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The Fourth of July is next week Thursday, and not surprisingly, it looks like many communities are going to have festivities spilling over into the weekend that follows. Besides the usual community fireworks and parades, there's a lot to choose from around the state.
Following the torrents of rain received over the past several days has arrived the inevitable rising of our rivers. The Crow River is among the first to get a flood warning tag from the National Weather Service, and in excess of 15 feet, it is set to crest sometime Thursday.
The Minnesota Zoo's collection of forest antelopes just got a little bigger. The zoo announced Tuesday that a male bongo antelope was born June 6 and a female arrived 10 days later.
A Wisconsin couple planning to kayak the 2,500-mile length of the Mississippi River are preparing to embark on the next part of their journey. An HTR Media report says Janet and Greg Gottsacker of Manitowoc have already paddled the first 500 miles.
Authorities said a 15-year-old boy from Brooten was critically hurt Monday after crashing and rolling his ATV in Stearns County. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash at about 6:28 p.m. Monday on the 45000 block of Isabella Road in North Fork Township.
It's Twin Cities Pride this weekend, and I imagine watching movies is the last thing on the minds of many within the Cities' GLBT community. But, hey, that's no reason not to add a few titles to your Netflix queue in anticipation of the comedown.
A man who admitted forming a ring that supplied drugs across North Dakota and Minnesota has been sentenced to federal prison. Twenty-seven-year-old Noah Berglund, of Roseau, Minn., was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Fargo, N.D., on Monday to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release.
Food trucks have a lot to offer: Everything from street food to comfort food. Bloomy's Roast Beef offers up blue plate specials with names like the "Jessica" or a "George Michael." They're just one of 29 food trucks at this year's second annual food truck fair in Uptown.
Authorities said one person is dead and a suspect is in custody after an early-morning shooting in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Minneapolis Police responded to a shooting at about 4:45 a.m. on the 2400 block of Ilion Avenue North.
Some chairs used by famous Minnesotans are on display at the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis. Included is a chair used by singer Bob Dylan at the Ten O'clock Scholar Coffee House in February 1960.
The 150th anniversary of the battle at Gettysburg is giving Minnesota leaders reason to reflect on their state's role in the Civil War. Gov. Mark Dayton, Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and state Rep. Dean Urdahl were among those planning Tuesday to commemorate the key battle.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources begins accepting applications next Tuesday, July 1, for the two special archery deer hunts at Camp Ripley. Because of military training needs, this year's hunts are being held about a week later than usual: the weekends of Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2-3.
From among any other big cities in the entire country, Los Angeles is arguably the most alluring when it comes to enjoying a sensational summer day spent by the sea.
One way cell phones have definitely changed our lives is the way we walk. We have phones out and eyes down, which can cause all kinds of problems says Minneapolis Police Inspector Bryan D. Schafer. "When you have that phone out in the open, you become a target," Schafer said.
This weekend's storms took out power for hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans, mostly because of wind and the trees that fell on power lines. According to Xcel Energy, two-thirds of its power lines are above ground. So, that led Wayne from Bloomington to ask: Why don't power companies bury some of those lines? According to Kent Larson, Xcel Energy's senior vice-president for operations, the big issue is the hefty price tag.
