Good morning! Mostly cloudy to the north, while sunny in southern Minnesota. Highs in the mid-40s to mid-50s. Dreams do come true: Smithsonian officials are "over the rainbow" after reaching their fundraising goal to help preserve the ruby slippers from "The Wizard Oz." | Forecast |
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A California Highway Patrol official says at least 13 are dead and more than 30 injured after a bus struck the back of a tractor-trailer near Palm Springs, Calif. |
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Officials suspect the five men and one woman who overdosed in separate incidents Saturday all used heroin from a single source. Bloomington also reported treating three for likely opioid overdoses. |
Labor analysts say Allina's victory will shape other nursing contract negotiations. | After weeks on strike, Allina nurses approve new contract |
Needing six more seats to take control of the Minnesota Senate, Republicans are pushing hard to beat Senate Taxes Committee Chair Rod Skoe in a region where there's clear support for Donald Trump. | Election 2016 |
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With Hillary Clinton, the first woman to head a major party ticket on the ballot, it was always likely there'd be undercurrents of sexism. What surprising is just how out in the open it has been. |
A Rochester police officer who helped respond to a reported domestic assault in southeastern Minnesota ended up shooting and killing the male suspect. |
While nobody knows yet who is behind the thefts and why, there has been speculation that the books are being stolen so they can be sold at local bookstores. |
Thrill master John Sandford, who set his latest book, "Escape Clause," at the Minnesota Zoo, talks with MPR News about his characters' Minnesota roots -- and the hardest part about crime writing. | 16 Minnesota murder mysteries Duluth parks workers are on the lookout for volunteers to help "tip" the 2,800 roses at Leif Erikson Park underground to enable them to survive the cold, dry winter. |