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Another Newfoundland Hero Dog Senses Trouble and Saves the Day
A Roseville, Minnesota pooch has once again proven that dogs just may have a sixth sense after all -- and this particular breed, an...
Vikings NFL Star Builds School, Clinic in African Homeland
Madieu Williams is better known for his work as a free safety for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings than for his efforts in West Africa....
Tennessee’s Bold Leap in Care for the Aged and Disabled
After lagging behind the rest of the country for years, Tennessee is catching up fast when it comes to improvements in its health care...
Football Player Overcomes Darn Near Everything to Sign Pro Contract
Over the years, a lot of hopeful rookies have overcome many hardships to earn a crack at a National Football League roster spot. I'm...
Girl Makes Good on Bid to Recycle No. 5 Plastic
The slogan was "Gimme 5" and, with a little help from her school, 6-year-old Tess Mullen collected eleven large-size garbage bags full of No....
Farmer Makes Huge Manure Valentine Heart For Wife
For his wife this Valentine’s Day, a farmer has created a half-mile wide arrow-pierced heart recognizable from the sky over southern Minnesota. ...
A Sewing Circle to Help Santa
The warm-hearted knitters behind a Minnesota project to sew hats and mittens for as many people as need them, give their time to...
Stimulus Package Added Thousands of Teaching, Construction Jobs Says New Data
Teachers, construction workers and public safety officials appear to be the initial winners from the states' share of the $787 billion federal economic stimulus...
Government Leads By Example Greening its Business
With little fanfare, President Obama signed in early October an executive order that will reduce the carbon footprint of the federal government. Federal agencies...
Solar Village Begins to Bloom on National Mall
A cluster of 20 solar-powered homes will open their doors to tourists as well as energy and design enthusiasts tomorrow in the 4th...
USDA to Fund Environmental Clean-up of Mississippi River
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week a new initiative to improve water quality and the overall health of the Mississippi River Basin funded...
Turning a Bad News Diagnosis Into Good
Even though the cancer has spread throughout Noah’s body, and he is on methadone and twice-a-day steroids to lower the pain, his courage and...
Wedding Party Boogies Down the Aisle (Video)
In a church in St. Paul, Minnesota this month, Kevin Heinz and Jill Peterson vowed not to have a boring wedding. Instead of...
Heartland States Send National Guard to Aid Afghan Farmers
National Guard troops from a half-dozen heartland states are taking their civilian farming know-how to Afghanistan in a little-noticed aspect of the Obama administration’s...
Obama Speech in Cairo Outlines New Beginning for Muslims and America (Video)
President Obama today delivered an unprecedented speech calling for a new beginning in relations between the United States and Muslim communities around the...
Indiana Mandates Electronics Recyling
Indiana became the first state to pass a major electronics recycling law this year, and the nineteenth state to pass a law creating...
Optimist Opens Retail Business to Fight Recession
"You can't sit around grumpy, moping and feeling sorry for yourself in this recession," the retired 76-year-old said. "You've got to get off...
Co-op Mocks Recession, Doles Out $231 Million
What recession? A Minnesota grain and energy cooperative sent $231 million on Friday to its members -- and there's more on the...
Ice Shanties Become Art (Video)
Instead of sportsmen huddled inside these Minnesota ice shanties waiting for the fish to bite, participants in the Art Shanty Project make...
U.S. Becomes Top Wind Producer, Solar Next
Wind power in the US surged 50 percent last year, breaking a global record with its total capacity of 25 gigwatts (GW) -- enough...