Music
June 29, 2015
Keith Urban performs at LP Field at the CMA Music Festival on Sunday, June 14, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn.

Minnesota State Fair lands country star Keith Urban

Tickets go on sale Thursday. All seats are reserved.
Variety
June 29, 2015
Hershey's chocolate

A chocolate bar a day keeps a heart attack away?

Here's a study that you'll want to test for yourself: Eating up to 100 grams of chocolate a day can lower the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Local
June 29, 2015

Gallery: Symphony for the Cities

Newly appointed assistant conductor Roderick Cox conducts the Minnesota Orchestra during their Symphony for the Cities performance at the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis on Monday. Every year the Minnesota Orchestra presents a series of free outdoor concerts called Symphony for the Cities. Other Symphony for the Cities performances: -Wednesday, July 1 at the Hilde Performance Center in Plymouth -Thursday, July 2 at the Winona Lake Park Bandshell -Monday, July 6 at Lakefront Park in Hudson, Wisconsin.
Music
June 29, 2015
Garrison Keillor's retirement: Is he for real this time?

Garrison Keillor's retirement: Is he for real this time?

Garrison Keillor has announced an upcoming retirement so many times that he could be called the Brett Favre of broadcast radio. But this time might be different.
Variety
June 29, 2015
Luke and Emma posed with mom Mary Johnston in their newly remolded kitchen Tuesday June 16, 2015 in Edina, MN.

Before & After: Dated Edina home now has rooms to cure cabin fever

A dated Edina home transitions from 1980s "Miami Vice" to 21st-century smart design.
Stage & Arts
June 29, 2015

In the spotlight: Shakespeare in the park, African dance, 'Flamenco on Fire'

Music
June 29, 2015

Keith Urban will play Minnesota State Fair on Aug. 28

Kelsea Ballerini will open for Urban's Minnesota State Fair debut. Tickets will go on sale at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Celebrities
June 29, 2015

Is CNN's dildo-draped ISIS flag blunder part of larger overhyping problem?

Video
June 29, 2015
BET stars reflect on Obama's 'Amazing Grace'

BET stars reflect on Obama's 'Amazing Grace'

Stars at the BET Awards, including Smokey Robinson, Ne-Yo and Laverne Cox, react to the gay marriage ruling and President Obama's singing of 'Amazing Grace' during the eulogy for slain pastor Clementa Pinckney in Charleston, South Carolina.
Variety
June 29, 2015
Court ruling gives joyful jolt to Mpls. Pride celebration

Court ruling gives joyful jolt to Mpls. Pride celebration

Thousands — possibly hundreds of thousands — of marchers and observers, lovers and friends and supporters jammed Hennepin Avenue for the biggest Pride parade veterans can remember.
Variety
June 28, 2015
Elders treat ills with mind-body medicine, native healing traditions

Elders treat ills with mind-body medicine, native healing traditions

The path to healing comes full circle for two Indian elders bringing mind-body medicine to their community.
TV & Media
June 28, 2015
TV & Media
June 28, 2015
Books
June 28, 2015

REVIEWS: 'Solitude Creek,' by Jeffery Deaver, and 'Master Thieves,' by Stephen Kurkjian

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