Good Question: Why Is Unemployment Falling Faster In Minn. Than Other States?
While the national economy struggles, Minnesota's unemployment rate just hit its lowest level in five years.
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While the national economy struggles, Minnesota's unemployment rate just hit its lowest level in five years.
She's still three years away from getting her driver's license, but Katie Milton already has a good idea of just how slow she can go. And it got her wondering why so much of the road is affected, when just a small portion is being worked on.
We are expected to see 90-plus degree weather over the next few days. That will have a lot of air conditioners working overtime.
With the Basilica Block Party rolling into town this weekend, Kristin from Minneapolis wanted to know: Where does the term Rock 'n Roll come from?
Speed limits have been around in Minnesota since 1881. Back then, a streetcar in Duluth couldn't go above 6 miles per hour. It wasn't until 1937 the state statutes as we know them today are written.
When the weather turns warm, Minnesotans love their outdoor barbeques and patios. But when it really turns warm, some of us start to lose our appetites.
After a long Fourth of July weekend at the cabin, many Minnesotans return home scratching the dozens of mosquito bites all over their bodies. We've all noticed that it seems like they're worst at night, so Cory in Faribault wanted to know: Where do mosquitoes hide in the day? According to Kirk Johnson, an ecologist with the Minnesota Mosquito Control District, it starts 20 minutes before sunset and lasts for about 2.5 hours.
Jim Ertl from Park Rapids wants to know: Is pop music still popular? Brian Perra from Andover wants to know: Why does fresh cut grass smell? Paula Nystrom from Coon Rapids wants to know: What is the succession order of the British monarchy?
Everywhere you look this holiday, you're going to see some red, white and blue. But how did those colors become our national colors?
On July 3, 1776, the day after the Second Congressional Congress declared the colonies' independence, John Adams wrote a letter to his wife, Abigail.
Starting Monday, Minnesota's tax on tobacco is the sixth-highest in the country. The tax just jumped to $2.83 from $1.60, making the average pack of cigarettes in Minnesota now $7.51. Lawmakers who upped the tax said they did it not only to raise money, but to get people to quit.
It's almost the Fourth of July, and most Minnesotans are just getting into the swing of summer. Many of you emailed questions relating to your favorite season.
In Hennepin County alone, people paid nearly $60 million in court fees last year -- mostly from people who got caught doing something wrong on the road. Karl Kohn of West St. Paul contributed to that pot with two speeding tickets of his own. Each set him back $145. So, he wondered: "When you get a ticket where does the money from your fine go?"
In just about two months, Minnesotans will be able to sink their teeth into bacon, pickles, chocolate, or a combo of them all. On Wednesday, the Minnesota State Fair announced 47 new foods. Among them are candied bacon cannoli, deep fried meatloaf, grilled glazed donuts and cocoa puff cheese curds.
Russian president Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the man who leaked secret documents about a U.S. surveillance program is holed up inside the Moscow airport. On Sunday, Edward Snowden flew from Hong Kong to Russia - a country that has no extradition agreement with the US.
