Woodbury Man Drowns In Pond Near Faribault
Authorities say a Woodbury man has drowned in a pond near Faribault (FAIR'-boh) in southern Minnesota.
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Authorities say a Woodbury man has drowned in a pond near Faribault (FAIR'-boh) in southern Minnesota.
Council Bluffs Police say a bullet someone fired into the air wounded a 7-year-old boy who was watching fireworks with his grandparents.
The federal government is considering adding the Blanding's turtle to the endangered species list, as the yellow-throated reptile that once thrived throughout the Upper Midwest can now only be found in large numbers in parts of Minnesota and Nebraska.
There is a certain type of police officer who is more prone to injuries that others -- K-9s. The University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine is trying to remedy that. They offered a new course for officers from all over the metro.
Athletes from around the country are in the Twin Cities to show that age does not have to slow you down. Minnesota is hosting the National Senior Games for the first time. The Olympic-style event -- which is held every two years -- is open to anyone over the age of 50.
Garrison Keillor is celebrating the 41st anniversary his popular public radio show "A Prairie Home Companion," Saturday.
A teenage boy from Plymouth was killed and two other teens were injured Friday evening in a rollover crash near Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the accident happened at about 7:18 p.m. on eastbound Interstate 94.
The Fourth of July is the busiest day out on metro area lakes. And it makes for a hectic weekend for water patrols. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office have extra patrols out on Lake Minnetonka this weekend.
The thick haze caused by smoke from more than 100 Canadian wildfires is causing unhealthy air quality conditions across a large part of Minnesota. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reports that the air quality is rated unhealthy for everyone from a large part of northwestern Minnesota, including Detroit Lakes, extending down to Brainerd and St. Cloud toward the Twin Cities suburbs.
A new Amtrak study says adding a second round-trip between St. Paul and Chicago could prove to be popular. The Minnesota and Wisconsin departments of transportation as well as La Crosse County in Wisconsin asked Amtrak to conduct the study.
A 51-year-old St. Louis County man is in custody after he was accused of attacking his neighbor with a homemade club. The sheriff's department was called to the 4700 block of Old Seville Road Saturday at about 7:20 a.m.
An Ellsworth, Wisconsin man has died after a tractor accident Friday night, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department. Deputies were called to County Road A near Highway 10 in Salem Township just after 10 p.m. on a report of an accident.
An internal investigation has found that some patients at the CentraCare Health Coborn Cancer Center received improper doses of radiation, leading to discipline and firings of some employees. CentraCare President and CEO Ken Holmen told the St. Cloud Times the errors affected a small group of patients.
A television comedy veteran who lives in Minnesota is giving aspiring writers a chance to break into the business. Bo Kaprall is sponsoring the 2015 National Sitcom Writing Contest. The competition features two categories — scripts for an original pilot and scripts for existing shows.
Everyone is OK after a house fire in Eden Prairie early Saturday morning. Officials say the fire call came in around midnight on the 10000 block of Laurel Drive.
