Minn. Red House Records Artist On TV's Letterman
Texas honky-tonk singer Dale Watson of St. Paul-based Red House Records will perform on "Late Show with David Letterman."
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Texas honky-tonk singer Dale Watson of St. Paul-based Red House Records will perform on "Late Show with David Letterman."
The race for governor is getting crowded. Another well-known Republican is throwing his hat in the race. State Senator Dave Thompson confirmed to WCCO's Pat Kessler that he will file the legal papers necessary on Monday. He will formally announce his candidacy at a gathering on Wednesday.
The largest utility serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin says it deployed more than 1,000 line workers to restore power to customers in the Twin Cities and other areas after three waves of strong storms hit the region. Xcel Energy's system was severely damaged by high winds that brought trees and branches down onto power lines before dawn Friday and on Friday evening and early Saturday. More than 500,000 of the utility's customers in Minnesota and western Wisconsin were affected at the height of the power outages
A young man heading out to dinner during Friday night's storm says he didn't see it coming. Bret Rademacher narrowly escaped being crushed by a falling tree in Minneapolis. Physically he's fine - there's not a scratch on him, which is hard to believe when you see what's left of his car.
It was a wet start at the 37th annual Grandma's Marathon in Two Harbors Saturday. The full marathon took 57,000 runners down the 26.2-mile course from Two Harbors to Duluth. Kenya's Sarah Kiptoo broke the 10-year-old womens' course record in her Grandma's marathon debut by finishing in 2 hours and 26 minutes - her personal best.
Minnesota Congressman John Kline is urging President Barack Obama to get engaged so Washington can stop student loan rates from doubling on July 1. In the GOP response to Obama's weekly address, the Minnesota Republican credited Obama for offering a plan for long-term student loan reform by tying interest rates to the market instead of fixing them.
Communities across the Twin Cities are cleaning up trees and branches knocked down by three waves of heavy storms since early Friday. Minneapolis has announced plans for debris collection beginning July 1 to help people get rid of the downed wood in their yards. St. Paul plans a similar curbside pickup within the next three weeks.
Some metro businesses with power are allowing people to come in and charge their cell phones. All Cub Food stores have power stripes set up at the service desk to let shoppers recharge as they buy food. Craig Striech is manager of the store in Plymouth
Primary care physicians are more readily available in Minnesota than most of the country, but experts say the state faces a looming shortage and only partly because of the federal health care overhaul that will extend coverage to around 300,000 uninsured residents.
Witnesses say a water main broke at 42nd Avenue and Bottineau Boulevard in Robbinsdale, causing the pavement to buckle and then sink.
A 42-year-old Fridley man has pleaded guilty to robbing two Twin Cities' shoe stores in early January, the United States Attorney's Office announced.
The idea of living in a town under a dome isn't all that crazy. In fact, it almost happened in Minnesota back in the early 1970s.
Al Franken barely made it into the Senate the first time, squeaking by with 312 votes after months of recounts and legal skirmishes that left Minnesota Republicans salivating at the prospect of snatching the seat back from the former "Saturday Night Live" star in 2014.
Humorist Garrison Keillor kicks off his 26-city "Radio Romance Tour" next month.
Minnesota Congressman John Kline is delivering the Republican Party's response to President Obama's weekly address.
