Outdoors
October 13, 2020
Bike commuters and recreational riders cruised through a stop sign on the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis in 2010. Bicyclists in Washington state can

Bicyclists in Washington state can now slowly roll through stop signs

The new law went into effect Oct. 1, legalizing a practice frequently used already by cyclists.
National
October 12, 2020

California orders GOP to remove unofficial ballot boxes

California's chief elections official on Monday ordered Republicans to remove unofficial ballot drop boxes from churches, gun shops and other locations and Attorney General Xavier Becerra warned those behind the "vote tampering" could face prosecution.
Business
October 11, 2020
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari, seen in 2015, EMAIL
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The U.S. economic recovery has "flattened out" and is in v

Kashkari says economy needs more fiscal support to aid recovery

Nation
October 10, 2020
A truck drive through floodwaters in a neighborhood in Lake Charles, La., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, after Hurricane Delta moved through on Friday. (AP

Hurricane Delta brings flooding to Lake Charles

Nearly every home and building in the Louisiana city already been damaged in late August by a city where Hurricane Laura.
Coronavirus
October 10, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington.

Trump delivers remarks to the public at White House

Trump on Saturday said he was "feeling great" in his recovery from the coronavirus.
Nation
October 9, 2020
Hurricane Delta weakens to Category 1 storm

Hurricane Delta weakens to Category 1 storm

Delta blew ashore in an area where devastation remains widely evident from Hurricane Laura.
Nation
October 9, 2020
Storm-ravaged Lake Charles prepares for Hurricane Delta

Storm-ravaged Lake Charles prepares for Hurricane Delta

Residents in south Louisiana braced to relive a nightmare.
Nation
October 9, 2020
Michigan governor: Trump giving hate groups 'safe harbor'

Michigan governor: Trump giving hate groups 'safe harbor'

Gretchen Whitmer called for a stronger stance against extremism targeted at state officials.
Coronavirus
October 9, 2020
On Monday, President Donald Trump holds his mask after removing it from his face as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White Hou

Fauci: Trump rally would be within CDC guidelines

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, didn't join critics of the Trump campaign timeline to resume.
Nation
October 8, 2020
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020.

Michigan governor thanks those who helped to foil bomb plot

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a Thursday on-camera statement that she hopes that convictions will bring "these sick and depraved men to justice."
Local
October 8, 2020
George Floyd as a baby, in the arms of his mother, Larcenia Floyd.

How systemic racism shaped George Floyd's life and hobbled his ambition

Local
October 7, 2020
Some of the more than two dozen firefighters spoke to the media after returning to Minnesota after volunteering to help fight wildfires in Oregon. In

Minnesota firefighters return from two-week tour fighting mountainous Oregon fire

Flatlander crews found terrain, altitude challenging in Western mission.
Coronavirus
October 7, 2020
In a new White House video posted Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump said his illness had shed light on an experimental antibody cocktail that

Trump: Experimental therapy 'a cure for me'

The president attributed how well he was feeling to the antibody therapy he got from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Nation
October 7, 2020
U.S. charges British ISIS members for hostage deaths

U.S. charges British ISIS members for hostage deaths

The announcement came before the two were to make their first appearance in the afternoon in federal court in Alexandria, Va.
Nation
October 7, 2020
Breonna Taylor's boyfriend recounts shooting during probe

Breonna Taylor's boyfriend recounts shooting during probe

Louisville police have released details of the investigation, including an interview with Kenneth Walker, Taylor's boyfriend, hours after her death.
Nation
October 6, 2020
Members of the U.S. Secret Service stand guard as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Gettysburg National Mili

Joe Biden's Gettysburg speech calls for national unity

For his warning, the Democrat used a picturesque, symbolic backdrop of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War.
Coronavirus
October 6, 2020
New York Gov. Cuomo orders crackdown in COVID hotspots

New York Gov. Cuomo orders crackdown in COVID hotspots

The new restrictions announced on Tuesday include limits on religious services, mass gatherings and indoor dining in affected areas.
Nation
October 6, 2020
Trump's doctor says he's 'cautiously optimistic'

Trump's doctor says he's 'cautiously optimistic'

President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday evening, but doctors couldn't say when he'll no longer be contagious for the coronavirus or when he'd be able to travel again.
Nation
October 5, 2020
Jill Biden moves her husband, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, back from members of the media as he speaks outside h

Facebook, Twitter failing to curb vote-by-mail falsehoods

Nation
October 5, 2020
In this file photo, three police officers take a knee with the protesters. Protesters rally outside of the Austin Police Dept Headquarters in Austin,

COVID-19 curbs community policing

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