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AmeriCorps inducted its first members 20 years ago, and on Friday the service organization swears in thousands of new volunteers nationwide. President Obama administers the AmeriCorps oath from the White House. Former president Bill Clinton, who was in office when AmeriCorps started, is also part of the live broadcast.
Between the grand opening sales and hours, shoppers couldn't get enough of the new Twin Cities Premium Outlets this weekend. "I like it a lot," Alicia Hanson, from Lakeville, said. "It's big, there are a lot of shops here."
A new zip line attraction has reopened at the Mall of America after an employee was injured while working on it. A mall statement says the employee was injured by a piece of equipment on the east platform of the Barnacle Blast in the Nickelodeon Universe indoor amusement park around 11:15 a.m. Saturday.
There's a new place to shop in the Twin Cities. Thursday the city of Eagan is celebrating the grand opening of Twin Cities Premium Outlets. Nothing says happiness like a new outlet mall.
A Minnesota couple took the plunge in a way not many do. They married underwater, surrounded by sharks. Except this wasn't in the Caribbean, it was at Mall of America.
The federal government has reversed itself and decided against relocating the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Office in Bloomington.
Bloomington police say a teen who fell from a Mall of America second-floor balcony while attempting a handstand has suffered only minor injuries. Deputy police Chief Rick Hart says witnesses saw the 17-year-old attempting a handstand on the upper-level balcony Saturday afternoon when he lost his balance and fell.
A 17-year-old boy fell from a second-floor balcony in the Mall of America Saturday afternoon after engaging in what mall officials described as "horseplay." The incident happened at about 2:35 p.m. on the north side of mall.
The Mankato area was hit hard by flash flooding Wednesday morning, and on Thursday morning the Twin Cities was getting its turn. Thunderstorms with lightning and very heavy rain raced through the metro early Thursday morning, flooding roads and causing traffic problems.
More than 100 adults and children are now U.S. citizens after a naturalization ceremony at the Mall of America. It was part of the Government on Display Expo, the largest government event ever inside an American mall.
Treat dear old dad to a day out! This June 15th, celebrate him with one of these picks for a great Father's Day activity in Minnesota.
The legacy left by The Beatles is living on right in the heart of the Twin Cities starting this week and hanging around for most of the summer. Officials announced Tuesday that "The Beatles!," a traveling exhibition put together by the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, will be making a stop at the Mall of America this summer.
The Sea Life Aquarium at the Mall of America has a new exhibit opening this month. It's called "Claws," and we went inside to get a look at what's to come. The exhibit will feature a variety of different crabs, everything from smaller crabs to larger species.
Every man, woman and child seems to have a favorite pair of blue jeans. But how often you wash them, or "warsh" them like our grandmothers used to say, is up for debate.
If Super Bowl fans wander around the Twin Cities in 2018 thinking "everything looks so new around here," there's a good reason. Much of what they see will be.
The Mall of America is ready to help Twin Cities residents and visitors alike boldly go where no man has gone before. The mall is unveiling "Star Trek: The Exhibition" this Friday, and Edward Moody was there Wednesday morning to make a fresh notation in his captain's log.
The Mall of America will feature more than 200 photos of Minnesota in the "Capture Minnesota" photography exhibit. The exhibit opens Friday in the Bloomington mall's rotunda and runs through Sunday.
Today is the day we celebrate all of the mothers in our lives. And that's one reason why thousands of people are at Mall of America Sunday morning.
Fans of "Star Trek" will be out of this world when "Star Trek: The Exhibition" opens at the Mall of America. The exhibit opens a six-month run at the Bloomington megamall on Friday. Visitors can view one of the largest collections of "Star Trek" artifacts and information on public display.
One year ago this month, Zach Sobiech's "Clouds" was the No. 1 song on the iTunes chart. "Clouds" was released in December 2012, six months after doctors told Sobiech he had less than a year to live.
If walking across the massive Mall of America in Bloomington is too strenuous for you, no need to worry, a new zip line can help you get moving. Crews at MOA are installing two zip lines the stretches across Nickelodeon Universe. The zip line starts 55 feet up above the Dutchman's Deck ropes course.
It's machine vs. machine when the Midwest Robotics League returns to the Mall of America for its 2014 regional competition this weekend. The completion features 15-pound robots battling each other in an arena in three-minute matches.
You've most likely heard her songs on hit TV shows like "Grey's Anatomy" or providing the soundtrack to models dancing in Old Navy commercials. But if that's your only exposure to Ingrid Michaelson's music, you're certainly missing out.
The Mall of America will host final auditions for the 2014 squad of Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders. Fifty-four finalists are scheduled to compete Tuesday night in the mall's rotunda, from 7-9:30 p.m.
