News Cut: You should meet Marnita Schroedl Spend a few hours with Marnita Schroedl, and you'll start thinking that if we could get 5 million people into her Minneapolis home, the state soon wouldn't have a problem left to solve.November 29, 2011
Stalin's daughter Lana Peters dies at 85 Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's daughter,
whose defection to the West during the Cold War embarrassed the
ruling communists and made her a best-selling author, has died. She
was 85.November 28, 2011
Monsters in America From the witches of Salem to Freddie Krueger, monsters have been a staple of American culture. A historian argues in a new book that the American obsession with monsters reflects our fears, shapes our culture, and explains our history.Midmorning, November 28, 2011
For young math phenom, age is just another number "He's probably smarter than all of us," his middle school classmates say of eight-year-old Mani Chadaga, who's currently taking geometry and Algebra II.November 26, 2011
Duluth tycoon Jeno Paulucci dies at 93 Jeno Paulucci, a Minnesota business icon
whose restaurant ventures included a company that popularized the
finger food known as pizza rolls, has died. He was 93.November 25, 2011
Like water for dinner When there's too little food, they turn to water to help them feel full.November 24, 2011
Guard members home in time for Thanksgiving Hugs and smiles reunited family members and friends inside a large military hanger at the St. Cloud airport as 70 members of the Minnesota National Guard returned home from nine months duty in Iraq.November 24, 2011
Wild sign 51-year old hockey goaltender The Minnesota Wild have signed 51-year-old recreational hockey goaltender Paul Deutsch as an
emergency backup for Wednesday night's game against the Nashville Predators.November 23, 2011
North Dakota oil fields drive up costs in western Minnesota This past summer, when the city of Wheaton wanted to repave two half-block stretches of street near Broadway Avenue, they were surprised to find that the private company they'd normally hire had sent its paving or "milling" machines to the oil fields in western North Dakota.November 23, 2011
Minn. DNR: Ice still too thin to play on The department reports that as of Monday, it had received no reports of ice anywhere in the state that was consistently 4 inches deep, the recommended thickness for walking.November 23, 2011