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Gov. Mark Dayton plans to chill out at the Minnesota State Fair by taking a bucket of ice water over his head. Dayton spokesman Matt Swenson said Tuesday the governor accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge after being egged on by Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad. Dayton will do it on live radio during Thursday's opening day of the fair.
WCCO-TV has announced today that Matt Brickman and Kim Johnson will join Jason DeRusha and Jamie Yuccas on WCCO 4 News This Morning, Minnesota's most-watched morning newscast.
With the State Fair starting Thursday, we all know that means summer is almost over and it's nearly time to go back to school. But you can make the transition easier if you plan ahead. Local parenting and child development expert Denise Daniels has some ways parents can make back to school easier for kids.
Friends of the man gunned down at a Twin Cities gas station have now created a reward fund in hopes of finding the shooter, and have already collected $10,000. Kelly Phillips was shot and killed at a Holiday gas station in Arden Hills last week. Police believe Phillips' ex-boyfriend Lyle "Ty" Hoffman is responsible for his death.
The majority owner of the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota says a study shows the project would be economically competitive.
You may not think of the state fairgrounds as a "Great Minnesota Ghost Together," but at a place with so much history, it's not surprising to hear there are ghost stories aplenty.
Two people were killed after a head-on collision in northern Minnesota Tuesday afternoon, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Authorities were called to the crash at about 3:09 p.m. on Highway 11 at County Road 13 in Roseau County between the cities of Roseau and Warroad.
An Anoka County judge has sentenced a 36-year-old man to 27 years in prison for abducting and raping a woman in Fridley after telling her he was a police officer. Gideon Charles Arrington II of Brooklyn Center was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to one count of first-degree criminal sexual assault in May.
Here are some helpful tips to keep costs down while enjoying a safe and enjoyable trip over the Labor Day weekend.
You've seen his campaign ads on TV, and on Tuesday night John Lauritsen had an opportunity to visit with U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden at football practice.
A military training exercise has some in downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul looking to the skies and asking questions. It's a scene that looks straight out of an action movie.
As we live longer, more and more of us are having to take care of our aging parents. The National Alliance for Caregivers estimates that 21 percent of people provide elder care in the United States.
A Twin Cities family says they couldn't wait any longer for medical marijuana to become legal in Minnesota. They've spent the last month in another state to see what cannabis can do to help their son.
Gov. Mark Dayton plans to chill out at the Minnesota State Fair by taking a bucket of ice water over his head. Dayton spokesman Matt Swenson said Tuesday the governor accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge after being egged on by Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad. Dayton will do it on live radio during Thursday's opening day of the fair.
A 59-year-old Minneapolis man has been charged in connection to the weekend shooting that killed Kenneth Madison, and police say he was planning to leave the state just hours after the crime.
