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A 20-year-old woman was rescued from the waters of Minneapolis' Lake Harriet Wednesday afternoon. Police say the emergency happened just before 5 p.m. at the lake's North Beach. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says the 20-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl were swimming about 50 feet from shore near a swimming raft when both went underwater.
A man involved in a head-on crash Monday in east St. Paul told police the driver was a child. Investigators say 25-year-old Blake Folson let his 8-year-old cousin control the pedals while he steered.
One person is dead Wednesday after being stabbed a couple blocks north of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
The U.S. bishops' point-person on the environment defended Pope Francis' plan to issue a high-level teaching document next week on ecology and climate change, saying Wednesday that global warming was the result of moral failings that the Roman Catholic Church has a duty to address.
Minnesota lawmakers zeroed in Wednesday on a conclusion to their prolonged budget dispute, preparing for a special session by week's end to pass remaining bills. Legislative leaders and Gov. Mark Dayton declared an end to their stalemate and set a hearing for Thursday on the final outstanding pieces of the state's budget. Dayton and top lawmakers alerted all legislators to be back in St. Paul for a one-day session that the governor will likely order for Friday.
Teenage sisters Sonja and Alexis Pearson returned to the hospital where doctors saved Sonja's life when she was a toddler.
A former Minnesota State Treasurer said he supports efforts by State Auditor Rebecca Otto to push back against a new law that cuts some of the duties of her office.
The preschoolers at the New Horizon Academy in Plymouth made their very own weather center, and WCCO meteorologist Lauren Casey paid them a visit on Wednesday.
Investigators say the fatal shooting of a St. Cloud man appears to be a homicide. Police said Wednesday 37-year-old Keita Keletigui was found in his apartment with a gunshot wound Tuesday.
With another summery day in store, how about taking in a free baseball game? The St. Paul Saints are inviting people to come out today and check out CHS Field during their lunch hour.
Two Wisconsin fishermen used their rods to reel in something much bigger than a fish this past weekend. The two instead found a deer about a half-mile off shore in Lake Winnebago near Green Bay.
Scott Walker touted changes he's made to K-12 education as governor in Wisconsin in a newspaper column published Wednesday, saying there's "no reason" what he's done in the state can't be matched nationwide.
As more high-rises go up in Dinkytown, there's a growing push to protect and preserve some of the older structures.
Twin Cities pools are filling up with swimmers this week, but some pools are facing shortages in lifeguards.
Minneapolis announced that it is accepting proposals for revitalizing Peavey Plaza in the downtown area, though a grand re-opening is at least three years away.
