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Nurses Help Hospitalized Man Participate in Son’s West Coast Wedding
The father of the groom was too sick to travel to the planned wedding of his son in California, so the nursing staff at...
Nice is Trending on Twitter: School’s Football Captain Beats Cyber Bullies With Kindness Tweets
When he saw classmates taunted on Twitter, 17-year-old Kevin Curwick, a high school football captain, decided that online bullying should not be a spectator...
Two Vietnam War Enemies Meet and Turn Friends
Two men, who tried to kill each other 40 years ago, met at the Minneapolis airport this afternoon.
Dan Cherry and New Yen Hong Me...
Obama Writes Excuse for 11-year-old who Missed School to Attend Speech
11-year old Tyler Sullivan never made it into school on Friday, but he had a pretty good excuse.
After the boy and his dad watched...
Obama Beams as Bob Dylan, 12 Others, Awarded Medal of Freedom (w/ Video)
At the White House yesterday, President Obama honored this year's recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor.
“I have to...
Love With a Side of Fries: McDonald’s Inspired High School Sweethearts Marry After 30 Years
The McDonald's in Crystal, Minnesota brings back golden memories to Steve Rydberg going clear back to the 1960s when he met his high school...
Iowa Honors Birthday of Farming Hero Who Saved a Billion Lives: Norman Borlaug
Today marks the 98th anniversary of the birth of Iowa’s greatest hero, Norman E. Borlaug, the farm boy who received the Nobel Peace Prize...
GE to Hire 5000 Returning Veterans; States Also Seeking to Spur Jobs for Soldiers
A combination of activity is underway across government and industry has to help spur the hiring of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. General...
Truckers Who Saved Others are Finalists for Highway Hero Award
Professional truck drivers who jumped from their cabs to rescue fellow motorists are being honored as heroes by the Goodyear Tire Company in their...
Good Samaritan Pays Bus Fare for Riders All Day After Wallet is Returned
The holidays are upon us and the spirit of giving is already in full swing in Minnesota.
An anonymous good Samaritan paid it forward Thursday...
Woman Quits Real Estate Business to Help Heroes Afford New Homes
After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Ruth Johnson found a way to use her extensive real estate experience to "give back" to those who...
When Not To Quit: Man Revived After 96 Minutes Thanks to New Technology
Last January, a Minnesota man's heart stopped beating for an amazing 96 minutes. Emergency room doctors thought he was dead. But first responders who...
He Saved Six Soldiers’ Lives With Innovative Use of Child’s Toy
A remote control toy truck sent to a soldier in Afghanistan helped to save six of his friends after the toy triggered a bomb...
Best Of Both Worlds: Geothermal Energy That Sucks CO2 From The Atmosphere
Work by scientists at the University of Minnesota could result in a new way to capture heat from underground geothermal sources, which lets us...
Harmon Killebrew (1936-2011) A Hero On and Off the Field
A friend once said that Harmon Killebrew was his only hero that never let him down. For a generation-plus of Minnesota Twins baseball fans,...
Trending: 5 Signs That Optimism is the New Black in Business
We can see it every week in the business pages of newspapers and magazines. From manufacturing, to private sector service industries, from venture capital...
Hospital Visitation Rights for Unmarried and Gay Couples Take Effect Nationwide
This week, a new rule went into effect for hospitals across the nation to ease the longtime burden on unmarried or gay partners who,...
Government Extends Growing Season for Thousands of Organic Farmers, Providing Local Food Throughout Winter
Farmers, like Earl and Clarisse Snell of Alabama, can still grow summer squash and tomatoes as if it were summer, thanks to their new...
Calif. Man Uses Orphan Background To Help Others
Separated from his family during the Korean War, Sam Han was sheltered by strangers and eventually was adopted by a Minnesota professor and became...
Operation Gratitude Sends 600,000th Package with Keys to Motorcycle
A charity rally to "Support the Troops" got very loud with two thousand cheering Operation Gratitude volunteers and the arrival of a very special...