Remember to set clocks for daylight savings It's the weekend to spring ahead for daylight saving time. Most Americans will get an hour less sleep but will gain an hour more of evening sunlight in the coming months.March 8, 2013
Lake Superior thin ice warning for anglers The U.S. Coast Guard is warning ice anglers and others that changing winds and warming temperatures have caused shifting and thinning ice on Lake Superior, the Duluth-Superior harbor and connecting rivers.March 8, 2013
86-year-old woman charged with voter fraud Margaret Schneider is 86, she has Parkinson's, some dementia, and can't get around very well. She also voted twice in an election last year, once by absentee ballot, and once at the poll place.March 7, 2013
Subaru recall: Cars can start on their own The recall affects some Legacy and Outback cars from the 2010 to 2013 model years. Also covered are the Impreza from 2012 and 2013 and the XV Crosstrek from 2013.March 7, 2013
Flight attendants not OK with knife policy The vice president of a flight attendants union says a new policy that would allow airline passengers to carry small knives is "outrageous."March 7, 2013
Jared Diamond on 'The World Until Yesterday' Scientist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond, speaking at the Commonwealth Club of California about his newest book, "The World Until Yesterday." He examines what we can learn from traditional societies about aging, child-rearing, conflict resolution and other human concerns.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, March 6, 2013
Now OK on airline flights: Small knives, baseball bats Flyers reacted with shrugs but largely agreed with a new policy announced by the Transportation Security Administration that airline passengers will be able to carry small knives and previously forbidden sports equipment on planes.March 6, 2013
Report: Amtrak ridership at all-time high A new report finds Amtrak ridership at an all-time high in the Twin Cities and other metro areas. The report from the Washington-based Brookings Institution looked at ridership levels for the national railroad in the largest 100 metro areas between 1997 to 2012.March 1, 2013
Tweets, pics give real-time peek into North Korea "Hello world from comms center in #Pyongyang." Pretty ordinary stuff in the world of social media, but revolutionary for North Korea.February 27, 2013
Gunfire, chants mark Wounded Knee anniversary A Pine Ridge Indian Reservation resident who found herself in the middle of the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation said Wednesday amid ceremonial gunfire and chants that little has changed since the fatal standoff.February 27, 2013