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Wedding Party Boogies Down the Aisle (Video)
In a church in St. Paul, Minnesota this month, Kevin Heinz and Jill Peterson vowed not to have a boring wedding. Instead of...
Heartland States Send National Guard to Aid Afghan Farmers
National Guard troops from a half-dozen heartland states are taking their civilian farming know-how to Afghanistan in a little-noticed aspect of the Obama administration’s...
Obama Speech in Cairo Outlines New Beginning for Muslims and America (Video)
President Obama today delivered an unprecedented speech calling for a new beginning in relations between the United States and Muslim communities around the...
Indiana Mandates Electronics Recyling
Indiana became the first state to pass a major electronics recycling law this year, and the nineteenth state to pass a law creating...
Optimist Opens Retail Business to Fight Recession
"You can't sit around grumpy, moping and feeling sorry for yourself in this recession," the retired 76-year-old said. "You've got to get off...
Co-op Mocks Recession, Doles Out $231 Million
What recession? A Minnesota grain and energy cooperative sent $231 million on Friday to its members -- and there's more on the...
Ice Shanties Become Art (Video)
Instead of sportsmen huddled inside these Minnesota ice shanties waiting for the fish to bite, participants in the Art Shanty Project make...
U.S. Becomes Top Wind Producer, Solar Next
Wind power in the US surged 50 percent last year, breaking a global record with its total capacity of 25 gigwatts (GW) -- enough...
New Therapy Helps Boy with Rare Disease
A drug used to suppress the immune system in cancer and rheumatoid arthritis has helped extend the life of a Minnesota boy struggling with...
Teens Trudge in Frigid Cold for Kids on Other Side of Globe
All throughout December, high school students walked to school in the frigid Minnesota temperatures (zero degrees) to symbolically "walk in the shoes of thirsty...
Ten Signs of Peace on Earth: The Children’s Culture Connection
The good news that is the common thread running through children in war-torn Iraq or poverty-laden India, is that they all still have hope....
Ten Extraordinary Americans Recognized for Innovation in Health Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced the 2008 recipients of its Community Health Leaders Award for individuals who overcome the odds to improve...
93-Year-Old Man Gets High School Diploma
Harold Pugh, a 93-year-old man from Minnesota, has finally received his high school degree. Pugh completed 2 1/2 years of high school before dropping...
Tornado oddities: Toilet Paper Unwinds and Rewinds
Have you ever heard the story about the tornado that sent a blade of grass through a window, and a delicate china teacup across...
Duck Numbers Encouraging
Totals from this year’s waterfowl breeding population survey showed that Minnesota’s breeding mallard and blue-winged teal numbers are higher than last year by...
Mother’s Resolve Leads to Medical Breakthrough for Son With Rare Fatal Disease
The slightest touch of his skin made it fall off, confining the two-year old in head-to-toe bandages. But, thanks to his mother's resolve and...
Best Buy Tests Free Electronics Recycling Program in 117 Stores
Best Buy Co. has launched a new electronics recycling program in 117 U.S. stores to help consumers keep their old outdated TV's, VCR's, computers...
Heroes in School Shooting and Bridge Collapse Receive Prestigious Medals
Two years ago, a Nevada Middle School gym teacher confronted a student gunman who had already wounded others. With compassion and persuasion she convinced...
Something Good Always Comes of Bad
A man I rode with on the elevator recently reminded me that something good always comes of bad. We had just met in the...
Homeless Get to Walk in the Pope’s Shoes
The Sharing and Caring Hands shelter in Minnesota received a blessing from the pope -- and a dozen pair of handmade Italian leather shoes...