Bert Blyleven Apologizes For Calling Detroit 'Ugly'
Twins broadcaster Bert Blyleven apologized on the air and on Twitter for calling the skyline and city of Detroit "ugly" on the social-media network during the rain delay.
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Twins broadcaster Bert Blyleven apologized on the air and on Twitter for calling the skyline and city of Detroit "ugly" on the social-media network during the rain delay.
An annual survey of prom spending finds teens will spend a staggering amount of money on those so-called "promposals," or in other words, those elaborate ways to ask a sweetheart to the big dance.
The University of Wisconsin Badgers will be playing for the NCAA Title Monday night. That hasn't happened since the 1940s. The Badgers upset the Kentucky Wildcats 71-64 Saturday night, ending Kentucky's 38-game winning streak.
Hayley Okines, the British teenager whose battle with an extremely rare condition that causes rapid aging, has reportedly died at 17. Okines was diagnosed with progeria, which according to doctors caused her body to age about eight times as fast as an average human.
Recently-released research figures show that Minnesotans spent on average close to $100 per person during 2014. The figures were released by the Pew Charitable Trusts, who analyzed data from Stateline pertaining to the amount of money people in the U.S. shelled out for lottery tickets.
Michele Bachmann did not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, but she is still offering her thoughts on the political scene via her verified Facebook account. One of her most recent posts compared the performance of President Barack Obama to that of the pilot who authorities believe deliberately crashed Germanwings Flight 9525 in the French Alps last week.
Some people get a little uneasy when they hear the word "casket." It brings up images of death and grieving. But there's an old casket factory in northeast Minneapolis that's now brimming with life and creative inspiration.
New Salem Baptist Church is known for its community activism and outreach. But fewer people knew about the pastor's famous friend, Stevie Wonder, until he showed up for Sunday service.
As you may know, political ads and events can sometimes, well, get weird – or awkward. In response, CNN made its very own political spoof of Adult Swim's recent viral hit "Too Many Cooks." The results are amazing.
A warrant remains out in Stearns County for the arrest of a rapper formerly affiliated with an Academy Award-winning rap group, nearly a year after the alleged incident.
Republican Rep. Aaron Schock of Illinois, dogged about irregularities in his campaign finance and congressional spending accounts, suddenly announced on Tuesday that he would resign his House seat at the end of the month.
Think the Twin Cities are a hotbed for hipsters? Think again. Iowa's the next new thing, according to a new analysis. The website FindTheBest just pulled numbers on American cities to see which ones were the most amenable to the hipster lifestyle.
More Americans are choosing to live alone than ever before. And while it's healthy to have "down time" by yourself, one study says too much alone time may shorten your life. Researchers at Brigham Young University studied 3 million people.
Two young Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing their classmate to please the horror character Slender Man must stand trial as adults for attempted homicide, a judge ruled Friday.
It started as a joke, an offhanded remark about granola between an Ely man and his wife. Eight years later, that joke has turned into a full time job and a company with a name you won't forget: Crapola.
An impressive ice sculpture in along Lake Superior in Superior, Wisconsin had to come down as spring-like temperatures persisted in Minnesota. The sculpture was built by Minnesota artist Roger Hanson, who was hoping to break a world record for the tallest ice sculpture at 53 feet high.
It isn't so very often that we get two Friday the 13th months in a row. You don't have to be superstitious to perk up whenever the fateful date approaches. You might just be a fan of some of the cheesiest, least frightening horror movies ever made, the Friday the 13th franchise.
The comedian plans to play every position while making appearances at five Arizona spring training games on Thursday. He will play for all 10 teams involved, HBO and Major League Baseball announced Wednesday.
Michele Bachmann is finding new work in our nation's capital. She's no longer a political member of Congress, but she plays one in the latest version of "Sharknado!" A picture of former Minnesota congresswoman Bachmann shows her filming outside the White House on Wednesday.
A Minnesota woman who was flying from Philadelphia to Atlanta went into labor, causing the flight she was on to make an emergency landing in North Carolina. According to a report from the CBS affiliate in Greensboro, Shaniqua Cherry was on American Airlines flight 611 when her water broke.
For many American families, adoption is an abstract concept. These are the families who can take it for granted that they can conceive when they are ready and start their families how, and when, they wish.
Often, we hear stories about children defying the odds, whether it's spending overnights outside in the winter or surviving several minutes submerged underwater in icy lakes. So, are children just better at surviving the cold? Good Question.
The warmer weather is giving local businesses an early boost -- temperatures in the 50's and 60's in March in Minnesota are the gift that keeps on giving. Minnesotans are outside all year round, but there is something about when the weather starts to turn.
It's become an annual tradition now in the wake of the Minnesota State Boys Hockey Tournament to see who made the tongue-in-cheek All Hockey Hair Team. The YouTube user known as Pulltab Productions has been producing these videos -- introducing the masses to such sartorial terms as "salad" and "flow" -- for years now.
Dairy Queen said it plans to give away free vanilla ice cream cones to celebrate their 75th anniversary. The Minneapolis-based chain picked March 16 to celebrate because that will be the 75th day of the year.
