Nation
Moon will put on a rare show at the end of January
Super moon, blood moon, eclipse will collide on 31st.
Local
Test our water for nitrates? Brown County says no thanks
A free well-testing program for Minnesotans has become the latest target in the state's increasingly fractious battle over water and agricultural pollution.
Nation
Outdoors
Do cellular towers belong inside national parks?
Advocates for increased cell service, including many parks officials, say the parks can't cling to an earlier era.
Local
'Cloud Streets' caught in action by satellite over the Great Lakes
The weather system that delivered a dusting of snow over Minnesota and record-setting snowfall in the East was captured in an impressive satellite photo.
Judge denies Twin Cities archdiocese bankruptcy plans
An attorney for victims of clergy sex abuse said Thursday that a judge has ordered all sides back to mediation in the yearslong bankruptcy case of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, but he said the ruling will quicken the process of getting payments to victims.
Democrat Jones officially declared winner over Roy Moore
Democrat Doug Jones' historic victory over Republican Roy Moore was declared official Thursday as Alabama election officials certified him the winner of the special Senate election, despite Moore's last-minute lawsuit claiming voter fraud.
Plane returns to LA because passenger was on wrong flight
A Tokyo-bound flight returned to Los Angeles hours into the journey after the crew discovered that one of the passengers had boarded the wrong plane, All Nippon Airways said Wednesday.
Pennsylvania officer plotted to blackmail wife; she plotted his murder
A Pennsylvania police officer has pleaded guilty to a plot to blackmail his wife over having sex with a 14-year-old boy while she has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill her husband.
Nation
Parents killed after warning daughter about boyfriend's racist views, family says
The teenager shot Scott Fricker, 48, and his wife, Buckley Kuhn-Fricker, 43, around 5 a.m. Friday before shooting himself, the police said.
Nation
Raw: President Trump attends midnight Mass
President Trump and the first lady attended midnight Mass.
Nation
'Bodies laying everywhere': 911 calls capture chaos, tragedy after Amtrak train derailment
The train's riders, freeway motorists and witnesses to the deadly wreck flooded the South Sound 911 dispatch center with calls from desperate voices.
Business
Tax plan would have dramatic effect in Minnesota
The state's businesses stand to get large tax cuts, while limits on deductions for state and local taxes could pinch individuals and families who itemize.
Miss America pageant loses TV partner over CEO's slut-shaming emails
Dick Clark Productions says it has cut ties with the Miss America Organization over internal emails by pageant senior leadership that ridiculed past winners' appearance, intelligence and sex lives.
Snowy owl numbers far lower than once thought
For researchers, this winter's mass migration of the owls from their breeding grounds above the Arctic Circle is serious business.
Local
State predicts PolyMet would need $1B to cover risks from mining
Half would go for long-term water treatment after copper-nickel mine closes.
Nation
Tax bill: What's in, what's out, what happens
So what's in the massive $1.5 trillion Republican tax package, what's not and what does it mean for most Americans?
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