond their years. They've learned that life isn't fair, that prayers don't always get answered, that losing a loved one is a true test.June 16, 2013
Old and new arrivals meet at Refugee Day Long-assimilated refugees mingled with new arrivals on Saturday at an annual event that brings Minnesota's refugee community together.June 16, 2013
Dwight Opperman, former West Publishing CEO, dies at 89 The former CEO of West Publishing, which was later sold to Thomson Reuters, has died. Dwight Opperman was famous for helping launch Westlaw, a legal database used by lawyers, judges and others across the country.June 14, 2013
Retired Army officer, author Mark Weber, dies Mark Weber was 41 years old. He was a rising star in the Army just three years ago, tapped by the top commander in Afghanistan to join the effort to turn around the war there in 2010June 14, 2013
Pilgrim Baptist Church, founded by former slaves, celebrates 150 years The faces in stained glass that inspire worshippers at the Pilgrim Baptist Church aren't those of a white Jesus and the saints. Instead, they're the faces of the black ministers who led the church, and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.June 13, 2013
AP Interactive: Race in the United States Steady immigration from Mexico, Latin America and Asia as well as higher rates of births among Latinos are shifting the United States' demographic makeup, making the nation increasingly non-white.June 13, 2013
US whites keep losing ground in historic demographic shift, Census figures show For the first time, America's racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group, the government said Thursday. It's a historic shift that shows how young people are at the forefront of sweeping changes by race and class.June 13, 2013
Census finds boomers leaving rural America behind Long weighed down by dwindling populations in farming and coal communities and the movement of young people to cities, rural counties are being hit by sputtering growth in retirement and recreation areas, once residential hot spots for baby boomers.June 13, 2013
Rare Superman comic book sells for $175K A rare copy of the comic book featuring Superman's first appearance that went undiscovered for over 70 years in the insulation of a Minnesota house has sold for $175,000.June 12, 2013
Hands-free texting while driving? Still distracting Automakers are not happy about a new AAA report that says voice-command texting is more distracting and dangerous than talking on a cellphone. Those companies have made the new technology part of their marketing strategies.June 12, 2013
Volunteers pull 26,000 tons of highway trash The Adopt a Highway program is currently staffed with more than 49,000 volunteers who clean up litter from 11,000 miles of Minnesota highways.June 11, 2013