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Spring time is graduation time, when young people look forward to what's next. But there was a commencement at the University of Minnesota Friday morning that featured one graduate who is 60 years old.
Soft drinks are still on the kids' menu at Dairy Queen. But come Sep. 1, the fast-food franchise will joins chains like McDonald's and Wendy's in eliminating soda. That doesn't mean adults can't order it for kids if they want. But for grandmother Jackie Preusse, just knowing the option isn't listed is a huge relief.
A newly adopted insurance program in Prior Lake-Savage area schools is saving them more than $1 million this year. They've switched to a self-insured program. Natalie Nyhus spoke with the district about how the model works.
Clean air advocates, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and a subsidiary of Xcel Energy have reached a settlement that will reduce emissions from the Sherco plant in Sherburne County. The settlement was filed Friday in U.S. District Court.
All poultry shows have been canceled at the Minnesota State Fair and county fairs across the state this year as authorities try to stop the spread of bird flu. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health is also prohibiting birds from being included in swap meets, exotic animal sales and petting zoos.
The Minnesota Orchestra is getting ready to make history. Friday night is their first of two concerts in Cuba.
Gov. Mark Dayton wants more money for schools and early education in an emerging budget deal.
Minnesota lawmakers are eying a March 8 start date for next year's legislative session. The plan would start the session after a state budget forecast is released in late February.
Growing up as a kid with special needs, Nick Bertsch didn't get invited to birthday parties or sleepovers. Making friends was tough, yet that didn't stop him from becoming a close friend to one of TV's most iconic characters: Big Bird.
WCCO viewers may remember Jayla from a story we did in January. The Boxer mix was found wandering the streets in Alabama by a vet tech. Her fur was almost entirely gone due to mange, she had heartworm was very malnourished. Luckily, Jayla made her way to Minnesota with the help of Ruff Start Rescue.
The jury deliberating the fate of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev announced Friday that it has reached a decision on whether he should be sentenced to life in prison without parole or to death.
The man who is accused of stabbing a Wisconsin fisherman along the St. Croix River in April has been arrested for jumping bail. According to Polk County records, 19-year-old Levi Acre-Kendall was charged Thursday with two felony counts of jumping bail.
The Twin Cities is one of the top places for jobs in the Midwest, according to a recent ranking.
A Cambridge man has died after a motorcycle accident early Thursday morning. The Isanti County Sheriff's office says the accident happened at about 1:52 a.m. near the area of 331st Avenue Northwest and Walbo Drive Northwest.
Post Holdings says it is merging two of its cereal businesses, moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Minnesota and closing a New Jersey office, affecting about 200 employees.
