Business
January 29, 2019
FILE- In this Sept. 4, 2018, file photo a Nasdaq employee monitors market activity in New York. Amazon.com Inc. reports earnings Thursday, Oct. 25. (A

Good times keep rolling for Facebook and Google's ad businesses

While privacy debate rolls along, advertisers see the internet giants as essential partners.
Local
January 27, 2019
Minnesota Health Department's Food inspector Kevin Keopraseuth inspected a catering establishment, Wednesday, January 23, 2019 in Minneapolis, MN. As

Hungry for data on food safety? In Minnesota, it's more than a click away

Minnesota is alone in not publishing restaurant inspection data online.
Local
January 26, 2019
Todd Stein looked at fresh coyote tracks at the edge of a slew where he and Josh Anthony began hunting late Wednesday night near Montrose.

Twin Cities turf war: Residents take on new coyote neighbors

Predators learn to survive in cities, sparking fears about chance encounters.
Science
January 26, 2019
In this Jan. 14, 2019, photo, bottles, freshly filled with beer, move on a belt at Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee. The federal shutdown is impacting t

Alcohol may be sabotaging your weight-loss efforts

A study from Penn Nursing suggests that, if you want to lose weight and keep it off, you might want to think about cutting back on drinking.
Local
January 25, 2019
Pope Francis points at a tablet as he unveils his own user profile in Click To Pray, the official app of the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network, during t

Pope Francis launches 'Click To Pray' app

Ever wanted to pray with the pope? A new app lets you join his prayers.
Science
January 24, 2019

Health briefs: One-quarter of antibiotics prescribed inappropriately, study finds

Science
January 24, 2019
In this photo taken Aug. 5, 2011, Dr. Kirt Kimball displays two models demonstrating two traditional knee replacement surgeries at his office at Timpa

Up to a third still feel pain after knee replacements

Most are considered successful, but pain persists for many.
Science
January 24, 2019

Science briefs: Old, giant fungus rarely mutates

Science
January 24, 2019
Edina cardiologist Dr. Elizabeth Klodas, a specialist in heart disease prevention, sat with a a new food product line that she helped designed called

Minnesota cardiologist builds case for food as medicine to lower cholesterol

Science
January 24, 2019

2018 was fourth-hottest year on record

Temperatures around the globe are far hotter than they were years ago, with 2018 the fourth warmest on record.
East Metro
January 22, 2019
The Kinnickinnic River flows though Heritage Park.

River Falls, Wis., approves plan for Kinnickinnic River after dams are gone

Project sets stage for how city will manage the river once two dams are gone.
Science
January 19, 2019
This photo provided by the Bancroft Arnesen Explore shows Ann Bancroft of Minnesota talking on a satellite phone during a North Pole expedition with N

The North Pole is moving, and our GPS may not be keeping up

Scientists have not been able to post emergency update due to shutdown.
Science
January 19, 2019
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota explains his trout stream rehabilitation methods at Prairie Song Fa

University of Minnesota experts to examine weak links in nation's medicine pipeline

Boosted by a $5.4 million gift, they will suggest ways U.S. can avoid shortages.
Business
January 18, 2019
A model home in the Summerlin neighborhood of Woodbury in November 2017 (Photo by AARON LAVINSKY) ORG XMIT: MIN1711151628563504

Zillow plans to bring sight-unseen house-buying service to Twin Cities

No-visit, all-cash house buying is expected to expand in coming year.
Local
January 18, 2019
Minnesota Legislative Auditor James Nobles delivered his report to the committee.

Minn. legislative auditor subpoenas Public Safety over mishandled data

Jim Nobles took the action after public safety officials didn't turn over information on mishandled data.
Science
January 17, 2019

Health briefs: Artificial sweeteners aren't good or bad, review shows

Science
January 17, 2019

Science briefs: Hawaiian snail dies, making his species extinct

Nation
January 17, 2019
A total lunar eclipse will take place Sunday night.

Blood-red supermoon coming Sunday night, and everyone will be able to see it

From Hawaii to Maine, all 50 states will have a chance to see it — the most widely visible lunar eclipse in the United States since October 2014.
Local
January 17, 2019
Fairview Health pharmacists Brett Benfield and Kelsey Larsen prepared capsules with both medication and digital sensors.

U of M is testing 'smart' pills to give cancer patients a nudge

University pharmacists are attaching digital sensors to chemotherapy pills to detect when cancer patients are forgetting or falling behind on tumor-killing medications.
Local
January 16, 2019
Kite boarders skim across Bde Maka Ska in front of the Minneapolis skyline in March. The state's famous winters are warming 13 times faster than its s

Minn. one of the nation's fastest-warming states, U scientists say

Cities are warming faster than the rest of the landscape, they tell a panel of legislators.

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