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It wasn't the intent of the comedy bit, but now a national television show is boosting interest in an organization that provides financial help to women who want to become engineers.
The Steele County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a body was found inside a burning vehicle over the weekend.
Lakeville-based Hearth & Home Technologies is recalling around 20,000 units of gas fireplaces, stoves, inserts and log sets due to a risk of gas leak and fire hazard.
Authorities announced Tuesday afternoon that a body matching the description of a missing North Dakota State University freshman from Sartell, Minn., has been found.
Authorities said a 16-year-old boy suffered non-life threatening injuries after colliding with a school bus Tuesday morning in St. Cloud. St. Cloud Police responded to the area of 12th Street and 30th Ave. North in St. Cloud at about 8:06 a.m. on a report of a school bus crashing with a bicyclist.
Faribault police are asking the public's help in identifying a teenager suspected of robbing a Kwik Trip convenience store over the weekend with a knife.
An effort by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture has kept 58,000 pounds of unwanted and unused pesticides out of the environment.
The first Hy-Vee supermarket in the Twin Cities looks like it will go up in the northwest Minneapolis suburb of New Hope. The city says its council approved a purchase agreement Monday to sell the former Kmart and Wells Fargo site on 4200 Xylon Ave. North to the Iowa-based grocery store chain, which has been eyeing a move into the Twin Cities metro market.
The University of St. Thomas issued a safety alert Tuesday morning after a student was attacked in an attempted robbery. Authorities said the incident happened at about 12:41 a.m. Saturday in the area of Summit and Cleveland Avenues.
Minnesota candidates and political entities are being urged to be upfront about disclosing when they're behind posts on Facebook pages, blogs, emails and other virtual material. The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board issued new guidance to state-level campaigners about how to avoid running afoul of disclaimer rules.
Besides a daily bicycle commute to and from WCCO-TV, I like to get out and ride for fun. For the past few years I have been participating in gravel century rides in the area. (A 'century' is just bicycle jargon for 100 miles.) The popularity of gravel rides and races has just exploded in the past few years, thanks in no small part to the hugely popular Almanzo 100. Chris Locke decided to seize upon the popularity of these rides by creating the Skull-N-Bones Gravel Challenge in Bruce, WI.
While many facts about the city by the bay may be obvious, there are many other facts that aren't as obvious. Here are 10 things you might not know about San Francisco.
The golden sculpture atop Minnesota's Capitol is temporarily losing a defining feature. Crews will use a crane Tuesday to remove the charioteer that is symbolically steering the golden horses.
Scientist, Engineer, Mathematician. How about being appointed board member of the National Museum and Library Services by President Barack Obama? No, seriously, one man does it all.
