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Overnight closures of southbound I-35W at Hwy. 62 planned

Updated November 16, 2009

Jim Freitag

More overnight closures are ahead this week for drivers who use southbound Interstate Hwy. 35W where it intersects with Hwy. 62 on the Minneapolis-Richfield border.

The mouth guard enables the wearer to clench his or her teeth in a different way, reducing pressure on the temporomandibular joint. This slows the production of hormones that sap strength and endurance, theoretically giving the user an edge.

Site of accident in Washington County

Updated November 08, 2009

Mark Boswell

Location of fatal accident on I-35 near Forest Lake.

Berlin Wall

Updated November 07, 2009

Eddie Thomas

Map locates the former Berlin Wall that separated West Berlin from the communist controlled East Berlin and East Germany.

Man found fatally wounded

Updated November 07, 2009

Eddie Thomas

Map locating where a young man, who later died at HCMC, was found in south Minneapolis.

U.S. loses 190,000 jobs in October

Updated November 06, 2009

Jim Foster

U.S. economy shed 190,000 jobs in October, the second-lowest monthly total in more than a year.

U.S. uemployment rises to 10.2 percent.

Updated November 06, 2009

Jim Foster

The U.S. unemployment rate rose above 10 percent for the first time in 26 years.

Site of mass shooting at Fort Hood

Updated November 05, 2009

Raymond Grumney

Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a mental health doctor facing deployment overseas who went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, is still alive and in stable condition at a hospital, but the death toll remains at 12 after another victim died.

Support wavers for animal research

Updated November 04, 2009

Mark Boswell

In polls that asked whether Americans agreed to "medical and scientific research that requires lab animals,” Zogby International found that support fell, then began to rise with an aggresive new public education campaign.

Minnesota is tops for civic involvement

Updated November 02, 2009

Raymond Grumney

Minnesota is more civically involved than most of the nation on a variety of measures:

Inside the petters trial

Updated November 02, 2009

Jim Freitag

Diagram of the inside of the courtroom.

Quick guide to identifying ash trees

Updated November 02, 2009

Ray Grumney

Ash tree graphic

A proposed power plant in Chisago County has raised concerns about water

Updated November 01, 2009

Raymond Grumney

The Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer is the deepest and most pristine water supply in the metro area, and underlies much of southeastern Minnesota. Legislators may extend its protection beyond the metro area, where industrial pumping has been prohibited since 1989.