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Halloween is almost here. There are tons of scary things to do for older Halloween fans. But where you can take the little, more easily scared ones? The Minnesota Zoo offers HallZooween throughout October, with daily events like a Halloween Mythbusters scavenger hunt.
The city of St. Paul wants you to weigh in on car sharing services, like Uber and Lyft.
Have you looked in your coat closet recently? Chances are many of us have a winter coat that doesn't get worn as much as others.
Despite a push to change starting times in the St. Paul School District, changes won't be made next year. The St. Paul School Board voted Tuesday night to wait at least one more year before considering the change.
New York has a number of fascinating secret places, some that even a New Yorker may not be aware of.
Authorities say a 57-year-old Forest Lake man died Tuesday afternoon in a crash in southern Washington County. The Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to an accident at about 3:15 p.m. in Denmark Township.
Minnesota officials are offering to pay farmers who leave corn stalks standing along highways this winter to help keep snow from drifting. The state Department of Transportation says stalks can break the wind's force and limit snow from blowing onto roads.
The fifth annual Twin Cities Film Fest kicks off Thursday in St. Louis Park. Some big fall movies will be screened, including "Wild" starring Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon as a woman hiking the Pacific Coast Trail to find herself, and "The Imitation Game," with "Sherlock" star Benedict Cumberbatch playing World War II British code-breaker Alan Turing.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is making $1.7 million in competitive grants available for applied crop research. The department says the research needs to focus on improving agricultural product quality, quantity and value.
The Hennepin County medical examiner's officer has identified a body pulled from a Plymouth lake as that of a missing kayaker. The medical examiner says 31-year-old Paul Myklebust of St. Louis Park apparently drowned. His death was ruled accidental.
A grieving Minnesota family received an unexpected gift during a chance encounter at the mall. Brianna and Emily Robbins' mom, Maggie, was killed in a car accident earlier this month. A few days later, their dad took them shopping to try to lift their spirits.
If you've been listening to the political ads over the past few weeks, you've heard the term "middle class" mentioned over and over. This had Barbara from Mound wondering: Who's in the middle class? Pew Research says 44 percent of people identify as solidly middle class. That's down from 53 percent back in 2008.
After a historic settlement in clergy sex abuse lawsuits in Minnesota, now the question becomes how the Catholic Church will pay for it. The exact amount of the settlement has been kept confidential, but experts say it could cost the Archdiocese tens of millions of dollars.
Every so often, I visit the U of M Dairy Salesroom and pick up a few cheeses. Last time, I purchased a tub of Nuworld cheese spread. Nuworld is a cheese developed at the U of M and is considered a white "blue" cheese instead of the more traditional blue veined blue cheese.
One of the most recognizable buildings in Minnesota -- the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud -- is turning 125. Since 1889, 55 acres of property in central Minnesota has been home to the St. Cloud prison. Once you get inside the granite wall, you can see why this site was chosen.
