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With temperatures at dawn in the mid-30s and expected to stay warm going into the weekend, the St. Paul Winter Carnival kicks off this year on a warm note. Annually, the event brings tens of thousands of people to the area, and generates up to $5 million for the local and state economies.
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the Challenger disaster. The space shuttle exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members.
Republican presidential candidates take the debate stage Thursday night absent their front-runner, Donald Trump, who will instead seek to starve his rivals of attention at a critical juncture in the campaign by holding a competing event of his own.
The National Park Service says it's less likely the extraordinary ice cave formations that have drawn tens of thousands of people to the Apostle Island National Lakeshore will be accessible this year.
A Waseca teen who took a plea deal after being accused of plotting a mass killing at his high school will not return home. John LaDue, 19, must be released from jail Thursday because he reached the limit for his conviction of having an explosive device.
Members of the Minnesota House and Senate racked up almost $2 million dollars in extra pay last year -- over and above their legislative salaries.
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) say a traveler returning from Central America brought the Zika virus to Minnesota.
A New Prague first grader got quite a surprise when she was sent to the principal's office Wednesday afternoon. She thought her mother was picking her up for a dentist appointment. But instead, it was her father, who she had not seen in six months because he was deployed overseas.
On Monday, voters in Iowa will gather in libraries, schools and churches to start the process of choosing the next president. The following week, the people of New Hampshire will cast their votes for the party nominees at the polls. So why do Iowa and New Hampshire vote first? Good Question.
Police say it happened around 6:30 p.m., when two teenage boys and another person got into a confrontation near the intersection of Van White Boulevard and Olson Memorial Highway. Investigators say the incident turned into an attempted robbery, then a chase.
A Meeker County deputy is in jail accused of stealing controlled substances from the county's Drug Take Back Drop Box, as well as toys from a toy drive, the Meeker County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.
WCCO has learned a second Minneapolis police officer has been fired over accusations he went too far during an arrest. Officer Blayne Lehner was on the force for nearly twenty years. He also served as a director on the board of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis.
Work on a proposed high-speed train line between the Twin Cities and Rochester has been suspended, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The suspension is pending a decision by the Olmsted County Regional Railroad Authority, which is expected next week.
Around 10,000 Americans will turn 65 Wednesday. That statistic is what put a new Twin Cities business into motion. BoxElder Services comes from a longtime family business. The son of the company's founder noticed after years of moving that the needs of a lot of seniors ...
A Wisconsin attorney who has a prominent role in a Netflix documentary is in Minnesota to talk prison reform.
