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The restaurant family matriarch witnessed a century from China to Minnesota, and died at age 97. Updated: May. 5, 2012 - 06:54 PM
Mort Lindsey, a conductor, arranger and composer best known as the music director for Judy Garland in the 1960s and for his more than two decades as music director for "The Merv Griffin Show," has died. He was 89.
Updated: May. 11, 2012 - 10:37 PM
Richard T. Murphy Sr. could appreciate the long arc of his family's business, which dates to the horse-drawn cart era. The lifelong St. Paul resident and longtime head of Minneapolis-based Murphy Warehouse had a passion for history.
Updated: May. 10, 2012 - 11:26 PM
He was called upon in crises that defined '60s: JFK's assassination, missile crisis and desegregation.
Updated: May. 10, 2012 - 12:30 AM
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Sample Minnesota's rich history, courtesy of a microfilm archive of newspaper articles, photos and ads dating back more than 130 years.
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Clayton Kaufman was a fixture at WCCO radio from 1951 to 1990, starting as a replacement for journalist Harry Reasoner, who went on to achieve fame at CBS. It was an era before televisions, when WCCO radio was the chief source of news, weather and sports for folks across Minnesota.
Updated: May. 9, 2012 - 09:48 PM
People spend their whole lives instinctively coordinating the actions of their arms and legs. Just try patting your head and rubbing your stomach at the same time.
Updated: May. 8, 2012 - 10:43 PM
A repeat drunken driver who initially persuaded his passenger to take the rap was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for killing another motorist in a high-speed crash in central Minnesota.
Updated: 04:09 PM