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A century ago, the seven-story brick building a few blocks from downtown was a factory — a symbol of an era when Milwaukee and other cities ringing the Great Lakes were industrial powerhouses churning out steel, automobiles and appliances.
CBS News Correspondent, Ben Tracy, introduces us to a Minnesota inventor who believes his invention can get Boston bombing victims not only get back on their feet, but run.
Memorial Day weekend is hardly campaign season so you may have been surprised to see that 18 months before voters go to the polls, Rep. Michele Bachmann is already running campaign ads. It's an unusual move for any candidate much less one who is a nationally recognized figure.
Rescue helicopter pilot Craig Benz says it's been the busiest week for rescue choppers since the 35W bridge collapse.
A 64-year-old Brainerd man is dead and a 4-year-old Arizona boy was saved after a canoe capsized on the Gull River north of Baxter, Minn. Sunday afternoon, according to Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office.
In the wake of the gravel slide incident that rocked Peter Hobart Elementary School, many Minnesotans are looking for a way to help the students and their families, including parents of classmates. One of those parents also happens to own a cheesecake shop, with plenty of room for donations.
Authorities have confirmed that a body has been recovered in the search for a 2-year-old girl who went missing at an Elk River campground.
A Madison, Wis. man was arrested Saturday for his fourth DWI offense, according to authorities. However, this time, the man was traveling with a child.
Minnesota's Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing for more than 1,200 people at a ceremony to mark Memorial Day. The event at the State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls is being held on Sunday, ahead of the Monday holiday.
U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken have formed an advisory committee to lead the search for the next U.S. Attorney for Minnesota. The committee consists of seven seasoned attorneys, judges and law enforcement professionals.
Firefighters were called out overnight to put out a house fire in Brooklyn Park.
What's really in your food? That's the question thousands around the country – and in St. Paul - asked as they rallied against the agriculture company Monsanto on Saturday. Hundreds gathered at the State Capitol for the "March Against Monsanto" Saturday afternoon. Similar scenes took place at more than 200 cities across the country.
As Kuoth Wiel wore her Augsburg College robe, she looked antsy like many grads. Her graduation day emotions may seem typical, but what's going on in her life right now is not – nor is her past. "Because of the war, we went to Ethiopia," Wiel said. She was born in the Sudan, and her parents made it out with her from a civil war.
Over 260 volunteers helped authorities search for a missing girl in Elk River Saturday. Daisy Jo Holland went missing Friday around 8 p.m. from the extreme northern edge of the Wapiti Park campgrounds. She was at the park with her mother, two other adults and five other children. She was last seen playing close to a creek which feeds into Elk River with friends as the adults set up camp.
A California man was killed by a driver who may have fallen asleep at the wheel Saturday evening in Rogers. According to Rogers Police chief Jeff Beahen, a 49-year-old man was walking westbound on Rogers Drive which parallels I-94 when a 20-year-old man driving eastbound crossed the center line – striking and killing the pedestrian around 5:15 p.m.
