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We hear it at the end of political issue ad commercials: "Call your congressman." President Barack Obama told the nation in a primetime address Monday night, "I'm asking you to make your voice heard." So, does calling your congressman make a difference?
Anders Breivik is far from the only person in Norway, in the world, with anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim views, but how does someone with extreme opinions become someone carrying out extreme violence?
In Friday night's "Reply All," WCCO-TV's Jason DeRusha tackled questions about Saturday's U2 concert, pruny fingers and what television talent wears for the news.
In nearly every commercial break, Twin Cities television stations are airing ads bashing incumbent Republican Wisconsin State Senator Sheila Harsdorf for giving corporations and millionaires tax breaks, and bashing Shelly Moore for wanting to give government health care to illegal immigrants.
On a day that felt as hot as it gets, a day where flop sweat was as common as shirtless male joggers, we wondered about the Minnesota extremes. So, which is harder on the body: extreme heat or extreme cold?
To be clear: I've never tried to hack into anyone's cell phone. Until James Wray sent in a Good Question asking: How secure are our cell phones?
With the hot, humid Minnesota air this week, many people are waking up to steamy, foggy windows. The glasses and sunglasses are steaming up when we walk out of the air conditioning, too. So what's the science behind the foggy windows?
It's the as much as a part of the Minnesota Twins television broadcasts as the home run call. Fans from around the region, bringing their signs, begging "Circle Me Bert!" But how does Twins announcer Bert Blyleven decide who he's going to circle?
"Gone With The Wind," "The Godfather" and "The Wizard of Oz" are among the popular movies that started as a book. But there are far more films that flopped in transition. So, why is it that the book is often better than the movie?
It's is the time of year many of us are arriving home to see a sign reading, "Loose Gravel." The summertime dump of rock on our residential and busy streets is an irritation to many, but what's going on with all those rocks?
When it comes to credit, we all have our limit. And the U.S. government has maxed out its $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. So what happens if the limit isn't raised? What happens if the United States can't pay its bills?
When you join a health club, and it shuts down, you don't have to keep paying your monthly fee. But when the state of Minnesota shuts down, we keep paying our income and sales taxes. Why?
There was no surprise that questions about the State Shutdown are filling up the Good Question in-box. Jason DeRusha tackle one of those, and also deals with fireflies and ice cream headaches.
In a little more than 12 hours, the space shuttle will blast into space and into American history books.
For the first time in a decade, the definition of average or normal is changing. So what is the normal weather in Minnesota?
