Demand at Arrowhead region food shelves up dramatically There are signs that the recession of the past few years is lifting across some of Minnesota. But demand at food shelves in the northeastern part of the state is soaring.December 26, 2011
Dinosaurs get gussied up in Rapid City Rapid City parks officials are doing some work refurbishing the concrete creatures in the city's Dinosaur Park.December 26, 2011
Strip clubs follow oil workers to North Dakota In the oil boom town of Williston, the city's welcome mat includes a pair of strip clubs adjacent to the Amtrak train depot.December 26, 2011
Ask the Vet Veterinarian Kate An Hunter is in the Midday studio, with her champion agility dog Ansel, to answer all your pet care questions.Midday, December 26, 2011
NORAD Santa trackers having record holiday Santa's piling up more than presents this year. The big man's trackers at NORAD say Santa Claus is also breaking records this Christmas Eve.December 24, 2011
Texas men trade same Christmas card for decades A Christmas card that crisscrossed the country as part of an old joke between two Texas men will rest this holiday for the first time in 61 years.December 24, 2011
Pearl Harbor survivor ashes interred at battleship A Marine who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor has returned to the USS Arizona - divers placed the urn holding Frank Cabiness' cremated remains inside the battleship sunk by the Japanese 70 years ago.December 24, 2011
More accurate view of Washington crossing debuts A New York museum is unveiling a more accurate version of one of America's most famous scenes, George Washington crossing the Delaware River.December 24, 2011
MPR News photos of the week The war in Iraq is officially over, but not for the Minnesota National Guard's Red Bulls -- and their families waiting anxiously at home. The NBA lockout is over, and we finally got to see Ricky Rubio in a Timberwolves uniform.December 23, 2011
Nun famous for kissing Elvis prays for miracle Dolores Hart, who walked away from Hollywood stardom in 1963 to become a nun in rural Bethlehem, Conn., now finds herself back in the spotlight.December 23, 2011
Catholic family with lesbian sister weighs marriage amendment In the 16 years since Eileen Scallen called to say she was bringing a girlfriend home for a school reunion, her five brothers and sisters have become accustomed to having a gay sibling. What do those family ties mean now that there's a vote set on whether to ban gay marriage in the Minnesota Constitution?December 23, 2011