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Benefit Held For Local Couple Battling Different Deadly Diseases

A husband and wife, both battling incurable illnesses, just as their children are just beginning to grow up.


Minn. Legislature Approves Care Worker Pay Hikes   

The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a $11 billion package of spending on health and assistance programs that includes a 5-percent pay increase for nursing home workers...


Late-Feb. Start Planned for Minn. Lawmakers in '14

When Minnesota lawmakers finish their session Monday, they'll have a full nine months to cook up plans for next year's session...


With Time Short, Minn. Lawmakers Meet Over Weekend   

Minnesota's House and Senate convened Saturday for votes on major pieces of the state budget, including a likely House vote on a nearly $16 billion school funding bill that's been one of the chief priorities for Democrats running things at the Capitol...


National Safe Boating Week Begins

As the ice comes off more Minnesota lakes, safety officials are highlighting Saturday's start to National Safe Boating Week...



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Stillwater Family Remembers Daughter Killed by Amoeba   

Volunteers were overhauling a Stillwater park Saturday in honor of a little girl killed by an amoeba while swimming Lily Lake...



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Gas Prices Still on the Rise; Metro Among Most Expensive in US   

Gas prices continue to rise, making Minnesota among the most expensive in the nation for gasoline....


Camp Ripley Unveils Drone Training Facility   

The Minnesota National Guard unveiled a new facility to better train troops to use drones....



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Up to 60 Injured After Car Drives into Va. Parade

About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town...


Investigation Begins after Conn. Commuter Trains Crash   

Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries...


Landing Gear Issue Leads to Plane's Belly Landing in NJ   

An airline official says a US Airways Express flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported...


South Korea says North Korea Fires 3 Short-Range Missiles   

North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions...


Boston Police, City to Review Bombings Response

Boston's police department and mayor's office will conduct twin reviews of the response to last month's bombing of the Boston Marathon, police commissioner Ed Davis said Saturday...


2 Fires North of LA Persist After Long Fire Week

A pair of tamed but persistent wildfires still burned in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 after a wild week of burning brush in the area north of Los Angeles...


IRS Probe Ignored Most Influential Groups   

There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups...


$1 Million in Jewelry Stolen Near Cannes Film Fest   

Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials said Friday...


Residents of Tornado-Ravaged Texas Town Returning Home
   

Residents of a North Texas town ravaged by a deadly tornado are starting to return to home for the first time since the midweek storm...


Wis. DNR Lifts Statewide Burning Ban

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has lifted a statewide burning ban...



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More Showers and Thunderstorms to Develop in Metro   

After heavy rains crossed the metro Saturday morning, the afternoon turned muggy and warm...


Powerball Jackpot Grows to $600 Million   

Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize...


Pain at the Pump as Gas Prices Soar above $4   

Minnesotans are feeling pain at the pump this week. Gas prices are above $4 a gallon at many stations across the state...


Stocks Rise on Hopeful Signs for the US Economy

Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday...


Pat Robertson Under Fire for Advice on Cheating Husband   

A popular televangelist – who’s no stranger to controversy – is setting off another firestorm...


Last-Minute Fortune Seekers Buy Powerball Tickets   

With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot during Saturday night's drawing, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars - and that's after taxes...


Parents Express Concerns about Day Care Unionization Costs   

Could your child care costs climb even higher if day care workers in Minnesota are allowed to form a union?


Jury in Arias Trial Brought to Tears by Testimony   

Jurors deciding the fate of convicted murderer Jodi Arias were brought to tears Thursday, visibly shaken by dramatic statements from the victim's family members as they described how their lives were ripped apart by the killing...


Minn. Lawmakers Sort Out Tax Increase Details   

Leading Minnesota lawmakers are sorting out a tax package that will require the wealthy, smokers and corporations to pay more, a cornerstone of the next state budget that they're running short of time to pass...


Former Lawyer Says OJ Simpson Knew about Guns   

The lawyer who unsuccessfully defended O.J. Simpson against armed robbery charges testified Friday his client knew two companions had guns in a 2007 confrontation with memorabilia dealers...


Arrests in New Orleans Parade Shootings Cheered   

Days after a burst of gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of six arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again...


Aerial Sensor Equipment Used in Green Valley Fire   

Fire crews are searching for hotspots by air using heat-sensing equipment above a northwestern Minnesota wildfire...



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