'Books For Africa' Donations Hit 2 Million Mark In Tanzania
Tom Warth, founder of 'Books for Africa,' turned 80 on Friday. He celebrated his eighth decade right after completing a 20-mile fundraising walk in the heat and humidity of Africa.
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Tom Warth, founder of 'Books for Africa,' turned 80 on Friday. He celebrated his eighth decade right after completing a 20-mile fundraising walk in the heat and humidity of Africa.
Lake Minnetonka becomes a frozen golf course this weekend. Saturday is the Chilly Open on Wayzata Bay. There are three, nine-hole courses. Tennis balls and hockey pucks replace golf balls and clubs in this tournament.
Two people, including an innocent bystander, were shot during a fight near downtown Minneapolis early Saturday morning. Minneapolis police say they responded to a report of gunshots inside and outside of Asian Tastes just after 1 a.m. on the 1400 block of Nicollet Avenue South.
Minneapolis firefighters rescued a man from a fire early Saturday morning -- only to find he was suffering from stab wounds. Crews were called to the 3100 block of Aldrich Avenue South just before 5 a.m.
Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wielding best friend Linus in his "Peanuts" comic strip and cartoons, has died at age 90. Maurer died Jan. 29 in Sonoma, California, his longtime partner Mary Jo Starsiak told The Associated Press on Friday night.
Here are all the great events, activities and businesses that Natalie Nyhus and Mike Augustyniak covered this Saturday morning!
Every week on Saturday, Mike Augustyniak goes in search of a new cocktail idea from a local mixologist. Today, he's heading back to Lyn65 in Richfield to kick off a series of brunch coctails.
A guilty verdict was reached Friday in the bank fraud trial of a former Minnesota Vikings player. A federal jury convicted Stu Voigt and a business partner of stealing from investors in a multi-million-dollar scheme.
A small Twin Cities church hopes you can help them find who stole thousands of dollars' worth of equipment. Somebody broke into the shed behind Family of God Lutheran Church in Brooklyn Park last weekend.
Every Friday, Heather Brown takes a look at some of the Good Questions viewers had throughout the week. This time, she's looking at lottery winnings, Super Bowl home advantages, and soaps.
A father and son are dead after their car swerved into oncoming traffic in Steele County Friday morning, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
Gov. Scott Walker is set to sign a bill that would allow people to carry concealed switchblades and knives. The governor plans to the sign the measure Saturday afternoon at the National Rifle Association and Wisconsin FORCE's annual convention in Weston.
Minnesota is great for a quick getaway, even in winter. That's why we're Goin' to the Frozen Lake this February! In our first trip of the new year, Frank Vascellaro and Chris Shaffer are in Fergus Falls!
The latest numbers put the unemployment rate in Minnesota at 3.5 percent. But for African-Americans in Minnesota, it's 14-percent -- that's compared to 8.8 percent nationally.
A jury has decided the fate of a Chisago County man accused of giving his ex-girlfriend drugs that led to her death. Aaron Schnagl was convicted early Friday evening of third-degree murder for the December 2012 death of Danielle Jelinek.
