Three generations of the Wartick family – a total of six athletes, ages 13 to 70 – are taking part in the Lifetime Fitness triathlon at Lake Nokomis on Saturday, as part of the annual Aquatennial celebration. WCCO has their inspiring story:
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Airlines are slashing prices for the busiest shopping weekend of the year.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Eden Prairie police.
It's unclear why Lindaman has decided to transfer.
The fiber optic internet network has been expanding across Minneapolis.
Pro Football Focus ranks him 21 spots ahead of Harrison Smith.
The attack happened on Saturday morning.
Its last issue will be on December 13.
A car backed out of a driveway in front of a bus.
Kroeze is in the top 13 on the NBC music competition show.
The Iranian national duped the company into delivering radio modules.
Marta Stoffers, 68, her daughter Michelle Hoffmann, 40, and her granddaughter Julia Hoffmann, 8, were all killed in a fiery crash in Kandiyohi County Friday night. Stoffers' 5-year-old grandson, Jason Hoffman survived the crash and is at Hennepin County Medical Center. Stoffers lived in Atwater and her daughter's family lived in Eden Prairie. Paul A. Wickenhuaser, 21, of Norwood, is in custody facing possible charges of criminal vehicular homicide. The State Patrol reports that alcohol was likely involved.
Minnesotans will get another chance to honor the state's military with the 8th annual Say Thanks Day race at Fort Snelling Saturday. The event, which features a 5k run, 10k run and two-mile walk, is hosted by the nonprofit Minnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund -- an organization that has raised more than $13 million for military members and their families.
A film based on a true story about an American ship captain held hostage by Somali pirates is generating a lot of emotions in the Twin Cities, where producers are putting out an open call for actors. Some see it as a rare opportunity, but many worry it will misrepresent Somalis and distort a very complex issue.
Highway patrol officials say the five members of a Minnesota family killed in a crash in Kansas were not wearing seatbelts. At least two of the other 13 people in the vehicle were wearing restraints. A 17-year-old member of the family from Jordan, Minnesota was at the wheel at the time of the crash.
First lady Michelle Obama will be in Wisconsin this week to meet with family members of those killed and injured in a Sikh temple shooting earlier this month. The administration's outreach to the Sikh community comes after a lone gunman shot and killed six members of a Sikh temple outside of Milwaukee before turning the gun on himself.
Ray, now serving time after three people died following a sweat-lodge ceremony that he led in Arizona, has settled with the victims' families for $3 million. The victims include Liz Neuman of Prior Lake, Minn.
17-year-old Brooke Wright was blinded six months ago as a result of a brain tumor. But that won't stop her from competing in this weekend's Northshore Inline Marathon. Two professional skaters have made Brooke a temporary member of their team.