East Metro
Ramsey County unveils app that alerts CPR-trained bystanders
The PulsePoint app alerts people nearby when 911 dispatch receives a call of cardiac arrest in a public location.
Business
EPA outlines plan for water with toxic chemicals, including 3M's
3M last year settled a state of Minnesota lawsuit related to PFAS, and faces litigation in other states. Environmental and consumer groups immediately challenged the EPA's decision not to push immediately for lower limits on the chemicals in drinking and groundwater.
Business
Online dating scams cost Americans $143 million last year
No other type of scam wreaked as much financial havoc as those rooted in romance.
Business
AT&T says 5G rollout will reach Twin Cities this year
The precise scale of the service is still to be determined as consumers wait for smartphones that can handle 5G.
NASA rover finally bites the dust on Mars after 15 years
NASA's Opportunity, the Mars rover that was built to operate for just three months but kept going and going, rolling across the rocky red soil, was pronounced dead Wednesday, 15 years after it landed on the planet.
Nation
Anti-vaxxers use Facebook to spread conspiracy theories
But when it comes to policing misleading content about vaccinations, the site faces a thorny challenge.
Nation
Mars rover declared dead after 15 years
NASA's longest-running rover on Mars, Opportunity, is no more. Officials declared the 15-year-old rover Opportunity dead Wednesday, eight months after by a ferocious dust storm. Flight controllers sent one final series of recovery commands Tuesday night, accompanied by one last wake-up song, Billie Holiday's "I'll Be Seeing You." There was no response from space, only silence.
West Metro
Wayzata middle-schoolers win berth in National Science Bowl
They will join a Wayzata High School squad at the gathering in the Washington, D.C., area.
World's oldest known wild bird hatches chick on Midway Atoll
The oldest known wild bird in the world has become a mother again at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. wildlife officials said.
Local
Will the Apostle Islands ice caves open this winter?
There are high hopes that ice caves at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore will open this winter after three years with no access.
Local
Minnesota tribe asks: Can wild rice have its own legal rights?
Maneuver to inject nature into modern law faces long odds.
Science
Tainted medications reaching consumers despite FDA inspections
The FDA is supposed to inspect all factories that produce drugs for the U.S. market. But a review of thousands of agency documents reveals how drugs that are poorly manufactured or contaminated can reach consumers.
Science
Mexican archaeologists find ancient temple of Flayed Lord
The find is linked to an important pre-Hispanic god whose worshipers were said to wear the skin of sacrificial victims.
Science
Could Yellowstone unlock the mystery of kidney stones? Mayo researchers expand hunt
Mayo looks far and wide for clues into the affliction.
Business
Solar requirement for California homes may not catch on
Other states could face challenges, like lack of sun, slow return on investment.
Science
Spa-like treatments ease cancer patients' symptoms
Facials, acupuncture and massage may help relieve symptoms of treatment.
Local
Former EPA lawyer challenges regulators on PolyMet water permit
Ex-EPA lawyer says Chicago office "suppressed" employees' PolyMet concerns.
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