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All week the WCCO Morning Show has been aiming ideas at you for unique things to do this Valentine's Day, but this one is definitely out of the range of usual plans. How would you like to take your significant other to fire off a few rounds at the gun range?
Only one in five women are aware that heart disease is their greatest health threat, but new campaigns like Go Red for women are trying to get the message out that it's the number one killer. When you think of heart disease, you likely think it's mostly a problem among men. But since 1984, women have died more often.
Sky, a 5-year-old Wire Fox Terrier, won Best in Show at Tuesday night's Westminster Kennel Club's Dog Show. She beat out 2,800 other dogs to take home the title, which comes with a trophy, ribbon and steak lunch. More than 180 different breeds of dogs took part in the annual event, so that got us wondering: How did we get to many different types of dogs?
Near the town of Carlos, you'll find frozen farmland as far as the eye can see. But on Pat Waldorf's farm, things are starting to heat up. "Needed a place to skate other than the rink in town. Needed a little more ice time, so we thought 'Why not get some buddies together and build our own rink?'" Waldorf said. Using a "if you build it, they will come" mentality, Waldorf decided to build a hockey rink in the middle of a farm.
The fight over legalizing medical marijuana in Minnesota again faces fierce opposition from law enforcement agencies. Gov. Mark Dayton has said he won't support a law unless police departments sign off on it first.
The cyber reporter who first broke the news about Target's massive data breach says he now knows how the hackers got in.
A woman suffered critical injuries Wednesday night when she was hit by a commercial truck in a busy shopping center near Lake Calhoun. John Elder, a Minneapolis police spokesman, says the woman had been waiting at a red light at 6:15 p.m., trying to cross West Lake Street.
It's a milestone week in the demolition of the Metrodome, with crews starting to knock holes in the exterior walls, starting with the northeast corner.
When I first came across the idea of a pumpkin pie parfait, it was meant to be eaten for dessert and the idea was pretty simple: alternate layers of leftover pumpkin pie, apple pie, and whipped cream in a jar. While this sounds absolutely delightful, it's certainly not what my waistline needs.
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released more information in the deadly highway shooting in Eden Prairie last week.
A group of gardeners and beekeepers are asking Home Depot stores to "show bees some love" during Valentine season. "All we are saying is give bees a chance," demonstrators sang Wednesday outside a Home Depot store.
A local company has successfully integrated a group of developmentally disabled young adults into its work environment.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former federal prosecutor Andy Luger as the next U.S. attorney for Minnesota. Luger, an experienced litigator who is now in private practice, said he expects to join the U.S. Attorney's Office in the next couple of days.
The top dog at the annual Westminster Dog Show has a local connection. A Wire Fox Terrier named "Sky" was named best in show last night -- the 14th time her breed won that honor.
It can happen to any of us. Without much warning, you find yourself out of a job. Angela Davis spent some time looking into the help that's available.
