Klondike Kate 2013 to be crowned in Oakdale The contest will be held Wednesday night at the Prom Center in Oakdale. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 6:30.January 8, 2013
2013 grant-making up with better economy? The Minnesota Council on Foundations says the annual survey of its members shows there will likely be a modest increase in grant-making in the coming year.January 7, 2013
SD's pheasant boom headed for a bust? A wildlife biologist says that South Dakota's pheasant boom could go the way of the Black Hills gold rush of 1870s -- as in, it might disappear.January 7, 2013
Married 65 years, couple dies hours apart A Crookston couple married 65 years passed away of natural causes within hours of each other at Valley Eldercare Center Sunday.January 4, 2013
Minneapolis mops up water main break Crews are still on the scene Friday morning of a water main break in downtown Minneapolis. They're using heavy equipment to remove an excavator that tipped into the rushing flood of water from a 36-inch water main.January 4, 2013
Think-Off asks: Principles or compromise? The Minnesota-based philosophy contest says its 2013 question is: "Which is more ethical: sticking to your principles or being willing to compromise?"January 3, 2013
Custody awarded in parents' murder-suicide A judge in Otter Tail County has awarded custody of an orphaned child to the parents of a teen who killed the toddler's mother and then himself.January 3, 2013
Free Metro Transit rides on New Year's Eve Metro Transit will be offering free rides on buses and trains tonight for New Year's revelers. It's the second year for the program. The rides start at 6 p.m.December 31, 2012
After a century, US Arabs look for pieces of past Arab-Americans are looking back and trying to unearth their stories, separating myth from truth and hoping to show their neighbors that, in the story of America, they are not a "them" but an "us."December 30, 2012