MN Actors Bask In Glow Of 'Captain Phillips' Premiere
When Barkhad Abdi and three other amateur Somali actors from Minnesota learned they had won major roles in a new Tom Hanks movie, they tore off their clothes and jumped into the Pacific Ocean.
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When Barkhad Abdi and three other amateur Somali actors from Minnesota learned they had won major roles in a new Tom Hanks movie, they tore off their clothes and jumped into the Pacific Ocean.
Family and friends gathered in Cashton to pay respects to a young man who died from injuries suffered in an accident on the day he was to be married. Twenty-two-year-old Jacob Gronemus suffered third-degree burns over 75 percent of his body in a welding accident Oct. 1.
Officials with the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre announced Thursday that local music star Tim Mahoney will be hosting a concert there on Saturday, Oct. 19. The concert is set for 8 p.m. on the Fireside Stage at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre.
Are you getting enough sleep at night? Many who don't turn to medications. But what about using your phone to get an extra few minutes of sleep? We are taking a closer look at smartphone sleep apps to determine if they're good for your health.
Minnesota pheasant hunters will find less land available when the season opens Saturday. Due to the federal government shutdown, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has closed 13 national wildlife refuges and eight wetland management districts in Minnesota, totaling more than 489,000 acres of land.
The father of the 9-year-old north Minneapolis boy who snuck onto a plane to Las Vegas without a boarding pass was emotional as he talked about the problems he knows his son has and his failed attempts to find help.
The Department of Energy released its winter fuel outlook and found homeowners with natural gas can expect increases in their heating bills of up to 13 percent.
While the shutdown lingers across the nation, local veterans affairs offices are off-limits to the public. "Veterans obviously are wondering, 'Where do I go?' It's continuous," Tom Hanson said.
A school superintendent in North Dakota who resigned after being caught carrying a handgun to school said Wednesday that he worried about the safety of himself and others at the school because of a confrontation with a student.
It's time to make a counter-argument in opposition of the expansion, or even the very existence of instant replay in the game of baseball. We've heard the statement ad-nauseum: "If we can get it right, then we should get it right."
In Coon Rapids, a parking lot is over run with tents as superfans from all over the nation are prepping for the opening of a new Chick-fil-A. "We have people from California who drove in, Kansas City, Iowa, Illinois," Coon Rapids franchise owner Jason Griggs said.
For 100 years, gardeners have gone there for everything from seed to soil. But the venerable business will now close its doors.
Young patients at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis got a surprise when they looked out the window. Batman, Superman, and Spiderman took a break from their normal super hero duties to wash the windows at the hospital on Wednesday.
The We Day movement continues on as Ogilvie High School felt motivated to wear orange on Wednesday, in honor of putting an end to bullying -- orange is the bullying awareness hue. Teachers, staff and students participated, and the school embraced We Day as a 365-day commitment, according to school counselor Kelly Hallberg.
Police are trying to identify the suspect who woman who robbed a TCF Bank in Forest Lake on Oct. 2. Authorities said it took place at 1:02 p.m. at the Cub Foods on West Broadway Avenue.
