Minn. Woman Going To The Olympics, Carrying On Family Tradition
Johnson, 23, has just qualified for the 2016 games in Brazil, playing rugby. Katie is carrying on the family tradition, as her grandfather qualified for the 1948 games in speed skating.
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Johnson, 23, has just qualified for the 2016 games in Brazil, playing rugby. Katie is carrying on the family tradition, as her grandfather qualified for the 1948 games in speed skating.
Minneapolis is the sixth most liberal city in the United States, according to Forbes Magazine. The online publication released a list of the top 10 most liberal and most conservative cities, and Minneapolis came in at number six on the liberal side.
Prescription drugs and heroin are both problems in Hennepin County. The Hennepin County Sheriff said many who use or take them are young people. So the county began a program to try and change that.
A new survey suggests modest economic growth ahead in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, but the predicted decline in farm income this year remains a concern. The overall Rural Mainstreet economic index inched into positive territory in July at 53.4. In June the index registered a neutral score of 50.
A 24-year-old St. Louis Park man pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder in 2013 death of a well-known dancer during a robbery. Andrew Mercelis Myers pleaded guilty in the death of 44-year-old Adrian Hernandez, a popular Mexican folk dancer.
It is the accidental coffee company. Peace Coffee in Minneapolis started as a pilot project of a nonprofit, and has grown into one of the most successful coffee roasters in the upper Midwest.
Two Minnesota adventurers who canoed 2,000 miles from Ely to Washington, D.C., last year have announced their next expedition — they plan to spend an entire year in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
The fantasy saga "Game of Thrones" received a leading 24 Emmy Awards nominations Thursday. The drama wasn't hurt by controversy over its depiction of a female character's rape, earning five more nominations than it did last year.
The Mall of America will become even more colorful next year. Crayon maker Crayola said Thursday it will open its family attraction Crayola Experience at the Bloomington megamall in the summer of 2016.
Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has been bumped up to 3.9 percent even as 2,900 jobs were added. The June figure was the 12th consecutive month below 4 percent. The Department of Employment and Economic Development released the statistics Thursday.
General Mills says that it has tentatively decided to close an Illinois plant over the next few years, but will consult first with the union that represents the facility.
The family-owned Hubbard Broadcasting Inc. is giving the Newseum $5 million to support the Washington museum's programs about the five freedoms of the First Amendment.
Taxi drivers are losing business travelers to Uber, according to a new survey. The survey shows that between April and June, 2015, Uber accounted for 55 percent of ground transportation receipts. Taxis accounted for 43 percent.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ended a secret investigation into whether Republican Gov. Scott Walker's campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups in winning his 2012 recall election.
Gov. Mark Dayton plans to visit the Brainerd Lakes area on Friday to survey the damage caused by Sunday's severe thunderstorms. The clean-up still continues after winds up to 80 miles per hour toppled trees and damaged properties.
