Local Music Tap: 'Winter Jazz Blast' Festival For H.S. Jazz Bands
Escape the cold with some hot jazz performed by some of Minnesota's best high school bands at the 2nd Annual Winter Jazz Blast.
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Escape the cold with some hot jazz performed by some of Minnesota's best high school bands at the 2nd Annual Winter Jazz Blast.
A debt collector associated with two big banks is being sued by Minnesota's attorney general over steep interest rates charged to people with overdrawn checking accounts. Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson alleged Wednesday that Minneapolis-based Bradstreet and Associates broke state law by charging up to 21.75 percent in interest on the bank debt.
A Monticello, Minn. man with a history of drug abuse and mental illness skinned and baked his pet cat on Monday afternoon because "he wanted to try cooking it with onions," charges state. Cody Alexander Mann, 28, has been taken into custody and now faces felony charges of cruelty and torture of an animal.
The Minnesota Vikings stadium project is about to get its formal infusion of money from the state. The Department of Minnesota Management and Budget will sell $467 million in bonds early next week to cover the public share of the $1 billion construction budget.
The mother of a University of Minnesota Duluth student who nearly froze to death last month says her daughter is recovering from surgery on her frostbitten feet. Teri Lommel writes that her daughter, Alyssa, lost only the tips of her toes on one foot, which should help with balance and walking and the other foot was amputated just below the ball of the foot.
If you have an American passport, you pretty much have access to the most of the world. However, there are some countries that still require you to have some extra documentation. Check out all the countries that require Americans to get a visa before they fly here.
When you think of comfort food, what comes to mind? For some it's soup. For others it's mashed potatoes. For David Schultz, who is executive chef at Crave at the Mall of America, it's a nice raised beef pot roast. He added you can't forget the mashed potatoes and gravy. If you're looking for other ideas, consider roast chicken.
Did you know January is National Get Organized month? This week, the WCCO Morning Show is focusing on what many of you listed as a top New Year's resolution -- getting organized -- and how you can keep the trend going throughout 2014.
Some former members of Congress are hoping 2014 will be the year of the comeback. Congress may have public approval ratings hovering near record lows, but several Republicans who once served in the House are trying to recapture their old seats.
The parent company for the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near Ely expects to reach a key milestone in the coming months. Duluth Metals Limited says its "pre-feasibility" study is progressing well and is scheduled for completion by mid-year.
This winter, you've probably heard your house make some scary noises -- a pop, a bang, sometimes it's even loud enough to wake us up in the middle of the night.
Investigators say they have taken a teenager into custody after a man was found shot in the head in Montgomery, Minn. The incident happened at about 11 p.m. on Monday on the 10600 block of Le Sueur Avenue.
While the polar vortex brings a gut-punch of cold, it also brings with it something far less obvious: black ice. While seeing snow often cues drivers to slow down, what likely isn't seen in extreme cold is ice, which can even form from condensation caused by car exhaust.
Most Minnesota schools closed for the second straight day Tuesday as dangerous arctic air maintained its icy grip on the state, but not in Moorhead, where district officials took advantage of the first glimmers of relief.
A woman in her 30s was found dead outsider her home Tuesday afternoon in the south metro, and investigators say they are not sure if the extreme cold played a role in her death.
