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Barbie has stood 11-and-a-half-inches tall -- with a shape that defies reality -- since 1959. But Mattel announced Thursday that the world's most famous doll is getting a makeover.
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Barbie has stood 11-and-a-half-inches tall -- with a shape that defies reality -- since 1959. But Mattel announced Thursday that the world's most famous doll is getting a makeover.
A breakthrough therapy for spinal cord injury patients just got a big boost here in Minnesota. A state grant was just awarded to researchers at the University of Minnesota and Hennepin County Medical Center to study epidural spinal cord stimulation.
Vince Edwards scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help No. 21 Purdue hang on without freshman standout Caleb Swanigan and beat Minnesota 68-64 on Wednesday night.
Michael Brodzinski earned the league's First Star of the Week, Hudson Fasching was named the Second Star of the Week and Eric Schierhorn was named the Third Star of the Week.
Police say that another armed robbery has been reported in the same area as a string of earlier robberies near the University of Minnesota campus. The most recent robbery was reported early Saturday morning on the walk bridge over Interstate 35W in the area of 5th Street and 9th Avenue Southeast.
Michael Brodzinski netted a hat trick Saturday night as the University of Minnesota hockey team completed a weekend sweep of Wisconsin with a 9-2 victory. The Gophers got the weekend started with a 4-0 win over the Badgers Friday night.
The Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is hosting a night to remember! Celebrating 35 years, the chorus is honoring its past, present and future with "A Night At Northrop."
A building on the University of Minnesota campus that was closed due to a chemical spill has reopened. Just before 8 a.m. Friday, the University of Minnesota said a chemical spill at Smith Hall prompted the closure of the building.
Three University of Minnesota students have been robbed in the past three days.
Sen. Franken's proposal comes just one week after the state of Minnesota announced its own student loan refinancing program, and as college affordability has become a major topic in the presidential race.
Police are investigating a pair of armed robberies that happened near the University of Minnesota overnight. Police say the two incidents happened between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 3:30 a.m. Thursday, and in both cases the victim reported being approached by two people.
Zak Irvin had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Michigan overcame uncharacteristically poor shooting to hold off upset-minded Minnesota 74-69 on Wednesday night.
Gopher basketball coach Richard Pitino is looking everywhere for answers as Minnesota is 0-6 to start to the Big Ten season.
Police are investigating after a University of Minnesota student reported being robbed at gunpoint Tuesday evening. The incident happened at the intersection of 11th Avenue and Sixth Street Southeast, just by the Pillsbury Court Apartments.
It is a strange time for the University of Minnesota men's hockey team. They've played themselves into contention in the Big Ten, but are barely above .500 on the season. The wins are starting to come, but the fervor for the team has not.
Mikayla Bailey hit a late 3-pointer and grabbed a last-second rebound as the University of Minnesota women's basketball team beat Indiana 78-76 on Sunday at Williams Arena.
The University of Minnesota men's hockey team put together a third period rally to beat Michigan State 3-1 at Mariucci and earn a weekend sweep of the Spartans. The Gophers scored all three goals in the final 20 minutes after trailing 1-0 going into the third period.
University of Minnesota senior guard Rachel Banham was named Friday to the Midseason Top 20 list for the Wooden Award. The players on the list are considered the front-runners for the award, which goes at the end of the season to the top player in college basketball.
Michael McConnell and Jack Baker's wedding started a legal battle that would last 44 years until the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage for all.
Gov. Mark Dayton is asking lawmakers to borrow $1.4 billion to tackle a massive to-do list of public construction projects. The Democratic governor released his proposed bonding bill on Friday.
A former University of Minnesota student has pleaded guilty to making terroristic threats for an incident last summer that shut down the main student union building on the Minneapolis campus.
Matt Limegrover, the former offensive coordinator at the University of Minnesota, has a new home. It was announced Wednesday that Limegrover will be the offensive line coach at Penn State.
Shavon Shields scored 19 of his 24 points in the first half and Nebraska rolled to an 84-59 win over Minnesota on Tuesday night.
In September of 1971, two Minnesota men made national headlines when they obtained a marriage license and got married here. Michael McConnell and Jack Baker's wedding started a legal battle that would last 44 years until the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage for all.
Minnesota Vikings fans are on the edge of their seats as they wait for Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks. "I try to stay calm game by game," fan Megan Pelowski said. "I feel really good about it. We'll see how far we can go."
